S-Oil supports low-income disabled students

Published : Aug 30, 2015 - 17:51 Updated : Aug 30, 2015 - 17:51

S-Oil, South Korea’s third-largest oil refiner, has been delivering customized study aids to disabled students from low-income families since 2010 as part of its ongoing efforts to give back to the local community.

This month, the firm handed over equipment worth 100 million won ($92,800) to 42 low-income disabled youths at the Gyeonggi Assistive Technology Research Assistance Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.

S-Oil senior vice president Lee Chang-jae (left) delivers a certificate guaranteeing 100 million won ($92,800) worth of study aids to 42 low-income disabled students at the Gyeonggi Assistive Technology Research Assistance Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, last week, continuing its efforts to help disabled youths since 2010. (S-Oil)

Items tailored to a given physical disability -- such as electric height-adjustable desks, portable electric digital magnifiers and standing aids -- were specially manufactured and delivered to the students, according to S-Oil.

“I feel greatly rewarded when I hear that S-Oil’s small contribution has helped many disabled students regain confidence and study harder together with their friends,” said S-Oil senior vice president Lee Chang-jae.

“We will strive to continue our sponsorship to reach out to more disabled children and help them live their lives more actively,” he said.

Meanwhile, the company has been carrying out a range of other activities in an aim to fulfill its corporate social responsibility, including providing scholarships to the children of firefighters and maritime police officers who died while on duty, as well as launching environmental protection campaigns.

By Sohn Ji-young (jys@heraldcorp.com)