POSCO DX’s ‘Dream Green’ Contest: Connecting Through Content Beyond Disability

[Financial News] Through its ‘Dream Green’ project, a program that trains YouTube creators with disabilities, POSCO DX is helping people with disabilities communicate with the world through digital content, expand their participation in society, and build a foundation for economic independence.
According to POSCO DX on the 4th, ‘Dream Green,’ now in its eighth edition, is a social contribution initiative run by POSCO DX in partnership with the Korea Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities, the Korea National Park Service, and Woljeongsa Temple, using funds from the POSCO 1% Foundation. The initiative provides people with disabilities with training in video planning, filming, and editing, then holds a contest using the content-production skills they have learned. It also runs a follow-up growth program for outstanding award winners to support their ongoing creative work.
A total of 391 teams took part in this year’s ‘Dream Green’ contest, which drew greater interest than last year. From 2019 through this year, a total of 2,040 works have been submitted to the contest, and 1,335 people have participated in online and in-person training. ‘Dream Green’ is regarded as a leading program that helps train YouTube creators with disabilities.
At the awards ceremony held on the 3rd at POSCO DX’s Pangyo headquarters, awards were presented in the categories of improving disability awareness, everyday safety, the environment, and content using generative AI. Outstanding content received awards including the Minister of Science and ICT Award, the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award, the Minister of Health and Welfare Award, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Award, the POSCO DX President’s Award, and the Korea National Park Service Chairman’s Award.
The Minister of Science and ICT Award went to Jeon Gyeong-hwa, Yang Su-yeon, Lee Nam-hyeon, and Choi Ye-eun for their work ‘An Ordinary Day.’ The Minister of the Interior and Safety Award went to Kim Nam-je, Hwang In-bae, Yu Ye-ji, and Yu Gi-jun for ‘Same Road, Different Times’; the Minister of Health and Welfare Award went to Kim Seon-bong for ‘Dreams Are Faster Than Hands’; the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Award went to Jang Dong-myeong, Lee Hyeon-seo, and Ham Heung-seop for ‘There Are No Superheroes Who Save the Earth’; and the POSCO DX President’s Award went to Seo Ye-won for ‘If AI Had Been There.’
An employment counseling booth for people with disabilities, set up by the Korea Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities, drew a strong response from participants at the event. A range of other activities were also held, including a performance by Hanbit Arts Troupe, a professional troupe of performers with visual impairments; cookie-making and Braille keyring-making workshops led by instructors with disabilities; and an exhibition of artworks by people with developmental disabilities. Together, these activities created a space for people with and without disabilities to connect and share their talents.
Meanwhile, the POSCO 1% Foundation has identified underserved areas of society and driven tangible change through initiatives including developing future talent for a sustainable future, building partnerships with local communities, and strengthening donor participation. In particular, it supports a program providing advanced assistive devices to people who have rendered distinguished service to the nation, as well as Sangsang Isang Science, a creative science education program for middle school students. Through Change My Town, which lets donors choose beneficiaries themselves or take part in volunteer activities, the foundation has presented a participatory model of social contribution and is regarded as a leader in Korea’s culture of sharing. The POSCO 1% Foundation plans to continue communicating internally and externally about the sincere involvement of POSCO Group employees and the foundation’s activities, and to spread the value of sharing.

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