Awarding plaques and prize money of 50 million won (5 million won each for Youth Awards)
At the 2021 Samsung Happiness Awards ceremony held on the 8th at the Samsung Education and Culture Center auditorium in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, award recipients including Kim Bong-ok, Chairperson of the National Bioethics Committee (front row from the left), Jang Pil-hwa, Chairperson of the Korean Women's Foundation, and Kim Il-ju, along with students Park Geun-nan (back row from the left), Park Ha-young, Yoo Hyun-woo, Ha Hye-jung, and Park Dong-gyu, are posing for a commemorative photo. [Photo by Saengsaeng Public Interest Foundation]
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 8th, the Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation held the 2021 Samsung Happiness Awards ceremony at the auditorium of the Samsung Children’s Education and Culture Center in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, presenting plaques and prize money to eight recipients this year, including Jang Pil-hwa (70), Chairperson of the Korea Women’s Foundation.
The Samsung Happiness Awards were established in 2013 to encourage women and organizations who have contributed to the advancement of women’s rights and status, social welfare, as well as women and organizations who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in specialized fields such as academia and the arts, individuals, families, and organizations who have practiced or promoted filial piety, and youth, aiming to realize a happy society where people live together harmoniously.
Chairperson Jang received the Women’s Leadership Award. She said, “I hope women’s studies can establish a new foundation where both women and men can achieve mutual growth and happiness,” adding, “I want to receive the Samsung Happiness Award together with all women scholars and express my gratitude to the senior professors who have developed women’s studies.”
Kim Bong-ok (67), Chairperson of the National Bioethics Committee, who received the Women’s Creation Award, reflected on her life, saying, “I did my best even in small tasks, and as a result, I was given bigger opportunities to learn and grow,” and “Whenever I faced difficult situations, new challenges and reversals occurred, leading to more solid achievements.”
The Family Harmony Award was given to Kim Il-ju (83) from Ulleung-gun, Gyeongbuk Province. He emphasized, “No matter how well children do, they can never fully repay their parents’ grace,” and “I believe the essence of filial piety is to make one’s parents happy.”
In addition, the Youth Award was given to five students: Yoo Hyun-woo (14, Dongseong Middle School), Park Ha-young (17, Gwangyang High School), Park Geun-nan (19, Busan Youth Support Center Dream), Ha Hye-jung (22, Daegu University), and Park Dong-gyu (24, Yeungnam University). Each recipient received a prize of 50 million KRW and a plaque, while the Youth Award recipients each received 5 million KRW.
Seo Jeong-don, Director of the Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation, congratulated the recipients, saying, “We see a bright future for our society in the awardees who have devoted themselves to improving the rights and quality of life of women and people with disabilities, who have reminded us of the meaning of family and filial piety, and the Youth Award recipients who are practicing filial piety and nurturing their dreams.”
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