Dongjak-gu Village Community Contest... Support from 1 Million to 5 Million Won

Applications open until the 22nd... Up to 50 million KRW support in 4 areas including Our Neighborhood Neighbor Making... Online briefing session for Village Community Contest held on the 7th at 2 PM via Village Autonomy Center YouTube

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) is recruiting candidates for the village community contest project until the 22nd and is set to begin full-scale project implementation.

This contest project, running from February to the end of October, supports local resident communities in independently considering and solving everyday problems.

Eligibility requires a resident group or organization of three or more people whose registered address or workplace/school location is in Dongjak-gu. Funding ranges from a minimum of 1 million KRW to a maximum of 5 million KRW per project.

The contest categories include ▲ Creating neighbors in our neighborhood to discover new communities ▲ Making a happy village by jointly addressing everyday village problems ▲ Creating a lively alley through forming resident networks ▲ Supporting resident group activities through base spaces in our village, totaling four fields.

In particular, this year, four new designated projects under Happy Village Making will be newly announced: ▲ Forming mutual care networks ▲ Village media ▲ Creating a sustainable environmental village ▲ Youth-led village making.

Local resident groups or organizations wishing to participate can download the application form from the Seoul Village Community Comprehensive Support Center website, fill it out, and submit it.

The district will select the final candidates on February 5 after reviewing documents and conducting on-site visits based on criteria such as project necessity, public interest, feasibility, voluntary resident participation, budget realism, and public-private partnership.

Selected village communities will proceed with the project after signing agreements in February and will be evaluated through settlement and result reporting in November.

Additionally, on the 7th at 2 p.m., the district will hold an ‘Online Briefing Session for the Village Community Contest Project’ via the Village Autonomy Center YouTube channel.

The briefing will introduce the contents of the village community contest project and provide guidelines on project fund execution standards.

Choi Hwan-bong, Director of the Autonomous Administration Division, said, “We hope that as residents independently promote village activities, the local community will be revitalized and residents’ autonomous capabilities will be further enhanced. We look forward to the participation of many resident groups and organizations.”

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