‘Beautiful Journey’ for Residents of Wando's Remote Islands

Volunteers Visit Cheongsan Yeoseo to Conduct Comprehensive Volunteer Work

Wando County is conducting comprehensive volunteer activities on remote islands again this year, following last year. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 22nd that it is carrying out comprehensive volunteer activities on remote islands by visiting them this year as well as last year to create a bright and healthy Wando-gun where people live together.

The county had suspended comprehensive volunteer activities on remote islands due to COVID-19, but as the spread of COVID-19 subsided, volunteer activities have been underway since the 20th, starting with Cheongsan Yeoseo-do.

About 30 volunteers from various fields participated in this volunteer activity, inspecting electrical safety in each house, repairing electronic devices and broken boilers, and providing medical services such as internal medicine, oriental acupuncture, and dental care.

In addition, through talent donations from members of the Beauty Association, perms, dyeing, and haircuts were provided to women, and essential daily necessities were delivered to neighbors in difficult financial situations, along with companionship, receiving positive responses from residents.

In particular, residents repeatedly expressed their gratitude upon seeing volunteers personally visit elderly people with mobility difficulties to give perms and clean their homes.

A Wando-gun official said, “The comprehensive volunteer activities on remote islands, conducted once a month targeting 27 remote islands with fewer than 200 households each year, are possible thanks to volunteers from all walks of life who actively volunteer by giving up a day of their livelihood,” expressing gratitude to the volunteer group members.

Wando-gun selects outstanding volunteers every year and supports various incentives such as commendations and advanced site visits. It also plans to continuously operate remote island volunteer activities to build a “hopeful future where everyone prospers in Wando” by developing various programs to spread the culture of talent donation and activate volunteer work.

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