Suncheon City Holds Inauguration Ceremony for the First 'MacGyver' Problem Solver in Rural Villages

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] On the 23rd, the inauguration ceremony for the first versatile handyman "MacGyver" who solves daily inconveniences for elderly residents in rural villages was held at Hwaji Village, Woldeung-myeon, Suncheon City.

The "MacGyver Settlement Support Project" is a program where young and middle-aged people dreaming of returning to farming and rural areas settle in countryside villages, helping vulnerable groups and elderly living alone with their daily inconveniences, thereby revitalizing farming and fishing villages.

The first MacGyver, marking the starting point of this year's MacGyver Settlement Support Project promoted by Suncheon City, is Mr. Kim Hyun-chul (49), who moved from Yongin, Gyeonggi Province to Woldeung-myeon earlier this year.

Mayor Heo Seok, after the inauguration ceremony, visited the home of the oldest resident in Hwaji Village together with Kim Hyun-chul, the MacGyver of Hwaji Village, and helped install a stepping stool (footrest).

Suncheon City provides the selected MacGyver with a workshop built by remodeling an empty house free of charge for five years and also supports a settlement subsidy for eight months.

Mayor Heo Seok said, "Since the Woldeung-myeon MacGyver workshop is the starting point of this project being implemented for the first time this year, I hope the MacGyver here will harmonize well with the residents of Hwaji Village and coexist mutually."

Meanwhile, a Suncheon City official stated that they plan to continuously recruit young MacGyvers for the outer areas (Seungju, Juam, Oeseo, Nagan, Hwangjeon) in the future and asked for active cooperation from citizens in discovering empty houses.

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