Korea Roche and Korea Roche Diagnostics will hold a walking competition for children participating in pharmaceutical and diagnostic sectors
Jun 02, 2025
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This year marks the 22nd edition of the executive and employee participatory social contribution activity 'Walking Contest for Children', which began in commemoration of the 'Day of the African Child (June 16)' designated by UNICEF. Since 2003, more than 100,000 executives and employees around the world have been walking together every year to raise charitable funds to support the education, health and medical welfare of underprivileged children.
In Korea, the pharmaceutical sector, Korea Roche, and the diagnostic sector, Korea Roche Diagnostics, participate in the campaign every year as one Roche, and about 100 executives and employees joined the event this year. Employees' donations raised through this campaign will be used for child support projects in more than 75 countries around the world through the global charity `Re&Act (Roche Employee Action and Charity Trust)" under Roche Group. Korea Roche and Korea Roche Diagnostics plan to create matching funds equal to employee donations to help support underprivileged children and families in Korea. Last year, the two companies delivered donations to 'Rafael's House', which supports the healthy growth of vulnerable children, and 'Korea Child Abuse Prevention Association', which takes the lead in child abuse prevention and victimization activities.
Meanwhile, Roche Group has so far participated in donation activities by about 333,000 executives and employees around the world through a walking competition for children, with cumulative donations amounting to about KRW 41.9 billion (25 million Swiss francs). The funds are being used to provide a quality educational environment for more than 1 million low-income children in countries such as Ethiopia, Malawi, Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines, and to help them dream and realize a better future.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
