Hyundai Department Store Group Donates 100 Million Won to Support Economic Independence for People with Developmental Disabilities

[Financial News] Hyundai Department Store Group will donate 100 million won to support the economic independence of people with developmental disabilities.
According to industry sources on the 13th, Hyundai GF Holdings, the holding company of Hyundai Department Store Group, delivered a donation of 100 million won to the Disabled Enterprise Business Center at the opening ceremony of Gachimanduso, a specialized business site for people with developmental disabilities that opened that day in Iksan-si, North Jeolla Province.
Since 2020, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups has been establishing specialized business sites in major regions across the country to help people with developmental disabilities and their families achieve economic independence, while providing support such as startup training and operational know-how. Hyundai Department Store Group has participated in the initiative since 2022, donating 100 million won each toward the establishment of specialized business sites in Gwangju (2022), Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province (2023), and Asan, South Chungcheong Province (2024).
The donation will be used to build and operate a strawberry-growing smart farm and processed food manufacturing facilities at the specialized business site in Iksan. The smart farm will be equipped with a growing-environment management system that automatically regulates temperature and humidity, among other conditions, while the manufacturing facilities are expected to produce freeze-dried strawberry chips and strawberry drinks. Hyundai Department Store Group also plans to help secure sales channels by leveraging Hyundai Department Store’s food halls and online mall.
Yoon Young-sik, president of Hyundai GF Holdings, said, “We hope this systematic startup support model will make a practical contribution to the sustainable economic independence of people with developmental disabilities,” adding, “We will continue our genuine social contribution efforts by finding and supporting socially vulnerable people who need a helping hand and are underserved by the welfare system.”

[email protected] Jang Yu-ha Reporter