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“Korea University AMP Village” Being Built in South African Slum
Funds being raised to construct houses in Khayelitsha located in Cape Town…Donation from the alumni association and AMP students continues
Funds being raised to construct houses in Khayelitsha located in Cape Town…Donation from the alumni association and AMP students continues
The Volunteer Committee of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) Alumni Association conducts the “100 Homes Project” in a slum area of South Africa. The number of donors, including members of △AMP Alumni Association, △AMP Alumna Association, △81th Batch of AMP, and △AMP Hiking Club, made a donation towards the project in conjunction with Nanuri Corp.
In addition, △Wondeok Han (President of AMP Alumni Association), △Hoon Lee (78th Batch, CEO of Jiil Farm), △Ji In Kim (59th Batch, Director of Plastic Surgery Clinic), △Jinsu Kim (67th Batch, Dentist), △Jong In Lee (65th Batch, Chairman of Jungdo Construction), △Sung Geun Han (48th Batch, CEO of Shinan Industrial Co.), △Ki Joon Lee (57th Batch, CEO of Boram Logistics), △Jina Bae (60th Batch, CEO of Academic Copyright Agency, △In-sook Bae (65th Batch, Honorary Chair of Volunteer Committee) join the poverty project as individual donors.
All funds will be used to construct houses in Khayelitsha located in Cape Town. The township is known as a crime-ridden district where even local residents are reluctant to visit. 75% of the slum dwellers are diagnosed with AIDS, and most children are raised in single parent or grandparent households. The area is in urgent need for basic infrastructure and services.
“The South African Government has offered to name the area ‘Korea University AMP Village,’ and also promised to provide transport infrastructure, supply of electricity and water, educational facility, and other services, once 100 houses are built completely,” Ji In Kim, who is Director of the Volunteering Committee of the AMP Alumni Association, said. “As of now, we have raised construction funds for 36 houses. We are currently in the process of raising the rest of funds for remaining 64 houses.”
“The Volunteering Committee of the AMP Alumni Association, which was established in 2013 to help the underprivileged, has been involving in many volunteer activities, such as serving meals, cleaning, and papering at a day-care center, orphanage, rehab clinic, and nursing home every month,” Wondeok Han, president of the AMP Alumni Association, said. “We wanted to volunteer abroad that needs a helping hand; thereby we decided to support slum dwellers in South Africa.
In addition, △Wondeok Han (President of AMP Alumni Association), △Hoon Lee (78th Batch, CEO of Jiil Farm), △Ji In Kim (59th Batch, Director of Plastic Surgery Clinic), △Jinsu Kim (67th Batch, Dentist), △Jong In Lee (65th Batch, Chairman of Jungdo Construction), △Sung Geun Han (48th Batch, CEO of Shinan Industrial Co.), △Ki Joon Lee (57th Batch, CEO of Boram Logistics), △Jina Bae (60th Batch, CEO of Academic Copyright Agency, △In-sook Bae (65th Batch, Honorary Chair of Volunteer Committee) join the poverty project as individual donors.
All funds will be used to construct houses in Khayelitsha located in Cape Town. The township is known as a crime-ridden district where even local residents are reluctant to visit. 75% of the slum dwellers are diagnosed with AIDS, and most children are raised in single parent or grandparent households. The area is in urgent need for basic infrastructure and services.
“The South African Government has offered to name the area ‘Korea University AMP Village,’ and also promised to provide transport infrastructure, supply of electricity and water, educational facility, and other services, once 100 houses are built completely,” Ji In Kim, who is Director of the Volunteering Committee of the AMP Alumni Association, said. “As of now, we have raised construction funds for 36 houses. We are currently in the process of raising the rest of funds for remaining 64 houses.”
“The Volunteering Committee of the AMP Alumni Association, which was established in 2013 to help the underprivileged, has been involving in many volunteer activities, such as serving meals, cleaning, and papering at a day-care center, orphanage, rehab clinic, and nursing home every month,” Wondeok Han, president of the AMP Alumni Association, said. “We wanted to volunteer abroad that needs a helping hand; thereby we decided to support slum dwellers in South Africa.