Hanwha Life, 'MomsCare Dream Internship' Agreement Ceremony... "Support for Youth Aging Out of Care"

Matching Internships with 23 Social Enterprises for Youth Aging Out of Orphanages

Kim Young-sik, Executive Director and Head of Public Relations at Hanwha Life Insurance (far right in the photo), Moon Seong-hwan, Standing Director of Synnaneun Johap (far left in the photo), and representatives from social enterprises are taking a commemorative photo at the 'Mom's Care Dream Internship' agreement ceremony held on the 3rd at Babieng 2 in Jung-gu, Seoul, which supports economic independence by helping youth aging out of care explore career paths and find employment.

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Hanwha Life Insurance announced on the 3rd that it has signed an agreement for the 'Mom's Care Dream Internship,' a program that supports economic independence by helping youth aging out of protective care explore career paths and find employment, in collaboration with Synnarae Cooperative, the Life Insurance Social Contribution Committee, and 23 social enterprises.

About 30 people attended the agreement ceremony held at Babieng 2 in Jung-gu, Seoul, including Kim Young-sik, Head of Public Relations at Hanwha Life Insurance, Moon Seong-hwan, Executive Director of Synnarae Cooperative, and representatives from 23 social enterprises.

Through this internship program, a total of 15 youth aging out of protective care will gain hands-on experience by working directly at the contracted social enterprises. Through individual counseling, they will gain experience in companies that match their aptitudes and have opportunities for formal employment.

A total of 23 companies were selected through an open recruitment process. These companies were chosen based on the content of their business and corporate culture, judged to be capable of enhancing the capabilities of the youth. In addition to office administration, companies in various fields such as design, video editing, content development and planning, and baking provide opportunities to the youth.

The youth will work at each company for periods ranging from as short as three months to as long as six months. The program operates in two formats: career exploration and employment linkage. The career exploration program helps youth aging out of protective care gain job experience by selecting two to three companies to find work that suits their aptitudes. The employment linkage program allows youth to focus on gaining job experience at one company while also having opportunities for recruitment.

For the youth participating in this program, specialized education such as vocational career training for practical skills and relationship building, as well as financial capability enhancement, will be provided separately. The program will be conducted online and offline every Saturday for about 30 weeks until December this year. To prevent youth aging out of protective care from dropping out midway, incentives and other measures to increase participation motivation have been prepared.

Kim Young-sik, Head of Public Relations at Hanwha Life Insurance (Executive Director), said, "Jobs are dreams and the future for youth stepping out into the world," adding, "We will do our best to support the path for youth aging out of protective care to independently enter society and explore their career paths so that they can grow into healthy members of our society."