Gwangju Dong-gu 'Vacant House Youth Startup Chaeum Project' Fully Launched

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 2nd that it is recruiting prospective young entrepreneurs to participate in the 2020 community-led youth job project, the ‘Empty House Youth Startup Filling Project.’

This project, selected in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s ‘2020 Community-led Youth Job’ contest, aims to encourage young people to settle in the area by supporting youth startups that can coexist with the village by utilizing empty houses or vacant stores in the Gyerim 1-dong 1~2 district.

Dong-gu actively reflected the proposal from the youth-led ‘Youth Policy Committee’ and ‘Youth Participation Committee’ that there is a need for youth activity spaces using empty houses in the downtown area to promote this contest project.

Dong-gu plans to develop this area into a community platform where residents and youth can come together through collaboration with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s small-scale regeneration project ‘Mudeung-ro 333 Renovation’ being promoted around the Gyerim 1-dong Pureungil Park area.

Applicants must be unemployed youth under the age of 39 with passion and ideas for startups in cultural planning, social economy, or other fields that can engage in mutually beneficial exchanges with the local community.

Selected participants can receive support of up to 12.6 million KRW for rent, material costs, product development costs, etc., by moving into empty houses or vacant stores within the project area. In addition, continuous support such as special guarantees for small business owners, customized education, and consulting will be provided.

Youth wishing to participate can download the related documents from the Dong-gu website, fill them out, and submit them via email or to the Youth and Sports Division from the 4th to the 13th.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “We expect this to be an opportunity to breathe new life into the village through mutually beneficial exchanges between youth and the community by moving beyond basic startup support policies to startups linked with local resources.”

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