SEVENTEEN's Hoshi Spreads Positive Influence: 5 Classrooms Completed at Public School in Zambia

Hoshi (real name Kwon Soon-young) of the group SEVENTEEN has gifted a warm learning space to children in Africa, transcending national borders.

On June 15, the Community Chest of Korea announced that the classroom construction project for a public school in Zambia, funded by Hoshi's donation, has been successfully completed, providing a new educational environment for approximately 250 local children.

This global educational environment improvement project was funded by a 100 million won donation that Hoshi delivered through the Gyeonggi Northern Community Chest of Korea last year. The public school in Zambia had been in a dire situation, with only two classrooms for about 250 students ranging from kindergarten to seventh grade, forcing multiple grades to share a single space for classes.

Through Hoshi's warm contribution, five new classrooms across two buildings and sanitary restrooms were constructed, and renovations were completed on the school's aging facilities. As a result, local students who previously struggled with a lack of space can now focus on their studies in a more spacious and comfortable environment.

Furthermore, a helping hand was extended to a child protection facility located in Kitwe, a city in northern Zambia. Detailed support was provided in various ways to improve the children's actual living conditions, including repairing the facility's aging sections and providing full support for electrical work.

Upon hearing the news of the classroom completion, Hoshi said, "I participated in this with the hope that children could learn and grow in a better environment." He added, "I am very happy to think of the children who will nurture their dreams in the new classrooms, and I want to continue to take an interest in places that need help in the future."

Hoshi, who joined the 'Honor Society,' a group of high-value individual donors to the Community Chest of Korea, in 2021, has been setting an example by consistently practicing sharing activities both domestically and abroad. Following his 100 million won donation for the construction of a national orphanage school in Laos in 2024, he also donated to the Army's 'Devotion to Country, Love for Comrades' fund this past May. In addition, he has been spreading the value of true positive influence by carrying out diverse social contribution activities for marginalized neighbors, such as donating funds for juniors at his alma mater and hometown, donating books to the Lee Seok-young New Media Library, and donating coal briquettes during the winter.

Meanwhile, Hoshi enlisted in the military in September of last year and is currently serving as an active-duty soldier.

Reported by Kang Seon-ae

(SBS Entertainment News, Reporter Kang Seon-ae)
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