KCC Renovates Housing for Vulnerable Groups through 'Banditbul House' Project

KCC executives and employees are taking a commemorative photo after the Firefly House event. [Photo by KCC]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] KCC concluded the 2021 Firefly House project this year by holding a performance report meeting on the 3rd with Seocho-gu and local welfare organizations.

At the performance report meeting held at Banpo Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, officials from KCC, Seocho-gu, and four welfare organizations including Hanuri Information and Culture Center, which participated in the project, attended to present and share the achievements of this year's Firefly House project.

The Firefly House project is aimed at socially vulnerable households urgently needing residential environment improvement, supporting spatial welfare through housing renovation. It was named with the intention of improving the living environment of the socially disadvantaged brightly and cleanly by using eco-friendly building materials, like the firefly representing a clean environment.

KCC supported the project this year with a sponsorship fund of 100 million KRW and operational support. Customized one-on-one housing renovations reflecting the individual cases of a total of 34 target households were carried out, including repairs such as replacing old wallpaper, windows, flooring, and sinks. KCC has been continuing the project with Seocho-gu since 2018, and up to this year, a total of 130 households have had their environments improved.

A KCC official said, "It was rewarding to be able to help neighbors in need around us through the Firefly House project," adding, "As the Firefly House project is KCC's representative social contribution project, we will continue to carry it out to pursue social values of living together with the local community."

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