Project Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Goal
The goal of the project is to offer financial support and necessary goods to children, who are in families with cancer patients, so that they can continue their study without financial issues.
Service Area
S. Korea ( limitedto Seoul City and Gyeonggi-do area)
Service Focus
Financial Aid, Supplying Goods, Mentoring Service
Service Target
Children and youth from families with cancer patients
Project Duration
January 2005 ~ present
Programs
-Providing children and youth with regular scholarships as financial aid
-Giving presents (Birthday gifts, Christmas gifts etc.)
-Running Book Mentoring Program (1:1 reading-partner matching program between students and employees of AstraZeneca )
-Holding an annual meeting for all scholarship recipients, alumni, and sponsors
Project effects
Helped averagely 50 students in financial difficulty due to their family health issues every year to continue their study. Hope Spring Fund” has awarded over $ 0.79 million in scholarships to promising participants.
Anecdote from project participants
It is because of “Hope Spring Fund” that I am able to focus on my studies and decrease my stress in financial difficulties
- One of the “Hope Spring Fund” scholarship recipients