Korea Center Receives Seoul Mayor's Award for Social Contribution in Seoul... Selected as Partner Organization

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chunhan] Korea Center announced on the 29th that it received the Seoul Mayor's Award in recognition of its social contribution in Seoul this year and was selected as a partner institution.

Korea Center was recognized for its contribution as a partner institution of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's facility for selling products made by people with disabilities, supporting the development of online sales channels for vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled, expanding sales channels for products made by people with disabilities, creating jobs, and promoting economic independence. In addition, the MakeShop platform, which supports online shopping mall startups operated by Korea Center, was selected for the Seoul Social Contribution Award for actively participating in social contribution activities that help create a warm Seoul and contributing to the spread of a culture of sharing.

In February last year, Korea Center established a mutual cooperation system with the Seoul Metropolitan Government's facility for selling products made by people with disabilities to revitalize sales of such products. Through this, it supports ▲promotion and awareness improvement through purchasing products made by people with disabilities ▲development and support of online sales channels ▲providing shopping mall operation education and monitoring ▲supporting the installation of video rooms for online education and meetings to adapt to the non-face-to-face environment ▲and sponsorships to revitalize sales and distribution of products made by people with disabilities.

Kim Girok, CEO of Korea Center, said, “We have been steadily supporting the establishment of online sales channels and new businesses to overcome the decline in sales of vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled and the non-face-to-face situation caused by COVID-19,” and added, “We will continue to strive to fulfill our responsibilities as a social contribution partner of Seoul City.”