Lee Know of Stray Kids donated 100 million won to help flood relief efforts in Nepal, JYP Entertainment said Monday. He made the donation through World Vision on Aug. 28, asking that it support children and families affected by the flooding. The money will go to food and nutrition aid, temporary housing, and clean water and sanitation programs. Lee Know said he hoped the gesture would give people strength and help them return to peaceful daily life.
Stray Kids' Lee Know / Courtesy of JYP Entertainment
Lee Know of the K-pop boy band Stray Kids donated 100 million won (about $72,000) to support relief efforts for people displaced by severe flooding in Nepal, his management agency, JYP Entertainment, said Monday.
Lee Know delivered the donation on Aug. 28 to World Vision, an international humanitarian and development NGO, requesting that it go toward saving the lives of children and families affected by the flooding and helping them sustain their livelihoods. The funds will support food and nutrition assistance, temporary housing and clean water and sanitation programs for flood-affected residents.
"I hope my gesture can offer even a small bit of strength to those going through a difficult time," Lee Know said in a statement released through JYP Entertainment.
