Several Korean celebrities are stepping up to help Gaza.
Since October, at least 34,454 Palestinians, many of whom were civilians, have been killed and 77,575 injured in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli attacks. Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to survive as they are starving, displaced, and lost homes, family, and friends.
Children face shattered lives in #Gaza: at least 17,000 are unaccompanied or separated from their family & with +70% of houses damaged or destroyed, most of have also lost their homes.
Schools have become shelters for surviving, not for education. Their future needs protecting. pic.twitter.com/w0TVSO8wtj
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) April 28, 2024
As temperature rises, life conditions in Gaza worsen.
Displaced people have access to less than 1l of water per person per day for drinking, washing & bathing, against the 15l minimum according to @SpherePro Standards.
Children pay the highest toll: we need a #CeasefireNow. pic.twitter.com/F3JIRKYjzp
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) April 28, 2024
The annual Green Heart Bazaar event celebrates its twelfth anniversary this year. This time, it supports those in Gaza through “UNICEF Gaza Strip Emergency Relief Campaign.” All proceeds will go to help the children in Gaza, including nutrition, water, sanitation, etc.
The stars that are participating this year include S.E.S.‘s Bada, Eugene, and Shoo, So Yoo Jin, Kwon Eun Bi, Kwon Hyuk Soo, Gugudan’s Nayoung, Kim So Yeon, Kim Won Hyo, Kim Ho Young, Park Tam Hee, Brian, 2NE1‘s Dara (also known as Sandara Park), EXO‘s Suho, Shin Se Kyung, Shim Jin Hwa, Aiki, Ahn Hyun Mo, Yewon, Yoo Se Yoon, Lee Moo Jin, Jeon Hyun Moo, 2AM‘s Jo Kwon, Jo Se Ho, former Rainbow member Jisook, DRIPPIN‘s Junho, former LOONA member Chuu, Haha, Hwang Kwang Hee, Hwang Je Seong, Oh My Girl‘s Hyojung, Han Ye Seul, KCM, and KARA‘s Youngji. The Born Korea, Bakehouse Small, PPK Global, Kwak Hyun Joo Collection, Rachel Cox, Monica Farm, Moschino, Soulmate, SYNN, Wakti (Goal Studio), Yumer, Coleskin, Contemporary Accounts, Temporary Universe, Tea Bags, Fake Chemical Club, Freeton, Hunter, Beauty & K, MF Lab, Songbird, Perkin, Daol Balloon, Detrone, and Oz Kids are also participating while brands Dual Sonic, TirTir, Polartam, and Gilbut Publishing have joined the flea market. Many celebrities participate by donating to the auction.
The event will be held on May 11, 2024, from 11:30 AM to 5 PM on the walking trail near Songjeong Sports Park in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. Bada, Eugene, and So Yoo Jin will be at the event to help raise funds.
Bada is actually the one who has held Green Heart Bazaar for 12 years. She expressed her gratitude to those who have contributed.
Many people have been able to consistently support children around the world thanks to their dedication through the ‘Green Heart Bazaar’. Thank you very much to those who have been with us. We ask for your interest in this bazaar so that children can return to a safe daily life and live dreaming of hope.
— Bada
Secretary General of the Korean Committee for UNICEF, Cho Mi Jin, thanked her and the others for donating to help children in Gaza.
I would like to thank Bada, Eugene, and So Yoo Jin for their generous support for children in Gaza. In particular, I am deeply grateful to Bada for actively participating in various fundraising campaigns and participating in the work for children, as well as visiting UNICEF’s overseas businesses. The sincerity of all of us gathered through this bazaar will be a great hope for children in Gaza.
— Secretary General of the Korean Committee for UNICEF, Cho Mi Jin
Source: CBC News and Al Jazeera (1) and (2)
