Gwangju Buk-gu Takes Quick Steps in Creating a Child-Friendly City Project

Interim Report Meeting and Roundtable Discussion on Child-Friendly City Research Project Held on the 20th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 19th that it will hold the ‘Interim Report Meeting for the Research Project on Creating a Child-Friendly City’ and a ‘Roundtable Discussion’ on the 20th.

This event was prepared to gather diverse opinions from children, adolescents, and experts to establish the vision and policy direction for a child-friendly city.

First, at the interim report meeting for the research project starting at 1:30 PM on the first day, about 50 participants including public officials, district council members, the Child-Friendly City Promotion Committee, and the Child Participation Group will share the analysis results of the child status survey such as general conditions, child-friendliness, and the four-year promotion plan for a child-friendly city, and discuss the progress.

Following that, from 2:00 PM, the roundtable discussion will be held under the theme ‘The Child-Friendly City We Desire,’ where children and residents will participate in both online and offline meetings simultaneously to conduct discussions.

The discussion topics cover the six major areas of child-friendliness: ▲ Play and Leisure ▲ Participation and Citizenship ▲ Safety and Protection ▲ Health and Social Services ▲ Educational Environment ▲ Residential Environment.

Buk-gu plans to concretize strategies for creating a child-friendly city based on the opinions gathered from this discussion and actively reflect them in the four-year promotion plan and child impact assessments.

District Mayor Moon In said, “We will continue to actively promote the child-friendly city creation project to guarantee children’s participation and rights together with children, parents, and experts.”

Meanwhile, last December, Buk-gu signed a public-private business agreement for creating a child-friendly city with 22 institutions and organizations.

Since March, it has been operating the 1st Child Participation Group composed of 100 members including children, guardians, and advocates from child institutions, making efforts to implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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