Delivery of Fruits and Vegetables Purchased from Traditional Market in Balsan 1-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul to Vulnerable Groups

Supporting 10 Households Weekly, Concurrent Monitoring Linked with Neighbor Care Project

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] A benevolent basket that cares for neighbors in need and revitalizes the market economy has been created.

The Balsan 1-dong Community Service Center in Gangseo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Noh Hyun-song) is promoting the 'Sharing Basket Project' as a specialized project of the Residents' Autonomy Committee.

The Sharing Basket Project delivers fresh agricultural produce packages through traditional markets to single-person households and vulnerable families. This project is especially meaningful as residents themselves propose and participate in it.

Amid ongoing emotional and economic difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the local Residents' Autonomy Committee proposed this project to help crisis households and traditional markets.

To actively promote the project, the committee signed a win-win agreement with Songhwa Mural Market, a traditional market in the area.

Through the agreement, the Market Merchants Association united in their intention to support vulnerable groups in the community by providing or donating fruits and vegetables below cost price.

The delivery of the baskets will also be handled by residents. From the 26th to the 30th, volunteers will be recruited to deliver the sharing baskets.

Volunteers will deliver fresh agricultural products weekly to 10 vulnerable households in the area until the end of this year.

Beyond simple material support, volunteers will visit homes to check on residents' well-being and provide emotional support. This will be linked with the district’s Neighbor Care Project to ensure continuous support and monitoring.

Jo Deok-jun, chairman of the Residents' Autonomy Committee, said, “We hope the Sharing Basket will have a twofold effect of helping neighbors in need and revitalizing the local economy,” adding, “The Residents' Autonomy Committee will continue to actively work to create a community where everyone lives together.”

A district official stated, “We salute the residents who participated in the project with the mindset of taking care of our neighbors with our own hands,” and added, “We will cooperate with the local community so that neighbors in need can live with hope.”

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