Governor Kim Dong-yeon: "Nurim Account is a Small Opportunity for Severely Disabled Youth"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, invited four young adults with severe disabilities who joined the 'Nurim Account' to communicate together and support their dreams.

The Nurim Account is a policy created by Gyeonggi Province to provide asset-building opportunities for severely disabled individuals who have difficulty finding employment, and it was implemented starting this month. The province supports disabled individuals aged 19 and older, classified as 'severely disabled' under the Disability Welfare Act, by cooperating with city and county governments to match the amount saved by the disabled person up to 100,000 KRW per month for 24 months. At the end of the two-year term, participants can accumulate approximately 5 million KRW including principal and interest. In the first recruitment held in July and August, 975 people applied.

On the 30th, Governor Kim attended the 'Disabled Nurim Account, Dreaming Tomorrow Talk' event held at the Gyeonggi Province Suwon Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled and emphasized, "There are people who cannot freely do what they want due to not only physical disabilities but also financial hardship or other difficulties. The public sector and community must provide equal opportunities so that such people can live without discrimination and pursue what they want to do."

He added, "As Governor of Gyeonggi Province, I promised to create a province full of opportunities," and said, "This Nurim Account is a small opportunity given to the 975 subscribers, and I hope it becomes a stepping stone for each of them to work hard on what they want to do."

Governor Kim especially mentioned the recently popular TV drama Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo, saying, "In the drama, the protagonist says, 'To the person who cares for me closely, that person is like a warm, always spring-like person to me.'" He promised, "I hope the Nurim Account becomes a small warm spring sunshine for the subscribers. I will work harder to make that warm sunshine even warmer."

At the event, Hwang Jin-ho, an artist with developmental disabilities who provided illustrations for the Nurim Account promotional poster, spoke on the theme 'The Tomorrow I Dream Of,' and developmental disabled violin and viola players Choi Yoon-jung and Ryu Jong-hyun also conveyed hope through their performances.

The young adults who joined the Nurim Account shared their future hopes and what they want to do with the account. A high school senior aspiring to be an art artist said they want to use the Nurim Account to buy a computer needed for painting, and a first-year university student said they are preparing to become a social worker who returns the help they have received with joy.

Governor Kim and the young adults with severe disabilities signed a pledge of commitment containing phrases about striving for their dreams and always supporting each other, encouraging one another.

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