Small Joys Painted by Youth: Delivery of the 'Busan Youth Happiness Box'

Until the 30th, Youth '2030 Busan World Expo Hosting Support Messages'

Delivery of Happiness Boxes Comprising Upcycled Bags, Pouches, and Youth Policy Brochures

Busan City will deliver the ‘Busan Youth Happiness Box’ (hereinafter referred to as Happiness Box) to effectively promote youth policies and support the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo.

Youth Happiness Box Promotional Poster.

The ‘Happiness Box Project’ was proposed by the Busan Youth Policy Network and won the grand prize in the 2019 ‘Small but Certain Happiness Citizen Proposal Project’ contest. It is a project that delivers a Happiness Box containing youth policy promotional materials and small gifts to young people to effectively promote Busan’s youth policies to a wider audience.

To apply, from the 20th to June 30th, sign up as a member on the Busan Youth Platform and leave a message supporting the ‘2030 Busan World Expo bid’ on the Happiness Box application page. Any Busan youth aged 18 to 34 (born between 2005 and 1988) as of 2023 can participate, and 2,030 applicants who leave a support message will be randomly selected and the boxes will be shipped by courier in July.

Especially this year, 2,030 Happiness Boxes are prepared, consisting of upcycled bags and pouches (choose one from three types of bags, pouch included) made by social enterprises located in Busan, along with youth policy promotional materials. This aims to build a consensus on social values among the younger generation while gathering the voices of youth to support the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo.

Pouch.

Nam Jeong-eun, Director of the Youth Industry-Academia Division of the city, said, “This Happiness Box was prepared with the concept of Busan supporting youth and youth supporting Busan.” She added, “If we gather the voices of our youth to wish for the success of the 2030 Busan World Expo bid, I believe Busan’s dream will surely come true.” She also said, “I hope this gift will provide warm comfort and small happiness to young people who are exhausted by difficult conditions such as employment and marriage. We will always support Busan youth by looking after their lives overall so that they can stay happily in Busan and achieve their dreams.”

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