NEW YORK (India CSR): Don Victor Mooney, founder and executive director of the South African Arts International hopes to reach South Korea next month, but he’s not traveling by rowboat. In 2015, Mooney completed a 21-month journey from Africa to New York on a fourth attempt by rowboat. Samsung kept him connected with his support team and family.
“When Korea partners with Africa, not only can we build bridges, but we can cross oceans and encourage the next generation of innovators to never give up”, said Don Victor Mooney.
Recently, he delivered a letter to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations for His Excellency, Yoon Suk-Yeol, the President of Korea, seeking an invitation for the 2024 Korea Africa Summit. “I know firsthand that partnering with Korea is the right course, especially for the betterment of Africa”, added Mooney. Samsung has been a longtime supporter of Mooney’s effort to cross the Atlantic. In Seoul, he plans to honor Samsung with the Goree Challenge Award. Mooney’s mission was in honor of his brother who died of AIDS and to encourage voluntary HIV testing.
Photo Handout/ GC Media: Don Victor Mooney heads to the Caribbean aboard Spirit of Malabo rowboat in the Atlantic Ocean. (May 2014)
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