Gwangju Nam-gu, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '1st Housing Welfare Awards' Outstanding Local Government

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byung-nae) was the only excellent institution selected among local governments in Gwangju and Jeonnam in the evaluation of the ‘1st Housing Welfare Awards’ conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

According to Nam-gu on the 13th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport evaluated housing welfare policies to share excellent cases that improved the housing conditions of local residents including vulnerable groups through region-specific customized housing welfare policies, and to provide incentives when participating in public rental housing projects through competitive bidding to local governments that implemented outstanding policies.

In this evaluation, Nam-gu received favorable reviews by establishing a cooperative relationship with Korea Land and Housing Corporation and Gwangju Urban Corporation to build the Gwangju-type Comprehensive Housing Welfare Center for providing stable housing welfare services, and actively promoting remodeling of houses and children's study rooms for vulnerable families using Happy Bean donations.

In fact, last year, Nam-gu established a collaboration system with Daechon-dong Administrative Welfare Center, Nam-gu Disabled Welfare Center, Emmaus Welfare Center, and others to repair the house of a disabled mother and child living in an old earthen house over 50 years old, raising 10 million won in donations from more than 4,000 sponsors nationwide to provide housing.

The old earthen house they lived in at the time had weak ground, causing the entire ceiling and floor to sink and posing a high risk of collapse. With the help of public institutions and sponsors nationwide, they are now building new hope in their new home.

In addition, private organizations such as the local Community Security Council and Love Volunteer Group created a study room equipped with wooden bookshelves and bunk beds for a low-income family of seven, including the youngest child aged 11, providing an environment where they can study independently.

Furthermore, Nam-gu was honored as an excellent institution by significantly enhancing local residents' access to welfare policies by operating a comprehensive counseling center using not only telephone counseling but also the KakaoTalk channel function to provide convenience for counseling vulnerable groups.

District Mayor Kim Byung-nae stated, “We will actively promote various projects, including remodeling hope housing, through public-private cooperation to stabilize the housing of vulnerable residents.”

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