Goheung-gun Achieves 3 Consecutive Years of Awards in Provincial Low Birthrate Policy Evaluation

Birth Promotion Happy Together Project: Public and Private Sectors Collaborate

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 11th, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it won the 'Excellence Award' in the 2020 Low Birthrate Policy Evaluation hosted by Jeollanam-do, achieving the accomplishment of winning the award for three consecutive years since the launch of the 7th local government.

This result comprehensively evaluated three categories and seven indicators, including exemplary low birthrate policies promoted by each of the 22 cities and counties in Jeonnam, birthrate and number of births, and efforts made.

Goheung-gun received high praise for implementing differentiated childbirth encouragement policies by addressing the low birthrate issue as a regional problem rather than an individual one, establishing a system where civilians and government cooperate and communicate together.

In particular, Goheung-gun delivers and provides childbirth blessing packages (seaweed, rice, beef) and Goheung Love Gift Certificates (worth 100,000 KRW) to childbirth families to support the purchase of childcare products, sponsored by individuals, financial institutions, and 20 local organizations and social groups through the Childbirth Encouragement Happy Companion Project.

Additionally, through an agreement with the county professional photography association, they support newborn 100-day photo shooting vouchers (worth about 200,000 KRW) and wedding photography fees for young couples (an album worth about 1,000,000 KRW or 500,000 KRW in cash).

To expand support for multi-child families, agreements have been made with 81 local businesses such as restaurants, beauty salons, and cafes, offering discounts of up to 10% when using these establishments, promoting various customized public-private cooperative childbirth encouragement policies.

A county official stated, “We will continue to strive to make Goheung a good place to raise children from marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, to parenting. In 2021, we will reduce the childcare burden on childbirth families by expanding childbirth incentives and supporting childcare product purchase costs for multi-child families, expand the support criteria for multi-child families to two children, support postpartum care center fees, and implement various customized new policies to lead the overcoming of low birthrate with practical childbirth encouragement policies for residents.”

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