Haenam-gun to Open Social Community Support Center in March

Support for Revitalizing Village Communities and Growth of Social Economy

In 2019, Haenam-gun held the Social Economy Festival. (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) announced on the 19th that the Social Community Support Center will open in March.

The Social Community Support Center is an intermediary support organization aimed at revitalizing the social economy and village communities. It will systematically support the discovery and development of village communities through activities such as resource surveys, capacity-building education, and consulting, as well as support their transition into social economy organizations like village enterprises and cooperatives.

Last year, Haenam-gun secured a project budget of 135 million KRW over three years through a Jeollanam-do public contest. After operating the center directly for a certain period to establish the work system, the county plans to consider private consignment.

The support center is planned to be remodeled on the 3rd floor of the former Jongno M School building in Haeri, Haenam-eup. The 1st and 2nd floors house a shared kitchen and shared office through the Youth Food Culture Creative Campus project, as well as office space for the Haenam Social Economy Network, which is expected to facilitate smooth collaborative work.

A county official stated, “Based on the Haenam-gun Social Community Support Center, we will actively foster village communities and the social economy to create jobs and become an important pillar of Haenam’s economy.”

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