SAFE MOVE
2024.08.29
Hyundai Engineering Gift House
Beautiful Miracles Begin at Home,
Gift House
“The bedroom is perfect, the kitchen is perfect, and living in such a wonderful house feels like a dream come true”
These are the words of Yubin’s (a pseudonym) grandmother, at the housewarming event for Hyundai Engineering’s ‘Gift House Season 10,’ held in Boseong, South Jeolla Province.
‘Gift House’ is a CSR activity by Hyundai Engineering, donating modular homes to vulnerable households suffering from disasters such as wildfires, floods, and housefires, as well as general housing deterioration due to age.
These are the words of Yubin’s (a pseudonym) grandmother, at the housewarming event for Hyundai Engineering’s ‘Gift House Season 10,’ held in Boseong, South Jeolla Province.
‘Gift House’ is a CSR activity by Hyundai Engineering, donating modular homes to vulnerable households suffering from disasters such as wildfires, floods, and housefires, as well as general housing deterioration due to age.
The 10th Anniversary of the Gift House
Hyundai Engineering has been running ‘Gift House’ yearly since its inauguration in 2015. In 2024, to mark Hyundai Engineering’s 50th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the ‘Gift House,’ duplex modular homes were provided to vulnerable households in Boseong, South Jeolla Province.
The housewarming event was made more meaningful through the attendance of Yubin’s family, who were provided with a comfortable home, as well as officials from the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation and Boseong County. In particular, the comprehensive support provided to Yubin’s family was featured on the KBS1 television program Accompany on September 14, 2024, resonating deeply with viewers nationwide.
The housewarming event was made more meaningful through the attendance of Yubin’s family, who were provided with a comfortable home, as well as officials from the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation and Boseong County. In particular, the comprehensive support provided to Yubin’s family was featured on the KBS1 television program Accompany on September 14, 2024, resonating deeply with viewers nationwide.
In 2025, the Gift House program continued its efforts to support families in need. Last September, Hyundai Engineering held a housewarming event for “Gift House Season 11” in Uiseong, Gyeongbuk. The beneficiaries were low-income families who had lost their homes in the wildfires that occurred in the spring of the previous year. The newly constructed 49.5 m² modular homes, designed for permanent residential living, each include two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Hyundai Engineering employee volunteers assisted with interior landscaping, helping to celebrate the families’ new beginnings as they prepare to rebuild their lives. Including the wildfire-affected households in Uiseong, Hyundai Engineering has provided a total of 41 modular housing units across 19 regions nationwide to date.
An Exemplary Model for Public-Private-NGO Collaboration
Hyundai Engineering’s ‘Gift House’ involves collaboration between the company, local governments, and NGOs throughout the entire process, including selecting the beneficiary regions and households, producing and donating modular homes, and providing help with upkeep post-donation.
Hyundai Engineering oversees the selection of beneficiary regions as well as the production and installation of modular homes, while local governments help recommend beneficiaries and carry out the administrative procedures necessary for construction. NGOs manage donations, support beneficiary households, and organize employee volunteering. This collaborative model has made ‘Gift House’ an exemplary model of a public-private-NGO partnership.
Hyundai Engineering oversees the selection of beneficiary regions as well as the production and installation of modular homes, while local governments help recommend beneficiaries and carry out the administrative procedures necessary for construction. NGOs manage donations, support beneficiary households, and organize employee volunteering. This collaborative model has made ‘Gift House’ an exemplary model of a public-private-NGO partnership.
House Repair Volunteer Group of Professionals and Students Deployed for Older Houses
Since 2023, Hyundai Engineering has been running a house repair volunteer group for older houses as part of the ‘Gift House.’ The 2024 volunteer group consists of 9 Hyundai Engineering employees selected through an internal competition, 47 university students from 11 university volunteer clubs in the Seoul metropolitan area and South Chungcheong Province, and 10 interior construction technicians who provide professional house repair skills, comprising about 70 people in total.
The volunteers work in teams of one employee, four university students, and one technician, helping with tasks such as wallpapering, flooring, replacing light fixtures, cleaning, and general organization, which elderly homeowners have difficulty with. In August 2024, volunteers repaired 26 older homes recommended by local governments in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province.
In addition, volunteer home-repair projects were carried out for 40 aging households in Seoul in June 2025, followed by housing repairs for 20 households in Naju, Jeollanam-do, in August.
The volunteers work in teams of one employee, four university students, and one technician, helping with tasks such as wallpapering, flooring, replacing light fixtures, cleaning, and general organization, which elderly homeowners have difficulty with. In August 2024, volunteers repaired 26 older homes recommended by local governments in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province.
In addition, volunteer home-repair projects were carried out for 40 aging households in Seoul in June 2025, followed by housing repairs for 20 households in Naju, Jeollanam-do, in August.
‘Gift House’ Achievements
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Donation of Modular House41 block(2015–2025)
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Repairing Older House106 households(2023–2025)
Spreading the Happiness that Stable Homes Bring to Communities
‘Gift House’ ranked first in the ‘CSR Portfolio Evaluation’ conducted by the community outreach impact assessment agency, Impact Research Lab, in 2023, and was selected as Hyundai Engineering’s representative CSR activity.
Hyundai Engineering plans to continue its earnest efforts to provide happy homes to even more vulnerable households by carrying out CSR activities linked to its business.
Hyundai Engineering plans to continue its earnest efforts to provide happy homes to even more vulnerable households by carrying out CSR activities linked to its business.