Gwangsan-gu Residents' Autonomy Committee in Gwangju Selected as a National Best Practice
At the National Residents' Autonomy Expo by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Cheomdan 2-dong Wins Grand Prize, Usan-dong Receives Autonomy and Decentralization Award
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] The Residents' Autonomy Committees of Cheomdan 2-dong and Usan-dong in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, won the Grand Prize in the Residents' Autonomy category and the Autonomy Decentralization Award respectively at the '19th National Residents' Autonomy Expo' held online from the 7th to the 11th.
According to Gwangsan-gu on the 16th, this expo, jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Presidential Committee on Autonomy Decentralization, and the Open Society Citizens' Coalition, selected 68 excellent cases out of 309 nationwide residents' autonomy cases through document review, interviews, and online exhibition evaluations, divided into categories such as residents' autonomy, regional revitalization, learning communities, residents' organization networks, and institutional policies.
The Residents' Autonomy Committees of Cheomdan 2-dong and Usan-dong in Gwangsan-gu were honored as excellent cases in the residents' autonomy category.
The Cheomdan 2-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee was recognized for strengthening the foundation of autonomy activities through the formation and operation of various consultative bodies such as the Garbage Resolution TF Team, Generation Empathy Remodeling TF Team, and Village Agenda Realization Resolution Team.
The Usan-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee, which has been named a winning organization for four consecutive years from 2017 to this year, was selected as an excellent case for securing sustainability and independence in residents' autonomy through organizing the Our Neighborhood Happiness Network, establishing a cooperative to meet welfare demands, and operating a village ledger for community activity fund raising.
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Kim Sam-ho, Mayor of Gwangsan-gu, said, "This honor is an achievement made possible by the dedication of residents' autonomy committee members, citizen participation, and policy support from Gwangsan-gu," adding, "We will continue to support the Residents' Autonomy Committees so that they can function as a hub for autonomy, participation, and village communities, as well as a venue for direct democracy."
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