Poverty Alleviation

LG Hope Series

For eradicate poverty and increase self resilience in developing countries, LGE operate LG Hope Series in Africa and Asia under the partnership with UN WFP since 2009. Through this partnership, LG support to achieve MDG Goal 1.

LG Hope School and LG Hope Village

Since 2009, LG has been cooperating with UN WFP in operating the LG Hope series toward sustainable development. LG provide school meals in the 15 LG Hope Schools through the slum districts in Kenya. Through this LG hope School, children in slum can increase not only their nutrition but also get opportunity to study in the school for being out of poverty in the future. In Ethiopia, LG Hope Village to support to environmental friendly land management with village people to increase their income. Long term LG Hope Village project will support to build the self resilience.

LG Hope Family

Since 2011, LG expand its poverty eradication activity into Asia. In Bangladesh and Cambodia, total 7,000 families were selected as LG Hope Family and they will support to develop local infrastructure such as pond and road and we receive food. Through LG Hope Family, they can get food, opportunity to work and contribute to develop community infrastructure.

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food aid branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger worldwide. WFP provide food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children. Since 2009, WFP and LG Electronics cooperate to deliver hope to Africa and Asia.

For more info : www.wfp.org