An invitation to Hanyang's social innovation festival
With the main theme being social innovation and sustainable development goals (SDGs), various programs and booths were prepared to meet such interests. On the first day, programs such as the SDGs Golden-bell and Pitching-Day were held: The youth impact for SDGs, which refers to an open discussion on the ideas of business establishments, was held at the Olympic Gymnasium.
The second day began with the recitals and awards of the Hanyang Social Venture Challenge. Social entrepreneurship talks were provided by Kim Jung-eun, the CEO of Jamae-sangjum, and Ahn Young-ill, the CEO of DCG, on the topics of “The magic behind how an expectant mother came to become a CEO," and “Minor and trivial events that were only possible because they were fun." In accordance with the pitching day event held on the previous day, the second day ended with a Matching-Day held in the form of an auction.
On both the first and second day, various booths, which were mainly divided into the Sharing Zone and the Global Networking Zone, were also opened. In the Sharing Zone, booths such as the Pan-Creators, which opened an exhibition about social problems in the form of art, and Farmfra, a social start-up that provided the experiences of a farmer's life to a younger generation, were prepared. “The pictures posted in the Pan-Creator booth, especially the one that showed the sexual abuse issues in the Philippines, allowed me to recognize the seriousness of the current social problems,” mentioned Choi Su-hyeon (Department of Electric Engineering, 2nd year), a visitor during the event.
On the other hand, booths that focused on social innovation on an international scope were provided in the Global Networking Zone. Two examples would be Kaina, a social start-up by Hanyang students that targets helping the women in the Philippines, and AIESEC, a student organization introducing global voluntary activities and internships. According to Kim Sae-heun (Division of International Studies, 1st year), a visitor during the event, "the booths were especially helpful in that they provided information on relatively unfamiliar issues of social innovation, alongside fun activities open to everyone."
From 5pm on November 16th to the last day of the festival, the X20 Social Hackerthon was hosted successfully. Coming up and competing with practical solutions to current social problems in the form of a competition, the hackerthon gave its participants opportunities in the sharing and materializing of ideas through social innovations. With the competition ending with the award ceremony, the 2018 Seventeen Hearts Festival also came to an end. With the issues of social innovation receiving more interest, Kim’s plans toward future planning also seem to be on the horizon.
Choi Seo-yong tjdyd1@hanyang.ac.kr
Photos by Kang Cho-hyun
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