Yongsan-gu Launches Village Community Project in 2020

59 Village Community Contest Projects Selected... 180 Million Won Invested Over 6 Months from This Month to November

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seongchang Hyun) has selected 59 projects for the 2020 Village Community Contest.

These include 21 projects for Making Neighbors (Seed Stage), 17 for Creating Our Village (Sprout Stage), 6 for Activity Support (Growth Stage), 13 for Dong Resident Participation, 1 for Resident Activity Hub Space Support, and 1 for Alley-based Community Building.

Neighbor-making projects selected include "Healthy Snack Making (Huam-dong)," "Haebangchon Village Kitchen (Yongsan 2-ga-dong)," and "Relay Video Letters Checking In (Namyeong-dong)." These projects aim to bring together village project beginners to share hearts and communicate.

Creating Our Village projects are somewhat larger in scale. These include "Beauty Class for Senior Citizens in Bogwang-dong," "Palace Outing (Seobinggo-dong)," "Hannam Guitar Ensemble Village Performance (Hannam-dong)," and "Our Village Redesigned with Coffee (Ichon 2-dong)."

Activity Support projects are carried out more systematically by linking local resources. Selected projects include "Sabujak Social Club (Huam-dong)" and "Hangang-ro Symbiosis and Enjoyment Project (Hangang-ro-dong)."

Additionally, projects such as "Rainbow Culture Class (Cheongpa-dong)," "Visiting Small Concert (Ichon 2-dong)," "Dong Residents Harmony Sports Festival (Itaewon 2-dong)," and "Bingo Village Yutnori Tournament (Seobinggo-dong)" will be conducted as Dong resident participation projects.

For alley-making projects, "Annyeong Workshop Street (Yongsan 2-ga-dong)" was selected again this year. It plans to organize various resident talk shows, education, counseling, and cultural programs.

The project period is six months from June (contract date) to November. A total budget of 180 million KRW, including 110 million KRW from the district, will be invested.

A district official said, "This year, we will work with residents on 59 projects, five more than last year," adding, "Individual consulting will be conducted this month, followed by contract signing and subsidy disbursement."

The district recently created a new logo for the Village Community Project through a resident contest. The final selected work was by Park Nayoung (female, 28), a resident of Seobinggo-dong. The design simply depicts residents of various colors holding hands, using the 'o' and 'ㅅ' from Yongsan.

Seongchang Hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, "We conduct contest projects to strengthen communication among neighbors and enable residents to proactively solve village problems," adding, "The district will actively support smooth project progress."

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