Gwangjin-gu, Village Community Support Project Contest Announcement

Open Call for 5 Categories Including Neighbor-Making Project Until the 11th, Minimum 500,000 to Maximum 5 Million KRW Support per Group Upon Selection... Online Application at Seoul Village Community Support Center, Neighbor-Making Project Applications Accepted at Local Community Service Centers

2019 Gwangjin Village Festival (Seoul Children's Grand Park)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seongap) is accepting applications for the '2020 Gwangjin-gu Village Community Support Project' until the 11th.

The Village Community Support Project is a program where residents themselves propose and implement projects necessary for the village to restore and revitalize the functions of the village community.

The application categories include ▲ Neighbor-Making Project ▲ Our Village Activity Support ▲ Our Village Space Support ▲ Our Neighborhood Alley Creation ▲ Alley Environment Improvement Community Project, totaling five categories.

In particular, the district newly established the 'Alley Environment Improvement Community Project' category this year to find solutions to the local alley garbage problem.

Applications can be submitted by groups of three or more people, and not only residents of Gwangjin-gu but also workers and students located in Gwangjin-gu can apply.

Currently, applications for the Neighbor-Making Project are accepted in person at the community service centers, while the other four projects accept online applications through the Seoul Village Community Comprehensive Support Center website.

The total support budget is 140 million KRW, and selected projects will receive support ranging from a minimum of 500,000 KRW to a maximum of 5 million KRW per group.

The projects proposed through this application will be reviewed in March, with final selection and contract signing in April, and result reports are scheduled for November.

Additionally, to ensure smooth progress of the selected projects, the Gwangjin-gu Village Autonomy Center will provide accounting education and project consultation.

For more details, contact the Gwangjin-gu Village Autonomy Center (6949-6981) or the Gwangjin-gu Office Autonomy Administration Division (450-7150).

Mayor Kim Seongap of Gwangjin-gu said, "The Village Community Project is expected to invigorate the local community by achieving true resident autonomy through the process of residents identifying and solving neighborhood problems themselves," and added, "We ask for the interest and participation of all residents in the support project application so that we can jointly discover and solve neighborhood issues."

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