Committed to building an ideal society, the Samsung Welfare Foundation has been funding a wide range of community programs that address various economic, social and cultural needs since 1989. We focus, in particular, on the well-being of children, and on giving hope to low-income and socially marginalized groups by empowering them with tools of self-reliance instead of donations that provide only temporary solutions. The “A Little Sharing for a Lot of Love” program, initiated by Samsung Electronics and co-administered with the Samsung Welfare Foundation since 1998, works concordantly, supporting the development and operation of social welfare programs.

The mission of the organization is to help Samsung carry out its duty to assist its neighbors and the nation as a whole in realizing the dream of a society in which everyone can live a more satisfying life.

Currently, the Foundation operates 47 Samsung Childcare Centers in 19 cities throughout Korea. The Foundation has developed programs and educational materials for child care and concentrates on improving the welfare of disadvantaged families. It also manages the Samsung Filial Piety Prize, which helps promote the Korean tradition of supporting our elders.