Gwangju City to Conduct Resident Reconciliation Supporter Training Starting from the 25th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 24th that it will conduct the ‘Resident Reconciliation Supporter Training’ to discover and nurture reconciliation experts in daily life.

This training will be held a total of 5 times every Tuesday and Thursday from the 25th to the 8th of next month, targeting about 120 citizens interested in resident reconciliation support and operators of 50 communication rooms.

In accordance with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, the training will be conducted through non-face-to-face online education using Zoom and face-to-face practical training, covering the roles and attitudes of resident reconciliation supporters, neighbors’ human rights, village community and voluntary reconciliation capabilities, and the roles and operation cases of communication rooms in the village.

Those who complete the resident reconciliation supporter training will carry out activities to prevent conflicts and disputes among neighbors centered on each communication room, and act as mediators to help parties in conflict who find it difficult to resolve neighbor disputes to achieve reconciliation and agreement.

After August, an advanced training course focusing on practical training such as holding resident reconciliation support meetings will be operated, centered on those who completed this basic training and communication room leaders.

The Gwangju Village Dispute Resolution Support Center started operation for the first time nationwide in Nam-gu in 2015, expanded last year to the city and five autonomous districts, and this year is working to restore the local community by fostering residents’ voluntary reconciliation capabilities along with 50 communication rooms.

Kim Ji-hwan, head of the City Autonomous Administration Division, said, “There are cases where even difficult problems between parties whose emotional gaps have deepened from minor conflicts are overcome through the mediation efforts of communication rooms or resident reconciliation supporters,” and added, “I hope this training will enhance the capabilities of reconciliation supporters and serve as a foundation for restoring the village community.”

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