The opening ceremony of the ‘Speak for Success‘ 3rd Term, conducted in collaboration with Heart to Heart Foundation and POSCO International, took place from December 4th to December 5th, 2023.
This program aims to enhance employability and improve job opportunities for adolescents in the Fergana region of Uzbekistan by providing English education. Since 2022, it has collaborated with specialized foreign language education companies in Korea, YBMNET and RINGLE, to deliver high-quality English classes.
The ‘Speak for Success‘ 1st term program, initiated in 2022, began to establish the infrastructure for foreign language education within the Fergana Education Center, providing English classes to 20 students. In addition, its 2nd term in 2023, designed to ensure the stability and expansion of education, provided opportunities for more students to study English than its 1st term did. Total 83 students have benefited from this program so far.
Furthermore, the 3rd term program, scheduled to begin in December of this year, is planned to advance the English education program. Additionally, 57 participants will join this program with the goal of enhancing their employability. It will offer the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination free of charge to those who demonstrate high academic achievements during this winter semester. Moreover, starting from this term, we have expanded opportunities for Korean language education by collaborating with the Tashkent Korean Education Center.
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Students participating in online English classes with tablets at the Fergana Education Center (first and second photos from the left)
and End-up ceremony of ‘Speak for Success‘ 2nd Term (last photo)
On December 4th, 2023, we invited students and their parents who will be joining the winter term of ‘Speak for Success‘ to the Fergana Education Center. During the orientation, we shared details on how the English classes will be taught. The following day, December 5th, 2023, we had an opening ceremony for the Korean Language Education Training Center, working together with the Tashkent Korean Education Center in Uzbekistan. At the opening ceremony, Bozarov Hayrullo, the Governor of Fergana Region, Uzbekistan, Hee-sang Kim, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Uzbekistan, Ju-man Paeng, the Director of the Tashkent Korean Education Center, Sang-woo Park, the Coordinator from Heart to Heart Foundation and Seung-hyeun Cho, the Representative POSCO International Textile, participated in this event.
The Governor of Fergana Region, Uzbekistan, Bozarov Hayrullo expressed his gratitude, saying, "I appreciate the support of both Heart to Heart Foundation and POSCO International for assisting the adolescents in need of protection within the social system and for organizing the educational environment in Fergana Region, Uzbekistan."
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Speak for Success‘ 3rd Term Winter Class Orientation (left) and Hee-sang Kim, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Uzbekistan (right)
Heart to Heart Foundation will continue its efforts to enhance the employability of adolescents in the Fergana region, Uzbekistan, through sustained support for foreign language education (English and Korean), ultimately leading to the creation of high-quality employment opportunities.
[Heart to Heart Foundation, in collaboration with POSCO International, is implementing the " the ‘Speak for Success’, an Educational Support Program for Enhancing the Employability of Future Generations in the Fergana Region, Uzbekistan".]
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