Lee Jong-suk donates 200 million won for unprivileged children

Published on 2016/02/08 | Source

Lee Jong-suk practiced an act of kind-heartedness. He donated 200 million won (~US$200,000) for children in and outside Korea.

Lee Jong-suk delivered the fund to The Korean Committee for UNICEF on February 8th. The Korean Committee for UNICEF is a subsidiary organization under United Nations (UN) that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

He said, "I wanted to return at least a small portion of such big love I received from my fans" and "I won't forget the warm-heartedness of those who help people in needs".

The donation will be used for children. 100 million won will be used to help build houses for children of immigrant workers and Koreans overseas.

The other 100 million won will be sent to UNICEF China office. The fund will be used to improve the education environment in mountainous regions in China.