Yeosu City Holds Photo Contest for Practicing Household Chores Sharing

Applications accepted until July 29... 42 Award-Winning Works Selected, Total Prize Money 3 Million Won

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Yeosu City in Jeollanam-do announced that it will hold the '2022 Household Chore Sharing Practice Photo Contest' to promote a culture of gender equality within families.

Now in its fourth year, this contest is designed to help people appreciate the importance of family through images of household chore sharing that anyone can practice in daily life.

The submission period is from June 20 to July 29, and any Yeosu citizen is eligible to participate.

Applicants can download the application form from the Yeosu City website and submit their photos via email or QR code.

The winning entries will be selected through a review by the Yeosu City Gender Equality Committee.

Prizes totaling 3 million KRW will be awarded to 42 winners: 1 Grand Prize (300,000 KRW), 2 Excellence Awards (200,000 KRW each), 7 Encouragement Awards (100,000 KRW each), and 32 Effort Awards (50,000 KRW each).

The list of winners will be posted on the city website and individually notified on August 31.

Meanwhile, 10 works including the Grand Prize, Excellence, and Encouragement awards will be separately awarded at the Gender Equality Week commemorative event held at Yeosu Culture Hall in September, where they will also be exhibited in the Culture Hall lobby.

A city official stated, "We expect this contest to help foster a healthy family culture by sharing household chores and childcare. As photo works capturing the warm scenes of our families have been gaining popularity every year, we encourage many citizens to participate."

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon cch@asiae.co.kr

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