Positive Response to 'Nori Dolbom Project' in Buk-gu, Gwangju

Creating a Child-Friendly Play Environment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] The ‘Play Care Project’ spearheaded by Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Moon In) is receiving great responses from residents.

Buk-gu announced on the 10th that it has been promoting the ‘Visiting Play Care Project’ since March to guarantee children’s right to play and to address the play gap.

The Visiting Play Care Project is a program proposed and participated in directly by children and residents, carried out in collaboration with 11 related organizations including the Traditional Play Multicultural Research Institute and the Youth Counseling Welfare Center.

Through training middle-aged play care activists, operating visiting play care programs, and online content such as the ‘Online Playroom,’ Buk-gu is creating a child-friendly play environment.

First, middle-aged women with career interruptions are trained as play care activists to provide jobs, and play programs such as traditional, folk, and creative play are supported for families and facilities in need of care, aiming to reduce parenting burdens.

In particular, amid restrictions on outdoor activities due to COVID-19, Buk-gu contributes to spreading a safe play culture in the region by operating ‘Yaho! Let’s Play! Online Playroom,’ an online play content series of 22 sessions including Chilgyo play and Djembe play, as well as a free toy delivery service.

The online playroom is accessible to anyone through the Gwangju Buk-gu Office YouTube channel.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “We will prepare various support measures to take social responsibility for childbirth, childcare, and care, and to make Buk-gu a happy place for children where it is good to give birth and raise children.”

Meanwhile, Buk-gu is carrying out various projects to create a social atmosphere friendly to childbirth and families, such as a low birthrate response idea contest, a low birthrate awareness improvement relay campaign, and pursuing certification as a child-friendly city.

Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong bong2910@asiae.co.kr

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