Jindo-gun, Jeonnam Province Selected as Finalist in 'Social Innovation Contest'

Secured 14 Million Won for Dobby... Selected as 'Our Neighborhood Guardian Angel'

Jindo-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Jindo-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jindo County announced on the 22nd that the "Guardian Angels of Our Neighborhood" project by the Jindo-eup Residents' Autonomy Committee was finally selected in the 2020 Social Innovation Contest led by residents, hosted by Jeonnam Province, and will receive 14 million KRW in provincial funding.

The Social Innovation Contest is a project designed to support the ability of residents and village communities to proactively identify and solve various local social issues related to residents' lives.

The selected "Guardian Angels of Our Neighborhood" project provides a service to improve daily inconveniences by supporting urgent small repairs under 100,000 KRW, such as light bulb replacements and clogged toilets, as well as a livelihood stabilization support project that supplies essential daily necessities to vulnerable households.

Through this project, the county plans to establish a public-private cooperation governance by building a case management system through continuous discovery and follow-up management of welfare blind spots in connection with the Jindo-eup Residents' Autonomy Committee.

Formed in March last year, the Jindo-eup Residents' Autonomy Committee originated from the Residents' Autonomy Committee that had been operating for 15 years since 2003, and continues residents' autonomy activities by organizing four divisions: regional development, welfare sharing, transportation environment, and culture and arts.

Park Mija, head of the Jindo-eup Residents' Autonomy Committee, said, "Through this project, the local community will take ownership in addressing daily inconveniences experienced by vulnerable groups and take the lead in supplementing the limits of public welfare."

An official from the Jindo County Administration Department said, "We are supporting the discovery and promotion of residents' autonomy committee projects that reflect the characteristics of each eup and myeon through various supports to strengthen residents' autonomy capabilities," adding, "We will continue to do our best to support residents so that they can solve problems on their own."

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