Gwangju Seo-gu Hwajeong 4-dong Hosts 'Visiting Youth Autonomy School'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dong-ho] The Hwajeong 4-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee (Chairman An Hae-ok) in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, held the 'Visiting Youth Autonomy School (Student General Assembly)' at the Hwajeong 4-dong Administrative Welfare Center on the 7th.

According to Seo-gu Hwajeong 4-dong on the 9th, the 'Youth Autonomy School' is a project prepared by the Presidential Committee on Local Autonomy and Decentralization to provide youth with opportunities to think about problems that need to be solved in their neighborhood and find solutions themselves.

Last August, Gwangju Metropolitan City and Seo-gu signed a business agreement, and the program was piloted in Geumho 1-dong and Pungam-dong. This year, it was held in Hwajeong 4-dong.

At this general assembly, the village leader group composed of youths aged 14 to 18 residing in Hwajeong 4-dong participated, leading all processes including basic education on residents' autonomy, viewing the village from the perspective of youth, discovering village agendas, and deciding policies.

As a result of the village agenda voting, ▲ "Hwajeong 4-dong is fun too! Strengthening the play culture project in Hwajeong 4-dong" was selected as the top priority, followed by ▲ improvement plans for unsafe public restrooms, ▲ 'Youth Festival Day' and holding a youth festival, and ▲ autonomy activities for youth.

This village agenda voting confirmed that youths most desire spaces where they can enjoy and learn with their peers in the village and have a strong interest in operating festivals for youth.

The village agendas proposed by the students are planned to be carried out through various channels such as next year's residents' autonomy village projects or village-making contest projects.

An Hae-ok, chairman of the Hwajeong 4-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee, said, "I am glad that youths, the future leaders of residents' autonomy, could participate in a communication platform for public decision-making at the dong level," and added, "Please watch the process of Hwasa Village changing through the village agendas proposed by the students and give your interest and support."

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

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