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NEW PROJECT: Jacket for Life – providing protection for homeless in Seoul, Korea

13/12/2018 


On the 10th of December, Members and volunteers of the Order of Malta Korea distributed winter jackets for the homeless around Seoul Station.

Following ‘Bread for Weekend’ project consecrated the previous week, the ‘Jacket for Life‘ is the third project implemented by the Order of Malta Korea.

The winter jacket aims to help the homeless by providing protection from the cold. The ‘Jacket for Life’ is designed to have the function of a sleeping bag and has a buckle strap on the wrist for the homeless to carry the jacket easily.

The Order of Malta Korea started distributing the jackets at 9:00 pm to ensure they were delivered to those who have no place to return after the sunset. With the covering of Namdaemun Police Station and the support of Catholic Love and Peace House, the Order of Malta was able to deliver 100 jackets safely to those sleeping rough.

Anna Yura Choi, one of the Order’s new members to be invested next year, led the whole process of the ‘Jacket for Life’ project preparation, including the manufacturing of the jackets. President Silvano Yongmaan Park initiated the idea of the ‘Jacket for Life’ project and directed designing the jacket with sleeping bag function embedded, while Hospitaller Veronica Mihyun Kim managed the project.

A further 200 Jackets for Life will be distributed before Christmas. The project will be an ongoing annual activity, with plans to expand the distribution area in Seoul.

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The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.