Yongsan-gu Recruiting Students for Volunteer University Courses in Horticulture and Laughter Therapy

Recruiting 100 Participants Aged 20 and Over... Applications Accepted Until April 9... Training from April 13 to May 20... Courses in Horticulture, Laughter, Youth Mentoring, Paper Art, and Calligraphy Offered

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The Yongsan-gu Volunteer Center is recruiting trainees for the "1st Yongsan-gu Volunteer University."

In a situation where face-to-face and contact volunteer activities have been completely suspended due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the center is pre-recruiting volunteers to train talent-sharing volunteer groups and to carry out community sharing activities in the future.

The recruitment target is 100 adults aged 20 and over.

The education fields consist of five courses: ▲ Pulnaeum (Horticulture) ▲ Healing Laughter ▲ Youth Mentoring Group ▲ Jihwaja (Paper Art) ▲ Calligraphy. Each division has a recruitment quota of 20 people.

The education starts with an entrance ceremony and orientation on April 13 and concludes with a graduation ceremony on May 20. Classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday at the Yongsan-gu Volunteer Center education hall. Considering the COVID-19 situation, both online and offline education will be conducted.

Those who wish to participate can fill out the application form and submit it via email by April 9. Priority will be given to those not affiliated with other volunteer groups and those with more than one year of continuous volunteer activity experience. More detailed information is available on the Yongsan-gu Volunteer Center website. The education fee is free.

The district plans to issue certificates of completion to volunteers who complete the academic course and train them as volunteer experts within the community. Considering the COVID-19 situation, various activities such as developing and participating in volunteer activity content will continue.

The Volunteer University is a program designed to train professional volunteers who can respond to changing environments and solve community problems through systematic education.

Sung Changhyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, "I sincerely thank all volunteer groups participating in volunteer activities during these difficult times," and added, "We hope many interested people will participate to warmly transform our society."

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