Hope Narae Welfare Center Hosts The First Disabled Awareness Improvement Children's Drawing Contest
An event aimed at promoting understanding and acceptance towards persons with disabilities
The Hope Narae Welfare Center for the Disabled located in Uiwang-si, South Korea, recently hosted the "1st Children's Drawing Contest to Raise Awareness of Persons with Disabilities". Held on April 15th, the event aimed to promote better understanding and acceptance towards individuals with disabilities by showcasing the creative talent of young children.
The competition, which took place on April 20th to commemorate the Day of Persons with Disabilities, was the first of its kind to be held at the center. The contest attracted a diverse group of participants who competed in various categories, including painting, drawing, and sketching. The judging panel evaluated all the entries based on creativity, originality, and adherence to the theme.
In addition to the drawing contest, various booths were set up at the event to promote greater awareness and understanding of disabilities. These included soap bubble performances, face painting, mirror making, and a disability understanding quiz. The goal of these activities was to make the event more fun and interactive for participants and to provide opportunities for them to learn more about individuals with disabilities.
At the end of the event, the winners of the competition were announced, and prizes were awarded to the top three entries. The judges expressed their satisfaction with the quality of the artwork submitted and emphasized the importance of promoting greater awareness and understanding of people with disabilities.
Venerable Jihyeon, the head of the Hope Narae Welfare Center for the Disabled, expressed her hopes that everyone who participated in the event would have a meaningful day reflecting on the value of a beautiful world where everyone can be happy, regardless of their abilities.
The Mayor of Uiwang, Seongje Kim, was also present at the event and expressed his pride in the children who actively participated in the drawing contest to improve awareness of people with disabilities.
Overall, the "1st Children's Drawing Contest to Raise Awareness of Persons with Disabilities" was a successful event that achieved its aim of promoting understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities. The organizers hope to make this an annual event and continue to spread awareness and understanding of disabilities in the future.
