Seoul Gangseo-gu Operates 'Storage Organization Helpers' for Career-Interrupted Women

Support for Visit-Based Payment and Organization Service for 210 Vulnerable Households...Creating Jobs for Career-Interrupted Women and Improving Housing Conditions for Vulnerable Groups, Achieving Two Goals with One Effort

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Career-interrupted women are stepping up as storage and organization experts for vulnerable households.

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Noh Hyun-song) operates ‘Uri Dongnae Sujeongi (Storage and Organization Helpers),’ a program that visits neighbors with poor living conditions and in need of organization to provide professional storage and organization services.

The program was established to support a pleasant living environment for vulnerable households while providing specialized jobs for career-interrupted women.

To promote the project, the district selected 14 career-interrupted women holding storage and organization certificates last April and completed basic training including home care and daily quarantine measures.

They form three teams and provide storage and organization services to two households per week. First, they conduct a preliminary assessment of the target households to set management directions tailored to each household and then deliver customized storage and organization services.

Along with organizing, they expand space utilization and help emotional stability through appropriate item placement.

Even after organizing is completed, they assist with follow-up management to maintain cleanliness. To sustain an orderly environment, they provide free basic storage and organization education (15 hours) to the households.

The support targets a total of 210 households, including vulnerable groups such as elderly living alone, single-parent families, multicultural families, and basic livelihood security recipients residing in Gangseo-gu.

The service households are finally selected through consultations with each household.

Households wishing to receive the service can apply via the Gangseo Women’s Human Resources Development Center website or by phone until the end of this year. However, applications may close early if there are many applicants.

A district official said, “We hope this project will empower both career-interrupted women and vulnerable households,” and added, “As this is an opportunity to receive expert help, we encourage many households struggling with organization to show interest and apply.”

For more details, please contact the Gangseo-gu Job Policy Division.

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