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Sangmyung University’s Successful Overseas Volunteer Activities for International Social Contribution in Winter 2024

By Ye-Dam Hwang, Reporter

hwangyedam1108@naver.com

 The Sangmyung Social Impact Center(SSIC) did “Overseas volunteer activities for international social contribution in winter 2024” from December 22^th in 2024 to January first in 2025 in Banteay Srei, Siem Reap, Cambodia. This volunteer activity program is selected for “University’s self-development overseas volunteer activity program in Winter 2024”, which is conducted by the Korean University Council for Social Service, and also this program is significant for overseas volunteer activities after COVID 19. The Sangmyung Social Impact Center which made this volunteer work program not only did this program successfully but also did some other volunteer activities, events, projects, and sponsorships that started with warm hearts.

Contents and Meanings of the Volunteer Activities

 “Overseas volunteer activities for international social contribution in winter 2024” which was led by the Sangmyung Social Impact Center is meaningful for the selection by Korean University Council for Social Service and it is even more meaningful in that it is an overseas volunteer activity after the COVID-19 period, when opportunities were limited. For the purpose of value realization as a global university through international social contribution, the 20 students from Sangmyung University who participated in these volunteer activities performed local housing construction services, mango tree planting services, and “Wat Run Primary School” education services linked to their majors. Participants conducted various programs for local children using their major knowledge such as Korean, English, food, art, physical education, and health.

Other Activities of the Sangmyung Social Impact Center

 Not only these overseas volunteer services, the Sangmyung Social Impact Center also has been engaged in many various volunteer works and projects. Recently, the center conducted the program named “To culture and arts with local community” which is meaningful for reinforcement of social magnanimity through offering art education which was aimed at local residents and underprivileged youth and for Sangmyung University students’ growth of level of contribution to local cultural arts. Aside from these, the center drew attention by sharing volunteer work with Cheonan City Welfare Foundation for the disabled’s welfare facility as part of a community contribution program for university innovation support projects. In addition, with the volunteer group at Sangmyung University Cheonan Campus, the SSIC conducted volunteer work to help rural workers in Gongju. These are not all, and the SSIC has been engaged in a variety of beneficial and meaningful activities.

 About these overseas volunteer activities, Sangmyung Social Impact Center officials said “We have made efforts to be practical help to Siem Reap of Cambodia, and I hope the students who participated in these volunteer activities can see international society with a broader perspective through this experience.” In this kind of conclusion, it is important to know our school’s winter international social contribution overseas volunteer activities for the 2024 school year have concluded successfully, and this is meaningful for the selection as “University’s self-development overseas volunteer activity program in Winter 2024” and for that it is an overseas volunteer program that resumed after COVID-19. Therefore, I hope you will be interested in and participate in the various programs and activities of the Sangmyung Social Impact Center.

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