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Session on Dec. 17, 2019  With Mr. Surrett, Head of Volunteers at USFK / CAMP Humphrey and Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon 
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Session on December 10, 2019  Session on December 3, 2019  Through the Hello Friends program initiated by ICF, US Soldiers from the United States Army Garrison-Humphreys (USAG-H) in Pyeongtaek area have the opportunity to volunteer through teaching English to Korean kids with multicultural backgrounds, whose families cannot afford to pay for private lessons fees, within the framework of BOSS (Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers) initiative offering various volunteering opportunities an recreational trips to underprivileged soldiers.
Located within the seaport city of Pyeongtaek, along the western coast of South Korea, and approximately 40 miles south of Seoul, Camp Humphreys is home to the Army's most active airfield in the Pacific and the center of the largest construction and transformation project in the U.S. Department of Defense's history.  with Mr. LEE Gi Woo, President of the University of Technology of Incheon, and President of the Korean Council for University and College Education Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of the UN SDGs Advocates Alumni, won a special prize at the 14th Korea Social Contribution Award and Korea Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award Ceremony, for her contribution to the society overseas.
This award acknowledges her many international activities and responsibilities towards poverty alleviation, education and the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals and UN Sustainable Development Goals. A former Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Amb. DHo Young-shim was Chairperson of the UNWTO ST-EP Foundation for 15 years, and UN MDGs and SDGs Advocate. She spearheaded the UN MDGs / SDGs Than k You Small Library, an initiative inspired by the development model of South Korea and aimed at providing reading and educational opportunities to children living in poor areas, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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