Suncheon-si Youth Center Selected as National Excellent Center for Two Consecutive Years

Selected as an Excellent Center in This Year's Ministry of Employment and Labor Youth Center Operation Evaluation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City Youth Center ‘Kkumkkuneun Cheongchun’ has been selected as an excellent center again this year in the youth center operation evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, following last year’s nationwide best center award.

In February, Suncheon City was the only city in Jeonnam to be finally selected for the youth center operation public contest project, firmly establishing itself as a youth hub space among 12 youth centers nationwide for career guidance, employment and start-up support, youth network building, and activation of communication, collaboration, and community among youth.

In this evaluation, Suncheon City received high marks for youth-led projects such as hope mentoring for youth struggling with social issues like COVID-19, the ‘3rd Suncheon Youth Week’ praised as a model for online festivals, the ‘3rd Art Book Fair-Jaranda,’ a nationwide exchange festival for independent publishing youth creators, the youth community ‘Youth-UP,’ operation of a job cafe, and collaboration with related organizations to develop content tailored to regional characteristics, contributing to new jobs and income generation for youth.

Despite the difficult situation caused by COVID-19, various ideas were incorporated to operate on-tact programs in parallel, and continuous communication and collaboration were achieved through SNS with over 1,100 followers to promote youth policies and encourage participation, gaining great response from young people.

A Suncheon City official said, “The fact that Suncheon City Youth Center was selected as an excellent center for two consecutive years is the result of communication and efforts between youth and institutions despite any difficult circumstances,” and added, “Next year, we will continue to listen to the voices of youth and promote various programs and youth support projects that meet the perspectives of young people.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.