Jeonnam Province to Greatly Expand Support Project for 'Creating Village Communities'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province (Governor Kim Young-rok) announced on the 7th that it will significantly expand the Village Community Creation Activity Support Project this year to more than double compared to last year.

Accordingly, this year the province selected 351 sites in the first round, more than double the 172 sites from last year, to enable residents to directly discover and resolve village agendas and issues. An additional 47 sites will be added through a second supplementary recruitment.

The village communities selected in the first round are categorized as follows: 259 sites at the seed stage where five or more residents gathered to start community activities; 82 sites at the sprout stage where already active communities were revitalized; and 10 sites at the fruit stage aiming for self-sustaining communities.

A total of 2.106 billion KRW will be supported, ranging from 25 million to 200 million KRW per site.

In particular, village communities at the seed and fruit stages participated in the recruitment by directly establishing business plans based on discussions of village issues by residents. The selection process involved community representatives presenting their project contents directly, followed by a Q&A session and evaluation by experts.

The main activity areas include village festivals, culture, and arts (133 sites), village environment improvement (104 sites), village education (87 sites), welfare and care (21 sites), and joint production activities (6 sites), with a total of 5,111 participants.

The second supplementary project, which received many preliminary inquiries regarding the seed stage, will accept applications for two weeks from the 10th to the 21st, undergo expert evaluation, and be selected in early next month.

Application methods and selection results can be checked on the Jeonnam Province website, and inquiries about village community activities can be made at the Jeonnam Village Community Creation Support Center (061-982-1069).

Yeom Seong-yeol, Director of the Social Economy Division of Jeonnam Province, said, “We hope that through the step-by-step village community activity support project, village communities will develop into self-sustaining communities,” and added, “We will continue to strive to improve the quality of life for residents through various activity programs.”

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