Suncheon-si Gwunbun (勸分) Movement Selected as an Excellent Case at the Truly Good Local Autonomy Policy Conference

The COVID-19 Overcoming Volunteer Movement Initiated by Suncheon City Becomes South Korea's Action Vaccine

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The sharing movement in Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) achieved the great feat of being selected as an excellent policy at the Good Local Government Policy Conference held on the 31st by the Good Local Government Council (Chairman Yeom Tae-young, Mayor of Suwon), the only one from Jeollanam-do.

At the awards ceremony held at the Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall auditorium, among the 91 local governments that applied for the competition, 12 heads of basic local governments, including Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon City, who were selected for excellent policies, attended.

The sharing (勸分) movement is a campaign that delivers customized packages called ‘sharing boxes’ containing rice, side dishes, ramen, etc., to neighbors in need who worry about meals due to the spread of COVID-19. It is a city-wide movement encouraging sharing and a donation campaign started with the purpose of having citizens with some economic leeway help vulnerable groups facing greater difficulties.

The sharing movement began under the supervision of volunteer organizations in the area, and as voluntary participation from various groups and citizens continued, it established itself as a new civic movement. It has expanded to mask sharing, good rent campaigns, sharing stores, and shoulder-to-shoulder stores.

It was highly evaluated and selected as an excellent policy because it strengthens community spirit through sharing, the most necessary value in our society during the difficult COVID-19 situation.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “This award is given to all 290,000 citizens of Suncheon who practiced sharing together,” and added, “I hope the sharing movement will spread beyond Suncheon City to become a leading model throughout the Republic of Korea, becoming an action vaccine that can overcome COVID-19 early through the power of united solidarity.”

In addition, the city continues efforts to widely promote the sharing movement of cooperation and coexistence created together with the citizens of Suncheon by applying for the ‘Governance Local Politics Award’ hosted by the Governance Center, themed on the sharing (勸分) movement.

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