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[Beyond Post Reporter Shin Kim] On May 11, the World Educational Cultural Aid held the Happiness Sharing Taekwondo Global Festival together with the Happiness Sharing Taekwondo Association.

Trainees from Taekwondo centers across the country, multicultural Taekwondo trainees living in Korea, and students from WECA Burkina Faso Taekwondo classes participated in this event. The Happiness Sharing Taekwondo Global Festival is not simply a competition to determine rankings, but a Taekwondo sharing cultural event that educates good character through sharing and learns good behavior. In particular, it was an even more meaningful and meaningful event as children from the WECA Taekwondo class who visited Korea from Burkina Faso, Africa, after traveling for 40 hours to participate in this festival, participated.


The event, which began with actress Kim Ha-young as host, opened with singer Bok-eun Bok-eun's national anthem and congratulatory song. Celebratory performances by the Baekho Cheer Team, Mach Dance Company, Last Kick Demonstration Team, Yongin University Demonstration Team, and Jump King Rope Jumping Demonstration Team followed, and various programs were held, including a laser show, a dance competition with DJ Divo, breaking, mission poomsae, limbo, speed kicking, rope jumping, 1004 body jump for Taekwondo UNESCO registration, and a candlelight ceremony.

In addition, we held a ceremony to donate the medical expenses of a former Taekwondo athlete undergoing chemotherapy in a difficult environment, and donated rice for the underprivileged in the area to the instructors of a gym with many trainees, creating a time to add meaning to sharing to our trainees.

Bang Jeong-hwan, Chairman of the World Educational Cultural Aid, said, “It is truly touching to see children living in Africa training in Taekwondo, Korea’s national sport, and even visiting Korea to mingle with Korean children.” He added, “Taekwondo makes children dream. We will continue to carry out various support projects to help children achieve their dreams.”

In addition, Park Beom-jin, president of the Happiness Sharing Taekwondo Association, said, "The most beautiful education in the world is sharing. That is why it is most important to guide students to practice sharing. Education based on the spirit of sharing can be said to be the most beautiful service."

The World Educational Cultural Aid is an international educational non-profit organization that develops educational and cultural programs for children in educational blind spots around the world, practices sharing so that those in need can live with hope, and is at the forefront of spreading a donation culture.

Beyond Post Reporter Kim Shin news@beyondpost.co.kr