Seongdong-gu Supports Multi-family Housing with Seoul's Highest Budget This Year (1.4 Billion KRW)... Jungnang-gu Provides Gender Equality Fund Support

[Seoul District News] Seongdong-gu Supports Up to 5 Projects per Complex for 67,440 Households in 160 Apartment Complexes (Including Rooftop Emergency Door Auto-Open Devices and Facility Improvement for Caretakers and Cleaners) with Maximum Grants of 5 Million KRW and 3 Million KRW... Jungnang-gu Calls for Participants in 40 Million KRW Gender Equality Fund Projects from March 7 to 10

A view of Seongdong-gu from Maebongsan. The district has more than 81% of its housing consisting of apartments and other multi-family residences.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) is promoting the ‘2022 Apartment Complex Support Project’ for 160 apartment and multi-family housing complexes, totaling 67,440 households in the district.

The Apartment Complex Support Project, conducted to create a pleasant and livable residential environment, is a program that partially supports costs necessary for community activation facilities and maintenance of common facilities.

Seongdong-gu, where the proportion of apartment complexes among housing types accounts for more than 81%, has allocated a budget of 1.4 billion KRW for apartment complex support, the highest level among Seoul’s autonomous districts this year as well as last year, actively supporting the repair and maintenance of aging common facilities to create a pleasant living environment in apartment complexes.

This year, support is available for up to five projects. The projects ‘Installation of automatic opening and closing devices for rooftop emergency doors and replacement of guide lights’ and ‘Improvement of working and resting environment facilities for managers and cleaners’ have been selected as leading projects, with plans to support up to 5 million KRW and 3 million KRW per complex, respectively.

In particular, the newly designated leading project ‘Installation of automatic opening and closing devices for rooftop emergency doors and replacement of guide lights’ involves installing automatic opening and closing devices on rooftop emergency doors with manual keys and replacing guide lights to enable rapid evacuation in case of fire, supporting 50% of the total project cost.

The support targets apartment complexes with 20 or more households and includes community activation projects such as improvement of children’s playground facilities open to nearby residents and improvement of working facilities for managers and cleaners, in accordance with the Seoul Metropolitan Government Seongdong-gu Ordinance on Apartment Complex Support and Management.

The program includes a total of 22 projects, such as maintenance and reinforcement of disaster safety facilities and improvement of common indoor sports facilities open to nearby residents.

Last year, the district selected ‘Improvement of working facilities for managers and cleaners’ as a leading project and supported repair costs for managers’ posts and rest facilities in 31 apartment complexes. It also enacted a related ordinance (Seoul Metropolitan Government Seongdong-gu Ordinance on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of Apartment Complex Managers, etc.) and, for the first time nationwide, supported cooling costs for working and resting facilities of managers and cleaners in 139 complexes during the heatwave period (July to August).

Having actively created a pleasant and livable residential environment by supporting 13.3 billion KRW for 377 projects in 139 complexes last year, the district plans to increase support for cooling costs for working and resting facilities for managers and cleaners, along with a campaign to improve the title of security guards and active support for essential workers in our society this year.

The district posted a video of the ‘Apartment Complex Support Project Online Briefing’ on the district website and Seongdong-gu Office YouTube channel and plans to distribute guides to apartment complex management entities by complex.

Apartment complexes wishing to apply should have their management entity (manager) prepare all necessary documents and submit them in person or by mail to the district’s Apartment Complex Division by March 4. Up to five projects, including general projects per complex, can be applied for. During the heatwave period (July to August), cooling costs for working and resting facilities for managers and cleaners and electricity costs for outdoor security lights can be applied for in combination with one designated leading project and one general project.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “We will secure safety by expanding the repair and reinforcement of disaster safety facilities not only for apartment residents but also for nearby residents, and prioritize support for facility management of aging apartment complexes to create a more pleasant and safe residential environment.”

Sex Education Program Conducted Last Year with Support from the Gender Equality Fund

Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) announced on the 24th that it will hold a public contest for the ‘2022 Gender Equality Fund Support Project’ worth 40 million KRW to discover various ideas to improve gender sensitivity.

The Gender Equality Fund Support Project is an annual program implemented by the district to promote women’s rights and activate women’s social participation to create a happy community without discrimination.

The contest fields include four categories: ▲ Women’s human rights protection and rights promotion projects ▲ Cultural and educational support projects for realizing gender equality ▲ Women’s employment and social participation projects ▲ Gender equality policy proposals and projects for creating women-friendly cities.

The applicants are non-profit organizations and corporations located in Jungnang-gu that work to promote gender equality and protect women’s human rights. Each organization can apply for one project and receive up to 10 million KRW in support. However, projects that receive support from other institutions or are one-time projects are excluded.

Organizations wishing to participate should prepare documents such as a project plan and submit them in person or by email to the Women and Family Division of Jungnang-gu Office. The application period is from March 7 to 10, and after review by the Jungnang-gu Gender Equality Fund Operation Committee, the supported projects and amounts will be finalized in March. Supported projects will operate from April to November.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “I hope many projects that can activate women’s social participation and create a gender-equal family culture will be discovered this year as well. We will continue to strive to promote various gender equality policies that residents can feel and to spread a culture of gender equality.”

Last year, the district supported 40 million KRW for the Gender Equality Fund public contest projects and operated six projects including ‘Confident Gender, Natural Gender, Healthy Gender,’ ‘Gender Equality Policy Proposals and Projects for Creating Women-Friendly Cities,’ ‘Family Has Come,’ and ‘Kkongnyang Kkongnyang Friendaddy.’ The district also operates ‘Gender Equality Week’ annually to reflect on the meaning of gender equality and hosted various events last year under the theme ‘Better Jungnang, Toward Gender Equality.’

For more details about the Gender Equality Fund Support Project contest, inquiries can be made through the Jungnang-gu Office website or the Women and Family Division.

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