Seoul Volunteer Center Launches Neighborhood Refrigerator 'Eoreum Ddaeng' Campaign... Running Until the End of August

Sharing Cool Ice Water and Checking in Remotely for Heat-Vulnerable Groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Volunteer Center will conduct the citizen voluntary volunteer activity campaign "Eoljuk Tang" to overcome the ongoing record-breaking heatwave for 37 days from the 26th of this month to the 31st of next month at three locations in Seoul.

The "Eoljuk Tang" campaign operates by collecting unused cooler bags from households and repurposing them as bags to hold ice water for local residents. At the campaign activity sites, "Eoljuk Tang Bag Stations" are installed to hang cooler bags, and during activities, volunteers visit households to deliver the cooler bags non-face-to-face along with checking on residents' well-being. This campaign is planned and conducted together with public campaigner Jelly Jang, continuing from 2020.

The neighborhood refrigerators, called "Eoljuk Tang Boxes," are installed in three areas: Dohwa-dong in Mapo-gu, Hongje 3-dong in Seodaemun-gu, and Junggye Bon-dong in Nowon-gu, and are operated in a region-customized manner reflecting local conditions.

Companies also participate in activities for heat-vulnerable groups in the local community. inno.N sponsors Hoven Water beverages, and the iCOOP Consumer Cooperative Seoul Regional Council sponsors magnesium-fortified drinking water. The activities and reports of each organization can be found on the Seoul Volunteer Center's online platform V-Sesang Volunteer.

The "Eoljuk Tang Campaign" can be autonomously used and spread by various organizations wishing to engage in activities for heat-vulnerable groups. To this end, the campaign will provide a "common volunteer activity text manual," "Eoljuk Tang logo design" (produced by public campaigner Jelly Jang), and "campaign activity video" (produced by Echo Team Protecting the Earth), among other materials necessary for campaign progress.

Center Director Kim Eui-wook said, "The Eoljuk Tang campaign, conducted again this year following last year, is an activity that conveys the message that society must continuously pay attention and unite in solidarity for climate-vulnerable people who suffer more severely from climate inequality as the climate crisis worsens. At the same time, I hope many companies and civic groups will unite and expand the campaign together."

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