Heemangnanunsaramdeul signs MOU with Mungyeong to support underprivileged youth

The nonprofit Heemangnanunsaramdeul signed a Hope Sharing Movement MOU and held a scholarship certificate presentation with Mungyeong in North Gyeongsang Province on Friday at Mungyeong City Hall.

Heemangnanunsaramdeul is a public-interest foundation dedicated to helping children and teenagers from low-income households pursue their dreams. The MOU aims to improve the educational environment for economically disadvantaged youth through public-private cooperation and to promote a sustained culture of giving in the community.

The event was attended by Mungyeong Mayor Kim Hak-hong and Heemangnanunsaramdeul Chairman Kim Jeong-an, along with scholarship and computer recipients. The parties signed the MOU to support vulnerable children and teenagers in the region and to spread a culture of sharing, and scholarship certificates were presented at the ceremony.

Heemangnanunsaramdeul presented scholarships totaling 24 million won ($17,900) to 20 selected students — each receiving 50,000 won per month for two years — and delivered computers worth 1.6 million won each to three students.

Under the agreement, the organization also pledged to provide 300 million won worth of donated goods to low-income residents in the area over the next two years.

"We will continue our scholarship programs and support activities so that the students who will lead our future can nurture their dreams without financial hardship," Chairman Kim Jeong-an said.

Mungyeong Mayor Kim Hak-hong said he was deeply grateful to Heemangnanunsaramdeul and its donors for their warm generosity toward local students, adding that the city would continue to expand welfare cooperation projects carried out jointly by the public and private sectors.