Kakao Impact, Kakao’s corporate foundation, announced on the 5th that it will begin Season 3 of the ‘Kakao Impact Fellowship (hereinafter referred to as Fellowship)’, which supports various social innovators in Korea.
The fellowship is a project that selects and supports ‘social innovators’ in various fields such as social ventures, non-profit organizations, activists, researchers, and creators, with the goal of creating social impact through investment in people. Starting with Season 1 in February of last year, a total of 24 fellows have been selected and supported so far.
In particular, starting this season, it will be jointly operated with the Brian Impact Foundation. Together, the two foundations plan to explore more in-depth and diverse ways to support social innovators and work together to widely expand social impact that creates a better world.
Kakao Impact announced on its website that it had selected a total of 15 social innovators as fellows for Kakao Impact Fellowship Season 3. Activists from various fields that need to improve awareness and solve problems in our society, including minorities, abandoned animals, human rights, disabilities, diseases, and the environment, were selected. The first round of candidates were selected based on public recommendations through the fellowship website and recommendations from a network of experts and leaders in various fields, and went through an additional selection process by an external advisory committee and selection committee.
Selected fellows will be paid an activity fee of 3 million won per month for two years to stably continue social innovation activities and publicize the need and value of innovation, and will support online content production and Kakao platform-based promotional channels.
In addition, we plan to support network formation to create greater synergy by communicating with experts and innovators in various fields. The fellow support period is initially 2 years and can be extended once to a maximum of 4 years.
The social contribution platform ‘Kakao Together Value’ will introduce fellows selected for Fellowship Season 3 and hold an event for users to cheer on the fellows until the 25th. If you save an image of ‘the daily life you want’ on the Together Value website and share the link on social media with a hashtag, a total of 100 people will be entered into a drawing to receive a Kakao character product (Jordi Pillow). If you share the event page on social media and apply, 50 people will be drawn and given movie tickets.
A Kakao Impact official said, “Through Fellowship Season 3 with Brian Impact, we would like to generously support more innovators to create changes in society,” adding, “The activities of fellows who dream of a better society and devote themselves to valuable work are “We ask for your interest and support so that we can have a great impact.”
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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