The Korea Securities Depository's KSD Nanum Foundation announced Tuesday that it has donated 80 million won ($56,500) to fund training programs aimed at preventing psychological burnout among workers at facilities serving marginalized communities.
The foundation delivered the funds Tuesday to the Korea Women's Training Center in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, to support emotional recovery and recharge programs for staff at facilities serving victims of gender-based violence and at social welfare facilities.
The training will run six sessions at the Korea Women's Training Center from Aug. 31 through Oct. 30, divided into two tracks: one for workers at gender-based violence victim support facilities and another for social welfare facility staff. A total of 240 participants will take part in two-night, three-day programs covering self-care, peer exchange and healing activities.
Eligible participants include staff at shelters and self-sufficiency centers for victims of sexual violence, domestic violence and sex trafficking, as well as counselors and workers at social welfare facilities serving the elderly, children, people with disabilities, the homeless and multicultural families. Workers in these roles frequently experience psychological burnout due to the emotional demands and high intensity of their jobs, and the need for structured emotional recovery support has long been recognized.
The KSD Nanum Foundation was established in 2009 by the Korea Securities Depository to carry out its corporate social responsibility activities. It runs programs in financial and economic education, future talent development, support for vulnerable groups and public-interest projects. This donation is part of its social contribution work in support of vulnerable populations.
The Korea Securities Depository has provided annual training support for workers at gender-based violence victim support facilities since signing an MOU with the then-Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2013 to combat gender-based violence. Starting in 2022, it expanded eligibility to include social welfare facility workers.
"We are deeply grateful to the workers who quietly hold the line at the most difficult frontlines of our society, despite poor working conditions and tough economic circumstances," said Lee Yun-su, chairman of the KSD Nanum Foundation. "We hope this training will offer them a small measure of comfort and encouragement."
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