Mapo-gu Supports Workshop Operation with 'Project Funding'

Recruitment of Workshops Participating in the 'Workshop Program Support Project,' Centered at Mapo Craft Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) announced that it has recruited participants for the ‘Workshop Program Support Project Workshop Forest,’ which supports local workshops with business funds to help recover consumer sentiment weakened by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and revitalize workshops, until the 9th.

The workshop program support project, hosted by Mapo-gu and operated by the Daily Art Creation Center, selected 15 workshops through the first support program in February and provided 1 million KRW per workshop as business funds. This budget support helped plan programs tailored to the characteristics of each workshop.

In particular, considering the difficulties in holding flea market events centered on handicrafts due to COVID-19, the project directly supports business funds to handicraft creators and workshops that have been shrinking, easing the economic burden on workshops and providing craft experience opportunities to residents using the workshops through tuition support, which is highly meaningful.

This second recruitment will expand the selection scale to a total of 25 workshops, each receiving direct support of 1 million KRW in business funds.

Budget items available for use include ▲material purchase costs necessary for operating the workshop program ▲tuition fees for those wishing to participate in the program ▲workshop promotion expenses, etc.

To participate in the project, companies operating workshops in Mapo-gu as of the announcement date (April 14, 2021) must submit documents such as business registration certificate, application form, program operation plan, support fund usage plan, and bankbook copy to the Mapo Craft Center via email (mapocc2020@gmail.com) by May 9.

The application form can be downloaded from the Mapo Craft Center website.

After application, workshops will be selected through document screening and interviews, and the selected workshops will be announced on the Mapo Craft Center website in May.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “We are making great efforts at the district level to develop the craft industry through systematic support for about 300 workshops located in Mapo-gu and to revitalize tourism business through this.” He added, “I hope this workshop program support project will be an opportunity to revitalize the local economy and craft experience culture weakened by COVID-19.”

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