Gwangyang City Selected 41 Sites for Jeonnam Province Village Community Contest Project

32 Seed Sites, 9 Sprout Sites Selected, Project Budget of 218 Million KRW

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City announced on the 16th that a total of 41 village communities were finally selected in the 'Village Community Activity Support Contest Project' hosted by Jeonnam Province.

The 'Village Community Activity Support Project' aims to restore the sense of community among residents by forming close relationships between residents and is a project in which residents themselves discover and resolve local issues based on resident participation.

A total of 411 communities were selected in this contest, and Gwangyang City demonstrated its role as a representative area for revitalizing village communities by having 41 projects selected.

The selected communities include △ 32 locations such as Mujigae Multicultural Community at the Seed Stage and 4478 Village Chiefs △ 9 locations at the Sprout Stage such as Susia Village Community and Sunshine Global Cultural Exchange Association, receiving a total project fund of 218 million KRW to engage in various activities such as drawing village maps, investigating village resources, establishing village plans, and continuing traditional culture.

The city achieved good results by discovering and applying projects suited to local characteristics in various fields, including apartment communities creating happy apartments with residents, global cultural communities with multicultural families, youth communities, senior communities, and natural village communities.

Moon Byung-ju, Director of the Investment and Jobs Division, said, "This year, various communities were selected, demonstrating the capabilities of Gwangyang citizens," and added, "We expect that village communities will be further revitalized through mutual communication and cooperation among residents."

Meanwhile, during the contest period, the Gwangyang City Village Community Support Center (Director Jeong Hoe-gi) actively supported participation in the contest project by providing consulting on how to write village community project applications and reviewing project plans, and will conduct budget and accounting education until the 19th.

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