Gyeongbuk Province and Gyeongbuk TP Hold Launch Ceremony for 'Youth Community Revitalization Project'

Selection and Support of 15 Youth Community Teams

8 Million KRW Project Execution Fund per Team

Gyeongbuk Province and Gyeongbuk Technopark held the launch ceremony for the ‘2023 Youth Community Revitalization Project’ on the 12th at the Gyeongbuk TP International Conference Room.

This project, organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, aims to discover and nurture youth organizations active in the region to help young people settle locally and to invigorate the community through the ‘2023 Youth Community Revitalization Project’.

Gyeongbuk Province and Gyeongbuk Technopark held the launch ceremony for the '2023 Youth Community Revitalization Project' on the 12th at the Gyeongbuk TP International Conference Room and took a commemorative photo.

Gyeongbuk Province recruited youth communities within the province from January 27 to February 10, receiving a total of 30 applications. After document and presentation evaluations, 15 teams were finally selected.

Gyeongbuk TP, the project support institution, provides each team with 8 million KRW for task execution, offers expert advice and mentoring by field specialists, and helps increase local community interest in youth communities as well as facilitate communication and exchange among different communities.

The finally selected youth communities plan to carry out various tasks that breathe vitality into the Gyeongbuk region, including ▲senior longevity photo shoots and photo exhibitions to promote a Well-dying culture ▲operation of cultural and artistic classes and planning exhibitions for local resident artists to revitalize local culture and arts ▲village festivals, craft flea markets, rural labor assistance, and beautification activities for regional revitalization ▲mentoring for returning farmers and villagers and operation of agricultural and startup programs to help youth settle locally ▲promotion activities for cities and counties and planning and operation of their own events such as plogging, book clubs, and film clubs.

Youth community activities will continue from April through October, and after the team activities conclude in November, a final performance sharing meeting will be held to share major activity outcomes and select and award outstanding participating teams.

Jung Jin-hwan, head of the Corporate Support Division at Gyeongbuk TP, said, “We hope that the strengths of the youth community members will be fully utilized to invigorate the cities and counties,” adding, “The Gyeongbuk Youth Startup Support Center will continue to support youth communities through expert mentoring and education.”

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