NH Nonghyup Card, known for making periodic
donations, gifted 50,000,000 KRW to Korea Hana Foundation, an organization
providing housing and support for North Korean defectors, in a ceremony held on August 12th.
The funds will be allocated to maintaining
the foundation and aid for the defectors
residing there. Including this year’s contribution, NH Nonghyup Card has
donated 50,000,000 KRW since 2012, a total of 150,000,000 KRW.
Korea Hana
Foundation Chairman Jung Ok Im stated, “With the donation from NH Nonghyup
Card, we will encourage young defectors to become leaders in this era of
unification,” adding that it will also go toward “defectors facing hardships.”
“We will expand our
network procure donations and sponsorships of all types to strengthen our
humanitarian aid program and become the voice of unification,” he concluded.
