To build conscious effort in helping communities, HARI Foundation, Inc. (HFI), the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), recently inaugurates a Rain Water Harvesting System—a filtration method capable of producing and storing potable water from rain gathered in roof gutters, which invented by Prof. Han Moo Young of the Engineering College of Seoul National University.
Among the first beneficiaries of the Rain Water Harvesting System are the 200 students of Rawang Elementary School of Tanay City.
According to the Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) office of Corporate Social Value, HFI has excellently echoed and implemented in the Philippines the Hyundai CSR vision of responsible corporate citizenship in the international community, particularly in the area of climate change.
“We stand for relevant and accessible innovation. The launch of the pilot rain water harvesting system excellently addresses the issue of water scarcity in the Philippines in the face of the effects of climate change. But the success of this system depends on the local government and the pilot school’s commitment to keep it in tip top shape so that the people may have continued access to potable water. From Tanay, we can multiply the success of this project in the various islands of the country,” said Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo, president of HFI.
HFI’s present thrust is education in environmental stewardship for a greener Philippines, which it has carried out through various initiatives through the years, including successful “rain-forestation” efforts with HARIBON Foundation; construction of the Hyundai Center for Green Innovation (HGCI); and Hyundai New Thinkers Circuit (HNTC), which is designed to be a premier climate science literacy program that fosters and nurtures the spirit of leadership and innovation among outstanding public high school students who can take the lead in building a climate change-resilient Philippines.