[NGO Now] Monsta X Donates to Good Neighbors to Help Children Facing Food Insecurity

A press conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of Monsta X's debut, where donation funds were delivered to support children facing food insecurity in South Korea ahead of the year-end. Starship Entertainment

▲Monsta X Donates to Good Neighbors to Support Children Facing Food Insecurity in the Name of Their Fan Club

Good Neighbors announced on the 12th that Monsta X has delivered a donation to support children facing food insecurity in South Korea ahead of the year-end. Celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, Monsta X made the donation to Good Neighbors in the name of their fan club, "Monbebe," as a way to give back for the love they have received from their fans. The donated funds will be used to support children facing food insecurity in South Korea. In March, Monsta X donated 100 million won to Good Neighbors to help residents and children affected by wildfires in Gyeongnam and Gyeongbuk, and was listed as a member of "The Neighbors Honors Club," a group of major donors. Monsta X stated, "The past ten years have been even more special because we were together with our fans," and added, "Just as Monsta X and Monbebe give each other strength, we hope this act of sharing will also be a great source of strength for someone in need."

'Nanum Culture Archive' Digital Opening Commemorative Performance. From the center clockwise: Byungjun Kim, Chairman of Community Chest of Korea; Dongho Shin, Director of Social Service Resources Division, Ministry of Health and Welfare; Yongcheol Lee, Director of the National Archives of Korea; Moonwon Seol, Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Science, Pusan National University; Euikuk Kim, Director of Korea Volunteer Center; Cheolhee Kang, Dean of Graduate School of Public Administration, Yonsei University; Sookyung Yoon, Founding Secretary General of Community Chest of Korea.

▲Community Chest of Korea Launches the 'Nanum Culture Archive' Digital Platform

The Community Chest of Korea (Chairman Byungjun Kim) held an "Open Forum" at the Community Chest of Korea Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 12th and officially announced the digital launch of the "Nanum Culture Archive" (archives.chest.or.kr). The Nanum Culture Archive is significant in that it compiles the 27-year history of the culture of sharing that the Community Chest of Korea has built since its founding in 1998, using digital technology to create an open records platform accessible to and shareable by everyone.

The archive includes records of the Community Chest of Korea's activities from 1998 to the present, as well as materials on key systems, events, and figures that have influenced the spread of donation culture in South Korea. Currently, approximately 10,000 records have been collected, with 6,000 of them released first. The records are interconnected and searchable by timeline, people, projects, symbols, and organizational information, and are provided in various formats, including documents, publications, press releases, photos, videos, audio, artifacts, and electronic records. In particular, themed collections such as the "Hope Sharing Campaign," the "COVID-19 Social Vaccine Campaign," and research materials from the "Sharing Culture Research Institute," as well as online exhibition content, allow users to see the evolution of sharing culture at a glance. On the same day, a commemorative exhibition under the theme "Garden of Memories in Blooming Sharing" opened on the first floor of the Community Chest of Korea Hall and will run until February 20, 2026.

Byungjun Kim, Chairman of Community Chest of Korea, is looking at the exhibition commemorating the digital opening of the "Sharing Culture Archive."

Chairman Byungjun Kim said, "The 27-year history of the Community Chest of Korea is not just the record of one organization, but a history of sharing written by all the people together," adding, "Through the Nanum Culture Archive, we will bring these records together so that everyone can view and remember them, and develop it into a digital platform to share with the next generation."

2025 Youth Support Campaign "Together Cheer Up" at Gwangju Middle School Photo. Lifeline

▲Hanwha Life Insurance and Lifeline Host 'Together Cheer Up' Youth Support Campaign

The "2025 Together Cheer Up Youth Support Campaign," organized by the social welfare foundation Lifeline and sponsored by Hanwha Life Insurance and Hanwha Life Financial Services, has successfully concluded. A total of 341 stories were submitted from across the country, and five selected schools-Gwangju Middle School, Hwage Middle School, Munsan Sueok High School, Chuncheon Middle School, and Gijeon Girls' High School-were visited directly to conduct life-respect programs supporting the mental health of students. Messages of encouragement and commemorative gifts were delivered to students at each school, and gifts and heartfelt messages were also sent to an additional seven schools, sharing the message of respect for life with about 5,000 youths in total.

Employees of Hanwha Life Financial Services personally participated in the campaign, visiting all five schools nationwide to deliver sincere support to the students. On-site, there were a total of five experience booths: the Challenge Zone, Cheer Zone, Photo Zone, Reward Zone, and Life Pharmacy, where employees communicated directly with students and shared warm messages such as "It's okay, you're doing well enough," and "I'm cheering for your day." The "Together Cheer Up" campaign toured schools across the country for about six months from June to November, providing opportunities for youths to reflect on their own value and the preciousness of life. The campaign concluded with a visit to Gijeon Girls' High School on October 24.