GM Hanmaum Foundation Supports Scholarships and Career Experience Programs for Youth Preparing for Independence
GM Hanmaum Foundation Korea (hereinafter referred to as GM Hanmaum Foundation) is supporting youth career development and self-reliance capacity building through various programs, including the ‘Dreamteul (A Frame That Opens Dreams)’ scholarship support project for youth preparing for independence and STEAM career experience programs.
As part of these efforts, on July 28, a ‘Dreamteul’ scholarship certificate ceremony was held at the GM Korea Operations Public Relations Center in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, where scholarships and mentoring support are provided, and scholarship certificates were presented to four youth in need of social care to support the growth of their dreams and talents. GM Hanmaum Foundation will continue its support of 20 million KRW this year, including this scholarship certificate presentation, to help youth preparing for independence design a stable future.
At this results report meeting and scholarship certificate ceremony, the outcomes of the scholarship and mentoring programs conducted so far were shared, and the four scholarship recipients were celebrated. Hector Villareal, President of GM Korea Operations, GM executives and employees, officials from Save the Children Gyeongin Regional Headquarters, Bupyeong-gu Multicultural Family Support Center, and Happy Home Children’s Home attended to encourage the youth.
Hector Villareal, CEO of GM Hanmaum Foundation and President of GM Korea Operations, said, “Programs such as GM Hanmaum Foundation’s ‘Dreamteul’ scholarship and STEAM career experience are designed to help youth build practical skills and confidence by seeing, creating, and experiencing things firsthand, and to prepare for independence more stably.” He added, “We will continue to provide various learning opportunities so that youth can maintain their self-esteem and hope and continue pursuing their dreams.”
Meanwhile, on the 22nd, GM Hanmaum Foundation, along with the dream and talent support project for youth preparing for independence, operated a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education program at Buwon Middle School in Incheon together with IAC (Inclusive Action Committee), a voluntary group of GM employees, to support local youth’s career exploration. The Buwon Middle School program invited students from immigrant-background and vulnerable families with the goal of providing a more inclusive learning experience. It introduced GM’s cutting-edge hands-free driver assistance system, ‘Super Cruise,’ and explained in an easy-to-understand way how the sensors and control modules of an actual vehicle function like components of a car kit.
Students assembled and operated car kits themselves to experience the basic principles of autonomous driving technology, and also had time to freely discuss career paths, studies, and future jobs with GM employee volunteers. This helped increase interest in science and technology fields and provided opportunities to consider future careers in STEAM and automotive engineering.
