Gwangju Nam-gu Expands ‘Gonggu Sarangbang’ at Dong Administrative Welfare Centers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Tool Sarangbangs, which lend daily tools free of charge, are opening one after another at the neighborhood administrative welfare centers in Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City.

Nam-gu announced on the 26th, "We are newly opening four Tool Sarangbangs that lend daily tools free of charge, which are used infrequently in daily life but are indispensable," and added, "We will save the cost of purchasing tools through the daily tool rental service and improve the convenience of residents."

In April, Nam-gu conducted on-site inspections targeting neighborhood administrative welfare centers to create Tool Sarangbangs, comprehensively evaluating the expansion of necessary space and accessibility for residents, and finalized four locations for Tool Sarangbang installation: Baegun 1-dong, Daechon-dong, Sajik-dong, and Wolsan 4-dong administrative welfare centers.

The Tool Sarangbangs that recently opened and started free rental services are the Baegun 1-dong Tool Sarangbang and the Daechon-dong Tool Sarangbang.

Currently, these Tool Sarangbangs are stocked with 25 to 30 types of daily tools suitable for each area, including electric drills, pliers, and brush cutters.

Additionally, on the 1st of next month, a Tool Sarangbang is scheduled to open at the Sajik-dong administrative welfare center, and in October, a Tool Sarangbang is expected to be established at the Wolsan 4-dong administrative welfare center.

Once the Wolsan 4-dong Tool Sarangbang is completed, the total number of Tool Sarangbangs in Nam-gu will be six, including the Wolsan-dong Dalmoe Tool Room and Yangnim-dong Tool Sarangbang, which opened last year.

The Tool Sarangbangs in the district are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and any resident with an address in the area where the Tool Sarangbang is installed can use the service comfortably.

A Nam-gu official stated, "We are conducting satisfaction surveys of users of the four pilot Tool Sarangbangs and demand surveys in other areas to consider expanding the Tool Sarangbangs," and added, "We will strive to further spread the sharing culture by lending tools necessary for daily life."

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