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Lotte foundation funds Korean lessons and living support for 65 young people
The Lotte Scholarship Foundation is providing living support and Korean lessons to children and teenagers of Korean descent in South Korea.
It selected 65 young people in Gyeonggi and Incheon for the new program.
The foundation is working with Good Neighbors, a charity, to deliver the support.
The program began this year to help descendants of Koreans settle in South Korea, a country their families share roots with.
The support is worth 100 million won in total and includes living assistance as well as Korean-language education.
The foundation held a ceremony in Seoul on Oct.
15, and no further steps were announced.
The Lotte Foundation will provide living support and Korean-language education to 65 children and young people of Koryo-saram heritage.
The recipients live in Gyeonggi and Incheon regions.
The foundation selected them in cooperation with Good Neighbors.
The program aims to help descendants of Koryo-saram settle in Korea, which they share roots with.
The foundation held a handover ceremony in Seoul on October 15.
- Who
- The Lotte Foundation and 65 children and young people of Koryo-saram heritage.
- What
- The foundation will provide living support worth 100 million won and Korean-language education.
- When
- The announcement was made on October 16, 2026; the handover ceremony was held the previous day.
- Where
- The recipients live in Gyeonggi and Incheon. The ceremony was held at Korea House in Jung District, Seoul.
- Why
- The program aims to help descendants of Koryo-saram settle in Korea.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The foundation launched the program to support descendants of Koryo-saram in settling in Korea.
The foundation held a handover ceremony at Korea House in Jung District, Seoul.
The foundation announced the support for 65 children and young people.
- Recipients
- 65 children and young people of Koryo-saram heritage
- Regions
- Gyeonggi and Incheon
- Living support
- Worth 100 million won
- Partner
- Good Neighbors
- Ceremony
- Korea House, Jung District, Seoul
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