Shinhan Financial Group Selects 20th Disabled Youth Dream Team, Offers Overseas Training Opportunities

52 Selected, Including National Boccia Athlete Kim Hansu and Visually Impaired Anchor Heo Woori
Embarking on Overseas Training as the 20th Disabled Youth Dream Team

Shinhan Financial Group has selected 52 members for this year's Disabled Youth Dream Team, providing them with 500 million won in sponsorship funds and opportunities for overseas training.

On the 11th, Jin Okdong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group (fifth from the left in the front row), Kim Ingyu, Chairman of the Korea Disabled Rehabilitation Association (sixth from the left in the front row), the selected team, and related personnel are taking a commemorative photo at the launch ceremony of the Disabled Youth Dream Team. Provided by Shinhan Financial Group. Photo by Shinhan Financial Group

On July 11, Shinhan Financial Group announced that it held the launch ceremony for the 20th Disabled Youth Dream Team at the Glad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul. The ceremony was attended by Jin Okdong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group, and Kim Ingyu, Chairman of the Korea Disabled Rehabilitation Association.

This program is the only overseas training program in Korea dedicated to young people with disabilities. Until last year, a total of 1,086 young people had been selected and supported, and this year, 500 million won in sponsorship funds was provided once again.

The 20th team will operate under the theme "Disabled Youth Dream Team in Action," with two types of training: a planned training program conducted with experts, and a free training program where the youths plan their own training courses.

Actively engaged young people with disabilities from various fields have been selected, including Kim Hansu, a national boccia athlete for the Paralympics, and Heo Woori, a visually impaired anchor. A total of 52 young people with disabilities and non-disabled peers will each be paired up and embark on challenges in three countries: the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.

Chairman Jin Okdong stated, "Shinhan Financial Group will continue to create a variety of programs to support the dreams and challenges of young people with disabilities, carrying on the message of hope."