SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics’ 10-year commitment to information technology (IT) education in Ethiopia is showing significant results, highlighting the power of corporate social responsibility in driving economic development. On August 24, the capital city of Addis Ababa hosted the graduation ceremony for the Ethiopia LG-KOICA Hope TVET College and celebrated the school’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s overseas aid agency is pushing for a US$1.8 million project (2.4 billion won) to help Nigeria strengthen its information and communication technology (ICT) education among youths, officials said Sunday. Under the project, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) plans to develop ICT teaching materials as part of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The residents of impoverished regions in Kenya, facing water shortages due to prolonged droughts, will receive drinking water through South Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) project. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, said it held a ceremony on Wednesday (local time) to mark the [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s overseas aid agency said Wednesday it has partnered with its United States and Japanese counterparts to provide joint assistance to Ghana in improving the country’s public health care program. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said it has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the U.S. [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The overseas aid agency Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said Tuesday it will launch the construction of a pilot cultivation complex for the development of native vegetable seeds in Uganda as part of efforts to help boost the income of local farmers. The test cultivation complex will be constructed [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has built a blood center in Tanzania as part of an official development assistance (ODA) project, aiming to significantly reduce the maternal mortality rate in the country, an overseas aid agency said. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Thursday announced the completion of the Central Blood [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to carry out a landmine and ordnance disposal operation in Vietnam, an overseas aid agency said Sunday. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) announced that it has been engaged in a peacebuilding project in Vietnam’s Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai and Thua Thien Hue provinces in cooperation [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency is taking steps to rebuild Colombia’s rural regions, which are struggling with the aftermath of a lengthy armed conflict. The Korea International Development Agency (KOICA) said Thursday it will join hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to embark on a project to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Private and public sectors have teamed up to come up with new ideas for sending aid to developing countries. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, announced Thursday that it had selected 12 new proposals for this year’s public cooperation project. The selected proposals included [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has built food centers for free at elementary schools in Nicaragua hurt by a recent hurricane. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) recently finished the construction of food storage, kitchens and other facilities at eight grade schools in Nicaragua’s Jinotega department and held an opening ceremony at [...]