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| Hana Financial Group Vice Chairman Lee Eun-hyung, second from right, poses with other participants from Korea and Myanmar during a donation of school supplies for children in regions of Myanmar hit by Cyclone Mocha, in this photo released on Tuesday. The donation took place at Hana Microfinance, the group's corporate entity in the Myanmarese city of Yangon. Courtesy of Hana Financial Group |
By Yi Whan-woo
Hana Financial Group donated school stationery for children in Myanmar which was hit recently by the powerful storm Cyclone Mocha, the company announced on Tuesday.
The Korean banking group said officials from Hana Microfinance, its corporate entity in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon, visited two cyclone-hit regions in Rakhain and Magway.
They delivered 500 sets of school supplies, pencils, pens, notebooks and water bottles to support the children there.
"We will continue to be a responsible member of the international community along with our support for Myanmarese that fell victim to Cyclone Mocha," Hana Financial Group Vice Chairman Lee Eun-hyung said as he joined the donation.
He noted the group will also step up its campaign on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) values for joint prosperity with rural communities worldwide.
The banking group founded Hana Microfinance in 2013 to offer banking services to low-income individuals who otherwise wouldn't have access to financial services.
Hana Microfinance has since expanded, running 75 branches across Myanmar and employing about 1,400 workers.
Besides the stationery supplies donation, Hana Microfinance raised a relief fund and delivered it to more than 5,300 people affected by the cyclone.
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