Gwangju Seo-gu Creates Flower Bed in Dongcheon-dong Historic Neighborhood Park

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Dae-seok) embarked on an autumn makeover to improve the appearance of local parks together with elderly participants in senior job programs on the 29th.

According to Seo-gu on the 30th, the event was held to welcome a clean and fresh autumn, with 25 participants including elderly participants in the senior job project and job execution agency officials planting autumn flowers in three locations, including around the entrance of Dongcheon-dong Historic Neighborhood Park, as part of the ‘Autumn Park Flowerbed Creation’ project.

This year, Seo-gu has secured additional local government budget for the senior job project, investing 18.5 billion KRW to support 5,516 elderly people in finding jobs across 64 projects.

Additionally, Seo-gu was recognized for its contribution in providing stable income and social participation opportunities through various senior job projects, winning the grand prize in the ‘2020 Senior Job and Social Activity Support Project’ evaluation hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 27th of last month.

Song Kyung-ae, Director of the Aging Society Policy Division, stated, “In preparation for the increasing elderly population and aging society era, we will create valuable jobs that discover various job opportunities and provide services in areas requiring social assistance.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho sdhs6751@asiae.co.kr

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