HOAM THE HO-AM FOUNDATION

Mrs. Im-Soon Kim has devoted some 40 years of her life to the disabled and orphaned of on Kojedo Island. In 1952, when the increasing number of war orphans became a serious social problem, she opened Ai-Kang-Won, where some 600 orphans were brought up and sent out into the world. Ai-Kwang-Won was converted in1978 into an institution for the mentally and physically handicapped. In1980, she also set up a special school for mentally retarded children and in 1986, founded Mindeulleh(Dandelion) House, a rehabilitation center for children suffering from multiple disabilities. She has worked hard throughout her adult life for the welfare of the disabled, alienated by society. Her institutions and school are well-equipped with excellent facilities, uncommon in local instituions and offer specialized education and training to a high degree of excellence