Damyang-gun Supports 'Experience Activity Health Kits' to Alleviate COVID-19 Depression

Expected Income Increase Effect for Elderly, Disabled, and Children with Reduced Face-to-Face Activities Due to Prolonged COVID-19

Rural Convergence Industry Certified Management Entities Anticipated to Benefit

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 16th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will promote the ‘Experience Activity Health Package Support Project’ to alleviate depression among the elderly, disabled, and children whose face-to-face activities have decreased due to COVID-19, and to increase income for rural convergence industry certified management bodies.

This project supports the purchase cost of various experience activity health package products produced by rural convergence industry certified management bodies. There are 19 types of experience packages supplied by eight companies located in Damyang, including making Korean rice cup cakes, making sweet and sour passion fruit syrup, and growing companion plants. Individuals and general groups can also purchase them through the Namdo Market.

In particular, to make the experience activities through the health packages easy for people of all ages to follow, product introductions and experience methods are provided on the ‘Jeonnam Rural Convergence Industry Support Center TV’ YouTube channel and the Namdo Market homepage.

Applications are accepted twice this year, in the first and second half, targeting 57 social welfare facilities in the area such as elderly care facilities, daytime care centers, nursing hospitals, facilities for the disabled, and daycare centers. Applications for the first half should be submitted to the county’s Eco-friendly Distribution Division by the 25th along with the required documents.

County Governor Choi Hyung-sik said, “I hope that the marginalized groups and the elderly can spend small but happy times through experience activities in the COVID era,” and added, “I also hope this will help increase the income of rural convergence industry certified management bodies in the region.”

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