Seoul City Launches 'Healing Insect Distribution Project' for Seniors... Recruiting 3 Welfare Facilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 14th that it will start a healing insect distribution project for the elderly. From the 15th to the 24th, three elderly welfare facilities will be recruited and selected to operate a healing insect program that distributes the emotional insect ‘Wang Ggitturami’ (King Cricket).

The healing insect distribution pilot project is an experiential program utilizing the healing functions of insects, where participants can experience live insects, raise them directly, and engage in various insect resource-based activities over seven sessions.

Participants will raise the emotional insect Wang Ggitturami at home and experience various healing activities such as ▲insect care ▲insect observation ▲expressing observation content ▲insect play. An insect specialist instructor will visit elderly welfare facilities to conduct education in small groups of about 10 people, and the program will be operated in compliance with quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The project targets elderly welfare facilities, with applications accepted from the 15th to the 24th, and three organizations will be selected through a screening process. Cho Sang-tae, Director of the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center, said, “This healing insect distribution pilot project will be a great opportunity for elderly people struggling with depression and other difficulties due to COVID-19 to raise emotional insects directly, connect with nature, and heal.”

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