Seongnam City Provides 20 Million Won Support to Civic Groups for Public Interest Activities

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will invest 20 million KRW this year to carry out the 'Public Interest Activity Citizen Group Support Project.'

This project supports costs for opening programs necessary for education and campaign planning and promotion to enhance public interest activities in fields such as climate/environment, urban regeneration/housing, labor/human rights, with support around 1 million KRW.

The support targets citizen groups of five or more members who are practicing or planning public interest activities in the local area.

Between 15 and 20 teams will be selected and supported, and the support funds cover program opening costs, instructor fees, promotional printing costs, manuscript fees, etc.

To participate in the project, applicants must apply online through the Seongnam City Public Interest Activity Support Center website by the 1st of next month.

Seongnam City will evaluate the necessity, public interest, and connectivity of the public interest activities and announce the final selected teams on the 7th of next month.

A city official stated, "We will discover and support groups and organizations engaged in public interest activities in the local community to revitalize them."

Earlier, in September last year, the city enacted the 'Ordinance on the Development of Civil Society and Promotion of Public Interest Activities.' Then, in April, the Seongnam City Public Interest Activity Support Center was opened in Taepyeong-dong, Sujeong-gu, to support public interest activities of local civil society organizations.

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