Gwangju City Holds Inauguration Ceremony for the 2nd Welfare Cooperation Committee

On the afternoon of the 24th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the inauguration ceremony of the 2nd Welfare Cooperation Committee held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Seo-gu, where he presented appointment letters to the members of each subcommittee. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 24th that it held the launch ceremony of the ‘2nd Welfare Cooperation Committee’ at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center.

The launch ceremony proceeded in the order of Mayor Lee Yong-seop’s presentation of committee member appointment letters, the reading of the welfare cooperation declaration by Kim Cheon-su, Chairman of the Gwangju Social Welfare Council and co-chairman, Shin Su-jeong, Chair of the City Council’s Environment and Welfare Committee, and Kim Jong-hyo, Deputy Mayor of Gwangju, followed by a performance and workshop.

The Welfare Cooperation Committee, formed to practice ‘Better Gwangju Welfare for Citizens,’ is a unique welfare model exclusive to Gwangju, where the private sector, administration, and council cooperate to establish a permanent communication system and jointly resolve welfare issues.

The 2nd Welfare Cooperation Committee was significantly expanded from 24 to 94 members last September when the ‘Basic Ordinance on Welfare Cooperation’ was fully revised to strengthen welfare governance.

In particular, focusing on eight subcommittees including the elderly, disabled, childbirth, and childcare, the committee will prioritize discovering and implementing universal welfare policies that citizens can feel. Through this, it plans to spread consensus on welfare issues and strengthen cooperative systems.

Additionally, this year, through the operation of the Welfare Cooperation School and workshops, the committee will share awareness of cooperation and actively work to enhance the capabilities of cooperation committee members based on mutual trust.

Furthermore, through the operation of subcommittees, working councils, and plenary meetings, the committee will increase the execution power of welfare cooperation by holding discussions and forums to prepare implementation plans for the discovered and proposed cooperation agendas, and establish the foundation of Gwangju welfare cooperation by formulating basic welfare cooperation plans and operating dedicated organizations.

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “We will realize a welfare community where the private sector, administration, and council cooperate to share and live together,” and added, “I hope that through the 2nd Welfare Cooperation Committee, welfare capabilities will be strengthened, various field voices will be reflected in policies, and a dense welfare network without blind spots will be established.”

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