Seongbuk-gu Public Sharing Promotion Project Contest

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is promoting the ‘2021 Seongbuk-gu Sharing Promotion Contest Project.’

This project is being promoted to create social value and solve various local problems through the sharing of local resources such as idle spaces in the area, residents' various items, talents, and experiences.

Seongbuk-gu has been conducting this project annually since 2015, supporting the development of a total of 24 sharing projects and providing approximately 149 million KRW in project funds. In 2020, five organizations within Seongbuk-gu participated, revitalizing the alley economy through the discovery of urban cultural content, providing meals to local elderly living alone through temple food cooking classes, strengthening cooperation with welfare institutions in Seongbuk-gu, creating leisure culture for the elderly in the community using board games through the ‘Bodeumi Project,’ operating cafe-style shared workshops, creating neighborhood culture with residents of Jangwi-dong, and running public art programs with artists, thereby providing an opportunity for residents to understand the value of sharing (共有) more easily and familiarly.

The ‘2021 Seongbuk-gu Sharing Promotion Contest Project’ is recruiting participating organizations until May 4. Any project that promotes sharing is eligible to apply, including ▲space sharing projects utilizing idle spaces ▲item sharing projects sharing infrequently used items ▲intangible sharing projects sharing residents' knowledge, experience, and talents ▲projects linking education, culture, and arts resources for sharing.

Applicants must be non-profit private organizations, small and medium enterprises, social enterprises, or cooperatives located in the area or targeting local residents. Interested organizations can download the application form from the Seongbuk-gu Office website (District News → Notices) and submit it via email.

Submitted projects will be reviewed by the Seongbuk-gu Sharing Promotion Committee and the Local Subsidy Review Committee, with final selections scheduled for the end of May. Selected projects will receive project funding within a total budget of 25 million KRW (up to 10 million KRW per project).

For more details, contact the Resident Community Division of Seongbuk-gu Office.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “Through the Sharing Promotion Contest Project, we hope that the sharing economy will be activated, creating jobs, restoring communities, and spreading and expanding a sharing culture that solves urban problems throughout the region.”

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