Gwangju Buk-gu, Recognized as an 'Excellent Institution' in Joint Evaluation of Self-Sufficiency Sector

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 5th that it has been selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2019 Joint Evaluation of Local Governments in the Self-Support Field’ conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare nationwide and will receive the Minister of Health and Welfare Award.

This evaluation was prepared to activate local government specialized projects linked to national tasks such as expanding participants in self-support projects and gradually increasing self-support benefits.

Buk-gu operated a self-support work project group to provide necessary self-reliance and self-support services to the working poor, fostered excellent self-support enterprises, and provided customized self-support jobs, making efforts to create conditions for independence and improve quality of life.

In particular, it actively utilized the self-support fund, established and operated the nation’s first joint sales center for self-support products, and received evaluation for greatly contributing to the realization of productive welfare by expanding self-support job projects.

In addition, in December last year, Dowoo Environment, a self-support enterprise belonging to the Buk-gu Workplace Regional Self-Support Center, was the only excellent institution selected in Gwangju at the ‘1st Community Contribution Recognition Day’ event hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, leading social contribution activities.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “We will continue to spare no support for residents’ independence and self-support, and will build a sustainable local welfare community by expanding self-support jobs and promoting various self-support projects.”

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