Hanssem Partners with Ji Foundation and OUS to Improve Homes of Visually Impaired Women

Improving residential environments for households of women and vulnerable groups starting this year
Total donations of 60 million won in goods and cash from all participating companies

Hanssem announced on the 26th that it had carried out the first home-improvement project for households of visually impaired women in collaboration with the international development cooperation NGO Ji Foundation and the space consulting company OUS.

Hanssem announced on the 26th that it carried out the first home space improvement project for visually impaired women in collaboration with G Foundation and OUS. From left: Bae Sojin, Director of G Foundation; Han Jooan, CEO of OUS; Paek Seunghun, Team Leader at Hanssem. Hanssem

Hanssem joined hands with partners in each field to maximize its expertise in improving residential environments. Ji Foundation, which has extensive know-how in supporting vulnerable groups, carefully identified beneficiary households that had fallen into welfare blind spots.

Hanssem and the space consulting specialist OUS were responsible for customized design and construction that took into account the daily movement patterns of visually impaired residents. OUS plans to share the transformation of the beneficiary household by releasing it through the YouTube channel operated by CEO Han Juan.

Hanssem, Ji Foundation, and OUS selected the home of a visually impaired mother living with her two children in Nowon-gu, Seoul as the project site, and donated a total of 60 million won in goods and cash.

Over a construction period of about one month, Hanssem remodeled the entire home, including the kitchen, bathroom, storage, and windows, completing the work on the 20th. The house had aging facilities, which made it very inconvenient and posed safety risks for the mother, who has limited access to visual information, and her young children.

Particular attention was paid to the kitchen and bathroom, which can be the most dangerous spaces for visually impaired people and children. For the bathroom, Hanssem applied its signature safety-focused product, Easy Bath. Easy Bath has no gaps between tiles, making it easy to clean, and its floor surface is non-slip, allowing the visually impaired mother and her children to use it with peace of mind.

Starting this year, Hanssem has designated "improving the residential environment of households of women and vulnerable groups" as a key corporate social responsibility activity. By leveraging the essence of its home interior business, the company aims to help diverse families in society enjoy safer and happier everyday lives.

A Hanssem representative said, "We hope that in this newly comfortable and warm space, the mother and her children will be able to dream of a new tomorrow," adding, "We will continue our efforts to bring warm changes to living spaces so that marginalized neighbors in our society can live more safely and conveniently."

Han Juan, CEO of OUS, said, "While carrying out the construction, I could directly feel the everyday inconveniences that the visually impaired mother had experienced," and added, "We worked to create a space that goes beyond simply being a beautiful home, so that every family member can move freely without obstacles."

Hanssem has been continuously running space-improvement projects for underprivileged groups for the past 11 years, improving around 1,000 spaces nationwide, including low-income households and fire stations. This year, starting with households of visually impaired women, the company plans to expand its activities to improve the residential spaces of various vulnerable groups of women.