Mapo-gu Officially Advances Establishment of Mapo Welfare Foundation

Since February Last Year, Promoted to Improve Resident Welfare, Legal Basis Established through Related Ordinance... Expanding Customized Welfare Delivery System for Regional Characteristics, Minimizing Welfare Blind Spots Gaps

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) announced plans to actively promote the establishment of the Mapo Welfare Foundation to enhance local welfare by providing specialized welfare services in response to the diverse welfare needs of residents.

The push to establish the Mapo Welfare Foundation became more concrete after the basic plan for the foundation's establishment was formulated last year and the ordinance concerning the establishment and operation of the Mapo Welfare Foundation in Mapo-gu, Seoul, passed the plenary session of the Mapo-gu temporary council on March 9 of this year.

With the legal basis secured through the enactment of the ordinance, the district plans to accelerate efforts toward the foundation’s launch within this year.

Starting with the basic plan formulation in February last year, the district conducted surveys and opinion polls targeting local residents, private experts, and public-private institution workers, followed by feasibility studies and reviews on the foundation’s establishment. Subsequently, the proposal underwent deliberation by the Mapo-gu Investment and Contribution Institution Management Committee, completed the second consultation with Seoul City, and proceeded with the ordinance proposal submission to the council, gradually advancing the preliminary procedures for the foundation’s establishment.

Going forward, the district will step-by-step carry out related procedures such as recruiting founding members for the Mapo Welfare Foundation, preparing articles of incorporation and regulations, holding the founding members’ general meeting and board of directors meeting, and applying for establishment approval, aiming for the official launch of the welfare foundation in November.

The Mapo Welfare Foundation, as a Mapo-gu funded institution, will implement various projects in phases, including discovering local resources and linked projects, building networks and public-private cooperative projects, and operating and managing social welfare facilities. Later, it plans to expand its initiatives through research, pilot projects, and developing specialized projects reflecting local characteristics.

Facing various challenges such as low birth rates, ultra-aging population, and an increase in single-person households, the local community’s welfare needs are becoming more complex and individualized.

The welfare foundation will establish a new welfare delivery system that can proactively respond to these local characteristics and welfare demands, activating cooperation among the public, private sectors, and residents. It will also maximize local resources through the spread of a sharing culture and strengthen local welfare functions by minimizing welfare blind spots.

Furthermore, it is expected to significantly contribute to improving residents’ welfare satisfaction by expanding customized welfare services reflecting the local welfare policy environment and establishing a professional support system.

The foundation will consist of a board of directors with up to 15 members including the chairman, and a secretariat. The secretariat will operate with 7 staff members divided into two teams: the Operations Team and the Welfare Projects Team.

Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun of Mapo-gu said, “In the era of decentralized autonomy, the public role in efficiently responding to and managing changes in the local welfare environment is very important. I expect the welfare foundation to lead local welfare as a central institution that solves residents’ diverse welfare needs and issues and operates for the benefit of the residents.”

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