Recruitment of Applicants for Gwangju Nam-gu 'GPS Location Alert Device Distribution Project' View original image


[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 10th that it is recruiting applicants for the ‘GPS Location Alert Device Distribution Project’ to establish a social safety net for preventing the disappearance of people with developmental disabilities and early detection in case of disappearance.


Applicants must be people with developmental disabilities residing in Gwangju according to their resident registration certificate, and support recipients will be selected according to priority.


The first priority recipients are people with multiple disabilities who have run away or gone missing and are receiving National Basic Livelihood Security benefits.


The second priority is people with developmental disabilities who have run away or gone missing, the third priority is multi-disabled households, and the fourth priority is people with developmental disabilities receiving National Basic Livelihood Security benefits.


However, people with disabilities who were selected through the same project from 2017 to 2019, those who received GPS location alert devices distributed by the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, and those who participated in similar projects at other institutions and received devices are excluded from support.


Support recipients will be provided with a watch-type GPS location alert device equipped with various functions such as safe zone setting and emergency call, along with free communication fees for one year.


Applications can be submitted by visiting the Gwangju Developmental Disability Support Center located in the Sangmu district in person by the 21st, or by email or fax, or by mail through the facility use institution if the applicant uses such an institution.


The results of the support recipient selection will be notified individually via text message on the 24th.



A Nam-gu official said, “We will do our best in the GPS location alert device distribution project to support independent living for people with developmental disabilities and to build a dense social safety net.”


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