Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Delivers COVID-19 'Emergency Support Fund' to Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Jang Hwikuk) has extended a helping hand to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education and students who are going through difficult times due to COVID-19.

The Gwangju Office of Education announced on the 8th that it has provided emergency support funds of 10.91 million KRW related to COVID-19 to Daegu, its ‘Dalbit Alliance’ partner.

This support was carried out through the voluntary participation of public officials over the past five days.

Employees from 16 departments including the General Affairs Division, Citizen Participation Officer, Public Relations Officer, 12 affiliated institutions such as the School Facilities Support Group and the Creative Convergence Education Institute, as well as two regional education offices in the East and West, participated together.

The fund transfer ceremony was held on the 6th with the participation of Superintendent Jang Hwikuk of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, Park Heungseok, Chairman of the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korean Red Cross, and Lee Jaeseung, Secretary General.

The amount collected by the faculty and staff until that day was 10,416,050 KRW, but donations continued to be received after the contribution, and the total of 10,913,050 KRW collected by the 7th will be delivered to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education through the Korean Red Cross Daegu branch on the 9th.

Superintendent Jang Hwikuk said, “In moments of crisis, it is most important to unite our hearts,” adding, “There may be many thoughts, but we must focus only on the children and, even if it is a little inconvenient and difficult, we must work together for the citizens who are going through this crisis more painfully than we are.”

Gwangju and Daegu, the Dalbit Alliance partners, share a patriotic spirit that continues through the National Debt Repayment Movement, the Gwangju Student Anti-Japanese Movement, the April 19 Revolution, the February 28 Democratic Movement, and the May 18 Democratization Movement. Since 2009, they have been providing practical support to each other not only in medical and economic cooperation but also during the COVID-19 crisis by supplying masks to each other and, in Gwangju, accepting COVID-19 confirmed patients from Daegu for treatment and facility support, the first of its kind nationwide.

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Office of Education has recently established a plan to revitalize the local community weakened by COVID-19, promoting flower-sharing events and group blood donations. It is also focusing administrative efforts on student support, life education, and securing hygiene supplies to ensure that schools in the district are not lacking in their COVID-19 response.

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