Gwanak-gu Wins Youth-Friendly Governance Award in Policy Category for Two Consecutive Years

Proven as the Self-Declared 'Youth City Gwanak-gu' by Listening to Youth Voices and Implementing Youth-Responsive Policies, Achieving Policy Award for Two Consecutive Years Following Last Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) achieved the great feat of winning the grand prize in the policy category for basic local governments for two consecutive years at the ‘Youth-Friendly Legislative Award’ held at Olympic Park on the 31st of last month as part of the ‘4th Korea Youth Day’ event.

The Youth-Friendly Legislative Award, hosted by the corporation ‘Youth and Future’ under the National Assembly Secretariat, is judged for metropolitan and basic local governments, members of the National Assembly, and city/provincial councilors.

This award was established to commend the achievements and contributions of institutions that have contributed to creating a youth-friendly environment based on the youth-friendly index, which evaluates youth contributions in various fields such as policy, legislation, and communication.

Since the launch of the 7th local government administration, Gwanak-gu has been the only district in Seoul to establish a dedicated Youth Policy Division responsible for youth affairs, actively promoting youth policies as a major pledge, proving that it is becoming a ‘Youth City Gwanak’ by winning the award for two consecutive years following last year.

The district stated that it received high scores in areas such as ▲revision of the basic ordinance on youth support ▲activation of youth participation organizations ▲creation of three-room units in Sillim-dong ▲construction of Gwanak Youth Center ▲hosting of Gwanak Youth Festival ▲holding and participation in youth-related events such as Youth Dream Gwanak Camp.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “Gwanak-gu is a self-proclaimed youth city with the highest youth population ratio nationwide (40.5%), and I am very pleased to receive the grand prize for two consecutive years. We will continue to listen to the voices of the youth, who are the future and protagonists of Gwanak, and continuously promote policies that resonate with them.”

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