Daejeon City Announces Contest for Next Year's Idolbom 'Geojon Ondolbang' Centers

Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City announced on the 21st that it will publicly recruit care communities to participate in next year's Daejeon-style childcare 'Geojon Ondol Room.'

The Geojon Ondol Room creation project was introduced this year and started with the operation of seven locations. Next year, the city plans to recruit and operate an additional 15 locations to minimize childcare gaps through the realization of village communities.

Applications are open until January 9 next year, and care communities consisting of resident groups of six or more can participate if they have shared spaces where they can conduct direct care and care network activities.

The communities finally selected by region will receive project funds of around 10 million KRW, including business operation expenses, environment setup costs, staff capacity training fees, and consulting costs.

Local care communities wishing to participate in the project can download related documents such as the application form, project plan, and facility usage confirmation from the Dahamkke Care One-Stop Integrated Support Center website, fill them out, and submit them either by visiting in person or via email.

Kang Byung-seon, head of the Family Care Division of the city, said, "The Geojon Ondol Room project is a unique childcare facility in Daejeon that operates a small-scale community network and dispatches care activists." He added, "The city will expand and operate 15 Geojon Ondol Rooms next year to support many children in using the care facilities as warmly as an ondol room."

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