Nurturing the Dreams of Children & Teenagers with Developmental Disabilities
Korean Re has also been supportive of art and culture. Since entering into a sponsorship agreement with the Miral Welfare Foundation in 2017, Korean Re has continued to support a cello ensemble named Wing.
The ensemble is comprised of 20 autistic or intellectually challenged children and teenagers. Ever since becoming a new sponsor of the group in 2017, Korean Re has committed roughly KRW 100 million every year so that these young cello players can communicate with the world through music. The annual donation of funds has been used to pay for lessons and instrument repairs, as well as to organize concerts.
CEO Jong-Gyu Won said, “The (re)insurance industry was born out of a spirit of mutual aid. As a reinsurer, we have a social responsibility for paying attention to the happiness and safety of people all around us. This is particularly true with those who have developmental challenges, and deserve special care and attention from society so that they will not be isolated.” He added, “I hope that their hopeful messages in the form of beautiful melodies will continue to spread across the world.”