Gonghana Cooperative Successfully Hosts 'Play Market' Providing Children with Opportunities to Enjoy Culture and Arts

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The 2021 "All Kids Who Want to Play, Gather!" Namgu Pureungil Play Market (hereinafter Play Market), hosted by Gonghana Cooperative and organized by Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, recently concluded successfully around Baegun Square Pureungil Park.

This event was planned to provide opportunities for cultural and artistic enjoyment through play to local artists who have been stagnant due to COVID-19 and children in Nam-gu who had no opportunities to participate in cultural arts.

At the Play Market, various experience booths such as a children's flea market, magic show, chick exhibition, free floor playground drawn on the ground, recycling play, and craft experiences captured the attention of children.

A total of 23 family-based child sellers participated in this event, with 10 resident talent-donation art experience booths operated, and about 220 participants attended.

Gonghana Cooperative prepared environmental education and pre-event training for child sellers and art experience booth operators to help improve participants' awareness of environmental issues and conduct a waste-free event.

Also, to ensure smooth event progress, about 30 local volunteers, including university students, were deployed to strictly comply with government quarantine guidelines.

Voluntary donation activities by Play Market participants were also carried out.

The host, Gonghana Cooperative, gave one experience coupon for each donated book and allowed all experiences to be participated in by donating 1,000 won.

The collected donations of 285,000 won were donated to a local welfare institution (Gwiil Mindeulle House) to give back to the community.

A total of 317 donated books were given to the municipal Bangjetgol Toy Library for children in the district.

This Play Market was praised for becoming a representative resident-led cultural arts festival in Nam-gu by expanding participation from various social classes in connection with the Pureungil Book Festival and Pureungil Saturday Market.

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