[Edaily Reporter Kim Hyun-ah ] KTCorporation HCN has established a cooperative framework with welfare organizations in the Dongnae and Yeonje districts of Busan and is taking steps to address gaps in welfare coverage by utilizing its local channel.

KTCorporation announced on the 8th that it held a launch ceremony for the “Welfare Connection Council” on the 6th at the Sajik Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in Dongnae-gu, Busan, alongside nine welfare organizations in the Dongnae and Yeonje districts, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

The Welfare Connection Council was established to build a permanent cooperative framework among welfare organizations in Dongnae-gu and Yeonje-gu and to jointly address pressing local welfare issues. Participating organizations plan to share welfare information and field cases to identify gaps in welfare coverage and jointly carry out support projects for vulnerable groups.

Nine local welfare organizations participated in the council, including the Dongnae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, the Dongnae-gu Senior Welfare Center, the Dongnae-gu Welfare Center for People with Disabilities, the Sajik Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, the Yeonsan Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, the Yeonje-gu Senior Welfare Center, the Geoje Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, the Busan Metropolitan City Comprehensive Senior Welfare Center, and the Busan Metropolitan City Comprehensive Welfare Center for People with Disabilities.

Strengthening the Role of a “Welfare Platform” Based on Local Channels

KTCorporation HCN is participating as the lead organizer overseeing the council’s operations and will serve as a media platform to produce and promote broadcast content addressing local welfare issues and the activities of each institution. Through this, the company plans to effectively convey the on-site activities of welfare institutions and necessary welfare information to residents within the local community, while supporting the continued implementation of collaborative welfare projects.

Participating organizations will share welfare needs identified in the field and issues facing vulnerable groups, and develop joint programs tailored to local characteristics. The council plans to hold an annual meeting of a delegation led by organization heads and bimonthly working-level meetings led by mid-level managers to maintain an ongoing cooperation system rather than limiting the initiative to a one-time agreement.

A KTCorporation HCN official stated, “Through cooperation with local welfare organizations, we will contribute to eliminating gaps in welfare coverage and resolving local community issues, and we will continue to provide residents with essential public interest information via our local channels.”