About 60 children and guardians from multicultural families took part

The Woomi Hope Foundation poses for a commemorative photo at the 2026 Udada Gyeonggi Camp for children from multicultural families at Jjaekkakssom Hanam on Saturday. [Woomi Hope Foundation]
The Woomi Hope Foundation poses for a commemorative photo at the 2026 Udada Gyeonggi Camp for children from multicultural families at Jjaekkakssom Hanam on Saturday. [Woomi Hope Foundation]

The Woomi Hope Foundation announced Monday that it had recently held the 2026 Udada Gyeonggi Camp in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province.

The camp, held Saturday at Jjaekkakssom Hanam for children from multicultural families, was the foundation's second such event this year, following a camp in Gwangju last month.

Udada — short for "Woomi Da Dream Da Irum" — is the foundation's flagship program, launched in 2022, that provides children from multicultural families with 60 sessions of one-on-one basic learning and care services per year. Now in its fifth year, the program is run in partnership with Connecting the Dots (Jjaekkak Akeo) and ChildFund Korea, and has supported a total of 245 families to date.

About 60 people took part in the camp, which featured sensory and creative activities including "Urban Farmer," a hands-on nature program using soil play, and "Drawing," an art performance session using paints, bubbles and other materials.

Lee Chun-seok, secretary-general of the Woomi Hope Foundation, said the camp was designed to give children a chance to bond with peers while offering parents an opportunity to connect with one another. "We will keep thinking about programs that go beyond academic support so that entire families can grow together," he said.

Meanwhile, the Woomi Hope Foundation is a nonprofit established in 2006 with funding from Woomi Construction. It runs programs supporting children and youth, multicultural families, families affected by industrial accidents, and young people who serve as primary caregivers for family members.


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