Sancheong-gun Selected as an Excellent Institution in the 'Youth Policy Evaluation'... Awarded the Prime Minister's Commendation

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 29th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2021 Youth Policy Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and received the Prime Minister's Commendation.

This evaluation was prepared to discover excellent cases of youth policies being implemented in 226 basic local governments nationwide and to share and spread them nationwide.

In particular, this year, the scope of analysis and evaluation was expanded, and policies covering youth activities, participation, protection, and welfare activation were comprehensively evaluated.

Sancheong-gun received high scores for implementing various youth policies such as ▲establishing an emergency support system for youth psychological trauma ▲monitoring youth operation committee programs ▲conducting youth usage satisfaction surveys, and supporting out-of-school youth through communication.

Especially, efforts were recognized for ▲actively supporting and participating in youth events tailored to the COVID-19 situation ▲active policy participation of youth through the Youth Participation Committee ▲new recruitment of youth leaders ▲enactment of the ordinance supporting school uniform purchase costs in Sancheong-gun ▲securing budget for youth facility expansion.

Meanwhile, the award ceremony was postponed to 2022 in accordance with government quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

An official from the county said, “Being selected as an excellent institution in the youth policy evaluation is thanks to the efforts of all related personnel who worked hard to actively reflect the opinions of youth, who are the future of our county,” and added, “We will continue to work with local youth organizations so that youth can freely pursue their dreams in a healthy and safe environment.”

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