A group of enterprising, kind-hearted and active housewives of Korean expatriates have been working quietly for the upliftment of the society with various philanthropic initiatives in Delhi and NCR for the last two years under the banner of Missy India.
When husbands and children of these Korean women leave their homes for offices and schools/colleges in the morning, they put their heads together to discuss – how to add value to the quality of lives of many not-so-lucky and the poor of the community.
And these members of Missy India fan out in the community to plant trees, paint murals, make talent donations and undertake volunteer work at schools for the poor children.
They also go to the extent of selling their household products to raise funds for making donations.
“We set up Missy India group of likeminded, young, active and enterprising Korean women about two years back to become voice for the society, especially the poor people. These women were learning Indian art, culture and history at the Korean Association in India office in Gurgaon and became interested in this city in which we live in and wanted to do something meaningful,” said Eunyoung Jung, the president of Missy India group.
It was then, the Missy India members started looking for avenues where they could contribute for the betterment of the society.
Jung said, “Luckily we met Sanjay Kaushik and Neeru an NGO Uthaan who offered us to do volunteer work with them. We started with painting of murals in the Thousands Shades Butterfly Park. We also planted trees and adopted them. Then followed talent donation work at Welfare Centre for Persons with Hearing & Speech Impairment in Gurgaon. We also made donations to the shelter and the school for the poor children.”
Missy India has over 100 women volunteers, and who stay in Delhi and NCR towns work for various welfare projects while those who leave India on the completion of their visa term, remain as online members and keep contributing from outside.
“Through these social activities, we feel the value of life and we are grateful for being able to contribute to the society we live in,” Jung said.
According to Su Mi Woo, the director of the Korean Association in India, the members of Missy India that originated from the office from Korean Association in India where they were learning art, culture and history of India also visited Welfare Centre for Persons with Hearing & Speech Impairment on regular basis, almost every month to make talent donation.
“The Missy India members impart skills training to the students suffering from hearing and speech impairment. These students are taught how to cook Indian dishes, make greeting cards, do flower decoration and also origami. These students really enjoy and take great interest in such skill sessions,” Woo said.
Soon, Missy India group is also going to organize a Mela (fair) at the Korean Association office where the members would place on sale their household products and the money so generated would be used for making donations and for funding the welfare projects in Delhi and NCR for the poor children.
