Daegu City 'Senior Welfare Award' Model Senior Category Winner Baek Jung-gi

An Hyun-jin, Social Worker, Selected for Individual Elderly Welfare Promotion
Book-gu Senior Citizen Welcoming Volunteer Group Selected for Organization Category

Daegu City Senior Welfare Award recipient in the Model Senior category, Mr. Baek Jung-gi, and recipient in the Individual Senior Welfare Promotion category, social worker Ahn Hyun-jin.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The recipients of the '9th Daegu Senior Welfare Awards' were selected as follows: Baek Jung-gi in the Model Senior category, social worker Ahn Hyun-jin in the Senior Welfare Promotion and Rights Improvement Contributor category, and the Buk-gu Senior Citizen Welcoming Volunteer Group in the Senior Welfare Promotion Institution/Organization category.

Daegu City has been selecting and awarding seniors who serve as role models in the community, individuals who have contributed to the improvement of senior rights and welfare, and institutions/organizations every year for nine years. Since 2011, a total of 24 people have received awards across three categories.

Baek Jung-gi (88), selected as the Model Senior awardee, has been participating in the senior job project at the Daegu Southern Senior Protection Center. He has consistently engaged in senior rights advocacy activities, starting with elder abuse prevention projects, Silver Smile projects, and dispatching senior instructors. In particular, since 2017, he has served as the team leader of the No-No Care project group, carrying out support activities for marginalized groups.

Ahn Hyun-jin (35, female), selected as the Senior Welfare and Rights Improvement Contributor awardee, has been working since 2008 at the Daegu Senior Comprehensive Welfare Center to support seniors' emotional well-being by focusing on depression and suicide prevention and resolving sexual concerns. She has supported the development of various programs tailored to the needs of an aging society, including death preparation education, twilight childcare programs, and segmented approaches for ultra-aged seniors.

Members of the Buk-gu Senior Citizen Welcome Volunteer Group, selected as recipients of the Welfare Contribution Organization Award, are taking a commemorative photo.

The Buk-gu Senior Citizen Welcoming Volunteer Group, selected as the Senior Welfare Promotion Institution/Organization awardee, has been conducting 'Neighborly' volunteer activities since June 2016 to prevent solitary deaths among elderly living alone. With about 20 members, they have formed one-on-one partnerships with over 50 seniors. Through this, they regularly make weekly check-in calls, prepare birthday celebrations, and conduct side dish volunteer activities more than twice a week for elderly individuals without family support who suffer from food insecurity.

This year's Senior Welfare Awards candidates were recommended by districts, counties, and related institutions and organizations from June 11 to July 10. Among 18 candidates, the awardees were selected by a merit review committee composed of media, academia, and external experts. The awards ceremony will be held on October 6 at 10 a.m. in the Palgong Hall of the Culture and Arts Center during the '24th Senior Citizens Day' commemorative event.

Jo Dong-du, Director of the Daegu City Welfare Bureau, stated, "We annually hold contests and award those who quietly dedicate themselves to improving senior rights and welfare to discover and publicize their good deeds." He added, "We hope that their good deeds and stories will be widely shared in the community, greatly contributing to fostering traditional virtues and the spirit of respect for the elderly."

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