Gangbuk-gu Conducts Online 'Our Family Happiness Campaign'

Due to COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor activities, events are conducted through KakaoTalk Channel and Instagram... Delivering hopeful stories to each other tired from COVID-19 over 5 sessions from March 25 to May 25

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyum-soo) promoted the ‘Our Family Happiness Campaign’ organized by the Gangbuk-gu Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center (Director Han Eun-joo).

The campaign was planned for people suffering from social distancing and restrictions on outdoor activities due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). It aimed to encourage each other and find small joys in life during the disaster situation. To make it easier for people to participate, the district conducted the campaign by having participants leave comments directly on the center’s KakaoTalk channel and Instagram.

The event, held six times from March 25 to May 25, saw a total participation of about 150 people.

In the first activity, ‘Childhood Play Methods,’ many people reminisced about games such as Gonggi Nori. Next, in ‘Words of Encouragement for Those Exhausted by COVID-19,’ gratitude was expressed for the medical staff working on the front lines.

Participants shared ways to overcome COVID-19 in ‘My Own Stress Relief Methods,’ such as watering lettuce and tomatoes with their children, and introduced healing foods in ‘Introducing My Healing Food,’ including dishes made with bean sprouts grown together with their children through home gardening.

Besides these, participants exchanged hope and encouragement through activities like composing acrostic poems with ‘Cheer Up’ and sending love messages for their families to overcome the current situation together.

The center provided coffee and dessert coupons, and ‘Succulent Kits’ through a raffle for those who participated.

As social distancing continues due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the district is exploring ways to conduct the Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center’s programs remotely.

Director Han Eun-joo said, “We held the event hoping that local residents could find strength with their families even in difficult times. Through the hopeful messages left by participants, I hope everyone can overcome this challenging period together, and that the situation will end soon so residents can enjoy the center’s various programs.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.