NewsAugust 30, 2026

Stray Kids’ Lee Know Donates ₩100 Million for Nepal Flood Relief

The Stray Kids member’s donation to World Vision will support food, temporary shelter, clean water and sanitation for children and families affected by devastating flooding in Nepal.

The Desk · filed 2026-08-30

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Stray Kids’ Lee Know has donated ₩100 million to emergency relief efforts following devastating flooding in Nepal.

JYP Entertainment announced on August 30 that Lee Know made the donation to international humanitarian organization World Vision on August 28, requesting that the funds support children and families affected by the disaster.

World Vision plans to use the contribution to provide food and nutritional assistance, temporary shelter, clean water, sanitation and hygiene support as communities work toward recovering from the flooding.

The disaster has caused extensive destruction across Nepal and the neighboring Tibet region. Hundreds of people have been confirmed dead and thousands remain missing as search, rescue and recovery operations continue.

Lee Know said through JYP Entertainment that he hoped his contribution could provide some strength to people experiencing the disaster and expressed hope that those affected — along with people participating in relief efforts — could return to peaceful daily life as soon as possible.

The donation continues a longstanding relationship between Lee Know and World Vision.

He began sponsoring children through the organization in 2014. In 2024, he donated another ₩100 million to World Vision’s global food-crisis response program, which supports children facing food insecurity connected to issues including climate change.

That contribution also made Lee Know the youngest member at the time of World Vision Korea’s Bob Pierce Honor Club, which recognizes major donors.

His charitable activity has continued beyond World Vision. In 2025, Lee Know donated ₩100 million each to Samsung Medical Center and cat-rescue organization Nabiya Saranghae, supporting medical treatment and animal rescue and care respectively.

The latest donation arrives while relief operations in Nepal remain ongoing.

For Lee Know, it also continues more than a decade of support through World Vision — beginning years before Stray Kids debuted.

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Filed by The Desk · filed 2026-08-30 · verified by The Desk (Editorial Desk). Cross-checked against JYP Entertainment-sourced reporting, World Vision donation history and Reuters reporting on the Nepal floods, 2026-08-30.

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