Appointment of Songpa Youth Network Committee Member

Leading the Operation of 200,000 Songpa Youth Representative Policy Proposals, Discussions, Youth Festivals, and YouTube

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) has appointed 36 members of the ‘2022 Songpa Youth Network’ to enable young people to directly propose policies and participate in district administration.

Based on the enactment of the Songpa-gu Youth Policy Basic Ordinance in 2019, the district formed the ‘Songpa Youth Network’ with young people aged 19 to 39 to enhance youth representation and allow them to directly discover and propose agendas.

Now in its fourth year of operation, the ‘Songpa Youth Network’ has represented the thoughts of Songpa-gu youth by leading various meetings, debates, public forums, and forums such as youth grand debates, youth policy proposal presentations, youth committee assignments, and youth festivals, discovering policy projects.

After a one-month recruitment period starting in January, the district appointed a total of 36 members on March 16, including 32 new members, 2 advisors, and 2 executives (chairperson and vice-chairperson).

The newly appointed members will serve for two years until March 2024.

This year’s appointments are notable for including advisors and executives. The district appointed capable former members who could no longer participate due to the age limit (19-39 years old) as advisors to continue roles such as consultation and monitoring. Additionally, the chairperson and vice-chairperson were elected by member votes to formalize their sense of mission and responsibility as leaders.

The new members are divided into subcommittees such as housing & environment, employment & start-ups, publicity & communication, culture & arts, and participation & education. They will continue activities previously promoted by the youth network, including operating the youth employment & start-up mentoring platform ‘Songpul,’ implementing the ‘Youth Committee Assignment System’ aiming for 15% youth representation in the district’s 112 committees, hosting the youth-planned and executed festival ‘Songpa Youth Festival,’ and running the YouTube channel ‘Songpa Youth TV’ that delivers youth voices with youth sensibility.

In addition, a new project called the ‘Visiting Youth Counseling Center Village Pocha’ will be launched to heal the minds of young people.

The district plans to actively reflect the ideas and voices of the ‘Songpa Youth Network’ in district administration by supporting them in various ways. For more detailed information about the activities of the ‘Songpa Youth Network,’ please contact the Job Policy Division of Songpa-gu Office.

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu said, “The ‘Songpa Youth Network’ represents 200,000 Songpa youth. We will continue to lead the promotion of youth rights and social participation to discover effective youth policies,” adding, “Furthermore, we will do our best to ensure these policies contribute to community development and enrich the lives of young people.”

Songpa-gu is implementing youth-tailored policies such as the nation’s first ‘Songpa Coming-of-Age Support Fund,’ which provides 200,000 won in local currency to 19-year-old youth; the construction of the ‘Bangidong Youth Hub Building’ for youth housing and start-up support (scheduled for completion in 2024); and the operation of the ‘Songpa ICT Youth Start-up Support Center’ and the ‘Munjeong Biz Valley Job Hub Center’ to assist employment and start-ups.

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