Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea Donates 30 Million KRW to UNICEF Korea with 15 Years of "Collecting Spare Change"

At the fundraising ceremony held at the UNICEF Korea Committee in Mapo-gu, Seoul, from the left in the photo, Seungchang Hong, Executive Director of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea, and Mijin Cho, Secretary General of the UNICEF Korea Committee, are posing for a commemorative photo. UNICEF Korea Committee

The UNICEF Korea Committee (Chairman Jung Gabyoung) announced on the 16th that Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea (CEO Moon Sungho) has donated 30,591,797 KRW, a fund jointly raised by its employees and the company.

Since 2011, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea has consistently practiced sharing for 15 consecutive years through its "Collecting Spare Change" campaign. This fund is raised by combining the remaining change under 5,000 KRW from employees' salaries with company contributions. Including this year’s donation, the cumulative amount Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea has donated to the UNICEF Korea Committee now totals approximately 390 million KRW.

The funds delivered this time will be used for essential health projects for children worldwide who are living in poor medical and health environments due to war, poverty, or natural disasters. This includes providing medicines and vaccinations.

Seungchang Hong, Executive Director of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea, who participated in the donation ceremony, stated, "I am very proud that, together with our employees, we have been able to consistently practice sharing for 15 years and contribute to supporting the healthy growth of children around the world." He emphasized, "Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea will continue to faithfully fulfill its corporate social responsibility through sustainable social contribution activities and will do its utmost to grow together with the local community as a best partner."

Mijin Cho, Secretary General of the UNICEF Korea Committee, said, "I sincerely thank Otsuka Pharmaceutical Korea and its employees for consistently practicing sharing for underprivileged children around the world for 15 years." She added, "This precious fund, accumulated over many years, will be used with care to support health projects that help children in need around the world grow up healthy."