Gwangju Dong-gu and Seo-gu Selected as Special Social Security Support Zones

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 30th that Dong-gu and Seo-gu have been selected as 'Special Social Security Support Zones' led by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, receiving 1.74 billion won in support by 2023.

The Special Social Security Support Zone is a project in which the government and metropolitan local governments cooperate to provide special support to vulnerable areas in order to reduce social security disparities between regions.

It aims to create an environment and enhance capabilities so that local residents can actively respond to welfare demands by providing human and material resources support and consulting for capacity building in areas lacking welfare infrastructure.

Areas selected as special social security zones select key institutions and partner organizations to carry out the special zone projects, secure local welfare professionals, and implement resident convenience and living facilities construction, solidarity enhancement programs, daily care programs, and group programs for vulnerable groups.

The selected areas receive administrative and financial support for capacity building, such as consulting on planning and execution processes, so that they can independently solve local problems.

Dong-gu plans to promote the ‘Dong-gu Sankye Village Sarangchae-centered Village Welfare Revitalization Project’ focusing on Sansu 1-dong and Gyerim 1-dong, areas experiencing urban hollowing and aging.

They plan to establish village Sarangchae centers in five zones to build a welfare ecosystem based on village-centered communities, enabling residents to solve village problems on their own.

Seo-gu will implement the ‘Nongsonggol Neighborhood Community Project Full of Human Fragrance,’ focusing on Nongsong 1-dong, the most deteriorated area in Seo-gu after over 30 years of urban development, by forming cooperatives for community recovery, promoting integrated community care and joint job creation, innovating residential environments, and improving the quality of health services.

Ryu Mi-su, head of the city’s Social Welfare Division, said, “We will establish detailed and thorough welfare policies to ensure that welfare infrastructure does not differ among the five autonomous districts of Gwangju and that balanced welfare services are supported between regions, and we will not spare administrative and financial support for underdeveloped areas.”

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