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[Business Korea = Reporter Jeong Seok-i] KB Kookmin Card, together with Cambodia's KB Daehan Specialized Bank Plc., is carrying out a project to develop agriculture and education and improve drinking water and road infrastructure in the Kampong Thom region of Cambodia.

KB Kookmin Card and KB Korea Special Bank held a donation ceremony at Hun Sen Rong Roeung High School in Kampong Thom, northern Cambodia, on the 17th (local time).

KB Kookmin Card and KB Korea Special Bank plan to jointly invest a total of $100,000 (KRW 120 million) from this year to 2021 to promote projects such as supporting agricultural education and scholarships in the Kampong Thom region of Cambodia, opening wells, repairing damaged roads, and installing eco-friendly solar lights through the World Educational Cultural Aid, an incorporated association specializing in education and culture.

As a detailed plan, KB Kookmin Card will focus on supporting infrastructure construction projects to improve the quality of life of local residents, such as opening 50 wells, installing water pumps, installing 100 solar lights, and repairing damaged roads in villages in Stoung District, Kampong Thom.

In addition, KB Korea Special Bank plans to focus on supporting projects to improve the quality of education for local residents by supporting scholarships in Kampong Thom district and professional agricultural technology training such as compost and fertilizer processing and vegetable cultivation for 60 underprivileged farmers in Steong District village.

Starting with the launch of KB Korea Special Bank in Cambodia in 2018, KB Kookmin Card has continued to carry out various social contribution activities such as providing household goods, clothing, shoes, and school supplies for low-income families in Cambodia, and volunteering.

The World Educational Cultural Aid, which is in charge of the project, is an NGO under the Ministry of Education. It is active in supporting education for the underprivileged and spreading a donation culture, and practices sharing through cultural exchange and cooperation with domestic and foreign organizations and institutions.

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