Korean youngsters and college students will provide community services in Uzbekistan, Friend Asia, a local nonprofit organization that supports central Asia, said Tuesday.

A service corps of 40 volunteers aged 15 to 24, divided in two groups, will visit two villages in the country on July 23 and offer services there until Aug. 3. Their trip is being paid for by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

They will work at a children’s center and an IT education facility, both built by South Korea for local residents of Korean ancestry.

“Our youngsters will have a meaningful experience from living together with Korean Uzbeks,” an official of Friend Asia said.

(swchun@heraldcorp.com)