KCC Hosts 'On(Dongne) Forest Village Festival'

An event official is hosting the 'Village Festival in the Whole Neighborhood Forest.'
[Photo by KCC]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] KCC announced on the 2nd that it held the 'Warm Neighborhood Forest Village Festival' with village residents at Gulcham Village in Nangok-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul on the 27th of last month.

The Warm Neighborhood Forest Village Festival is an event organized to share and celebrate the achievements of the Warm Neighborhood Forest environmental improvement project for low-rise residential areas, which KCC has been conducting this year in collaboration with the Low-rise Residential Area Regeneration Project Group and the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation, and to promote communication among the resident community.

At Gulcham Village on the day, busking performances and treasure hunts were held against the backdrop of murals painted with KCC’s eco-friendly paint 'Sopro'. Due to COVID-19, temperature checks were conducted throughout the venue, and local residents enjoyed the village festival while complying with quarantine guidelines such as wearing masks.

As part of the village festival, an award ceremony for the 'Warm Neighborhood Forest Village Video Contest' was also held. The contest targeted villages where the Warm Neighborhood Forest project has been conducted over the past four years, selecting and awarding village videos that well represented the project by showcasing the hidden charms and lifestyles of low-rise residential villages through themes such as natural scenery, historical culture, daily life, and alleyway explorations. The grand prize went to Mr. Oh Sang-woo from Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, for his work titled “The Resident’s House is a Tree, and the Forest.”

Since March, KCC has continued social contribution activities aimed at improving residential environments and revitalizing communities in Gulcham Village, starting with discussions and planning with related organizations. Using KCC’s eco-friendly paint, murals were created to bring vitality to the village, and various building materials such as windows and insulation were provided to improve aging houses. Additionally, an unmanned caf? and sewing room were established at the Gulcham Village residents’ rest area to provide spaces where residents can freely use and socialize, supporting community activities.

A KCC official stated, “We were able to share the rewards of this year’s Warm Neighborhood Forest project with the residents of Gulcham Village through the festival,” adding, “The Warm Neighborhood Forest project is one of KCC’s representative social contribution activities, and we will continue to help many neighbors through ongoing residential environment improvements.”

Meanwhile, the Warm Neighborhood Forest project is aimed at improving poor low-rise residential areas in Seoul into safe and pleasant environments. Since 2018, the project has been carried out in areas such as Sangol Village in Eungam-dong, Eunpyeong-gu; Samtaegi Village in Sangwol-gok-dong, Seongbuk-gu; Woori Village in Bukgajwa-dong, Seodaemun-gu; and Gulcham Village in Nangok-dong, Gwanak-gu.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.