Jeonnam Wando-gun Geumil-eup and Village Leaders Roll Up Sleeves for the Elderly

Psychological and Emotional Support Including Planting Chili Seedlings Together

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Geumil-eup and the village chiefs of Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, rolled up their sleeves to help the elderly struggling due to the impact of COVID-19.

According to Wando-gun on the 6th, Geumil-eup and the village chiefs planted five chili pepper seedlings together with 98 elderly people living alone, village chiefs, and village officials in charge, in accordance with the high-intensity social distancing measures.

With the extension of high-intensity social distancing until the 19th, the initiative aimed to help lonely elderly people alleviate their loneliness, provide psychological and emotional support, and overcome COVID-19 together.

A Geumil-eup office official said, “While distributing chili pepper seedlings, we also checked on the well-being of the elderly and helped ease their loneliness, achieving two goals at once,” adding, “We used to receive frequent calls from elderly people saying they felt lonely living alone, but the response from the elderly was very positive.”

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