South Korean citizens residing in Peru on Friday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) —worth above S/80,000 (over US$23,228)— for health professionals in Loreto, Ucayali, Lambayeque, and Piura —four of the regions most affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Representing the South Korean community in Peru, Gyu Seong Park affirmed that —at these difficult times— his fellow citizens residing in the Inca country have responded in solidarity and raised funds.
"It is a full recognition of gratitude for the noble efforts that health professionals have been undertaking on the health defense's frontline" and for the
Peruvian College of Physicians' guild management.
A significant Korean community resides in Peru, and it is fully integrated into our society. Its members are professionals, businesspeople, and technicians, who arrived at different times, but then decided to settle down in this country with deep affection, respect, and gratitude for the nation that once welcomed them with open arms.
Perhaps the most beloved and respected was
Man Bok Park, the ex-Peruvian Volleyball Team coach, who became a symbol of this community, as his children and grandchildren were born here, whom he taught to love this land, without losing the feelings for his native South Korea.
Both parties signed an act detailing the list of donated personal protective equipment. Thus, the CMP committed to distributing and making them available to health personnel in the regions most affected by the pandemic.
With this act, the South Korean community in Peru expressed its full identification with the Peruvian nation.