K-pop group Seventeen partners with UNESCO to open learning centers in East Timor

K-pop boy group Seventeen performs on stage at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Nov. 14. AFP-Yonhap

By Dong Sun-hwa

K-pop boy group Seventeen has joined forces with the Korean National Commission for UNESCO to set up two community learning centers in East Timor, aiming to provide education for marginalized students.

This is part of the #Going Together campaign the two have been running since August 2022. The campaign promotes the importance of education while encouraging more people to participate in diverse educational activities.

Located in Oecusse and Manatuto in the Southeast Asian…