Seocho-gu Hosts 'Seoripul Fair Trade Festival'

Seocho-gu held the ‘Seoripul Fair Trade Festival’ at the Jamwon Center of Seocho Women and Family Plaza on the 12th with about 400 residents

Various events including fair trade campaigns, experience booths, and a special lecture by author Kim Hong-shin were held

Established the ‘Fair Trade Activation Promotion Plan’ and operates various activation projects

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) held the ‘Seoripul Fair Trade Festival’ at 1 p.m. on the 12th at the Jamwon Center of Seocho Women and Family Plaza to mark ‘World Fair Trade Day’ on the 13th, aiming to spread awareness of fair trade and establish a culture of ethical consumption.

At the event, Mayor Jeon Seong-su of Seocho-gu said, “We will continue to promote the value of fair trade and make Seocho a ‘global win-win city’ through various efforts to spread an ethical consumption culture.”

The event was attended by about 400 residents and featured various activities to promote the value of fair trade and expand product use, including ▲a fair trade promotion campaign ▲a true/false quiz on fair trade ▲a fair trade bazaar selling over 1,600 products.

In one corner of the venue, experience booths were set up where participants could make ▲string bracelets and ▲wood-carved chopsticks using raw materials sourced through fair trade.

Also, the Jamwon Center club ‘Bbangsamo’ at Seocho Women and Family Plaza provided 200 pieces of bread made with fair trade sugar and cocoa free of charge to residents, and plans to continue promoting fair trade products through baking and confectionery activities.

Additionally, the event was enriched by inviting Kim Hong-shin, Korea’s first ‘million-seller novelist’ who has consistently participated as a mentor in fair trade commemorative events, to give a special lecture titled ‘Life User Manual.’

Currently, the district has established the ‘2023 Seocho-gu Fair Trade Activation Promotion Plan’ and is striving to promote fair trade to expand value-based consumption in the local community and address global issues together.

Accordingly, on the 9th, Seocho-gu signed a business agreement with the Korea Fair Trade Organization to practice fair trade, held a campaign to promote and exhibit fair trade products in the lobby on the first floor of the district office, and operated a ‘Fair Trade Classroom’ consisting of basic and advanced education on fair trade for residents until the 11th.

Going forward, the district plans to implement various fair trade activation projects such as ▲visiting fair trade classrooms at local schools and companies ▲discovering fair trade entrepreneurs and supporting sellers ▲training and supporting fair trade activists.

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