Beautiful Partnership Between Seoul City and KCC Continuing for 4 Years

Improvement of Low-Rise Residential Areas in Eunpyeong-gu, Seongbuk-gu, and Seodaemun-gu for Four Years Since 2018

The KCC Happiness Sharing Volunteer Group is taking a commemorative photo after completing their activities in the 2020 On (溫) Neighborhood Forest.
[Photo by KCC]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] KCC, together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and welfare organizations, has signed a business agreement for the '2021 On (溫) Neighborhood Forest' project and will continue its low-rise residential area environment improvement project for the fourth year.

The agreement was signed as a four-party agreement between KCC, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Low-rise Residential Area Regeneration Project Group, and Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation through a non-face-to-face written method without a separate signing ceremony due to COVID-19.

The On (溫) Neighborhood Forest project is part of KCC’s social contribution initiatives reflecting Chairman Chung Mong-jin’s belief in the importance of corporate social responsibility. It is a project carried out through cooperation among the government, private companies, and non-profit organizations to improve the poor low-rise residential areas in Seoul into safe and pleasant environments. After selecting the target village this month, housing environment improvement construction, mural painting, volunteer activities, and village festivals are scheduled to take place by November.

KCC plans to support the project with 150 million KRW and improve the residential environment of aging low-rise residential areas through eco-friendly paint, windows, and insulation materials. In addition, using its eco-friendly paint 'Sopro' (숲으로), KCC will paint murals to brighten the village atmosphere, repair and maintain village fences, and carry out environmental improvement work within the village. Furthermore, the project will include practical DIY education for vulnerable groups and village community revitalization projects linked with local small business owners.

Since 2018, KCC has carried out mural paintings at 64 locations, residential environment improvements at 3 locations, and public facility improvement works in three areas: Eungam Mountain Village in Eungam-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Samtaegi Village in Sangwol-gok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, and Our Village in Bukgajwa-dong, Seodaemun-gu.

A KCC official said, "We will support and take interest so that village residents can directly participate in regenerating their villages, breathing hope and vitality into them, and making them happy and livable places. Beyond physically improving spaces with eco-friendly building materials and paints, we will also support educational programs and customized village community projects that help daily life, making this a meaningful volunteer activity."

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