Taekwang Industrial sponsors '2026 Life and Sharing Concert' for group home children

Taekwang Industrial announced Monday that it sponsored the "2026 Life and Sharing Concert," a charity performance held to support the education of children living in group homes and university students who grew up in such facilities.

The concert took place Saturday afternoon at Lotte Concert Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul, featuring the Haengboknamu Boys and Girls Choir — made up of children from group homes, orphanages and other child welfare facilities across Seoul and Gyeonggi Province — alongside the Haengboknamu Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, led by conductor Jo Ik-hyeon.

Founded in 2009, the Haengboknamu Boys and Girls Choir is operated by Haengboknamu Plus, a nonprofit organization that uses funds raised through charity performances to award annual scholarships to children in residential care facilities and university students who have aged out of them. This year's concert also featured prominent soloists, including soprano Kim Yeong-mi, baritone Yeom Gyeong-muk and violinist Song Ji-won.

Taekwang Industrial has supported the Haengboknamu Choir's activities since 2016, contributing a total of 150 million won ($111,000) over that period. The funds go toward daily living support and education for group home children, as well as scholarships for university students who grew up in group homes.

Separately, the company runs the "Didimdol Ssiat Tongjang" savings account program to help group home children build financial independence and cover tuition after leaving care. The company and its employees make regular contributions into savings accounts held in the children's names. Since 2013, cumulative donations through the program have reached 680 million won.