Wanju-gun Self-Support Project Site ‘Mirinae’ Gains Attention as a Model of Self-Support

Achieved 9 Million Won in Sales Within One Month of Opening... A Great Boost to Jobs for Low-Income Groups

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] The ‘Mirinae’ cafe, opened by the Wanju-gun Self-Sufficiency Project Group and the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation to create jobs for self-sufficiency participants, is growing as a new model of self-sufficiency projects.

According to Wanju-gun on the 27th, the Mirinae cafe, located in the lobby on the first floor of the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation in Jeonbuk Innovation City, opened on the 15th of last month.

The Self-Sufficiency Project Group aimed to help basic livelihood security recipients or lower-income groups with work ability to become independent through operating the cafe, and the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation readily agreed to support this.

The cafe employs two self-sufficiency participants and one professional barista, and the sales revenue is used for wages of the participants and purchasing materials for cafe operations.

In particular, it is currently achieving monthly sales of 9 million KRW, greatly contributing to jobs for low-income groups.

Additionally, employee meetings and discussions are often held at the cafe, and employees even practice sharing by prepaying for others.

Kim Dong-jun, Director of the Social Welfare Division, said, “Although the economic situation is not good due to COVID-19, the Mirinae cafe was made possible because the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation provided space to support the independence of low-income youth. We are deeply grateful for the continuous warm support from the employees since its opening.”

Meanwhile, the self-sufficiency labor project of the Self-Sufficiency Center supports the independence of vulnerable groups with work ability among basic livelihood security recipients or lower-income groups. Wanju-gun is strengthening employment and entrepreneurship education and establishing cooperative systems with related organizations to support various self-sufficiency projects for creating jobs for low-income groups.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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