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Rural Cooperation Support Center, Operation of Rural Story School and Village Revitalization

The Rural Agreement Support Center in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk (Director Yoo Shin-ae) has been operating various programs since last year to revitalize rural villages and foster human resources in line with the 2023 Gumi-si Rural Agreement project.

Graduation ceremony of the Rural Story School training village activists.

The main programs include ▲Rural Story School to train village activists ▲Resident Story School to foster community formation and vitality among residents ▲Field forums for developing unique village software ▲Post-management for revitalizing completed general agricultural and fishing village development project areas ▲Resident proposals to raise interest in rural villages, with over 700 residents participating so far.

The basic course for village activists in the ‘Rural Story School’ was conducted over 10 weeks from March to May under the slogan “My daily life and activities come together to change the rural landscape,” with 16 participants completing the course. In the advanced course, village activists who completed the basic course plan to design and operate village activities with residents to discover the value of their villages.

The ‘Post-management Revitalization of Completed Areas’ project targets completed areas of general agricultural and fishing village development projects and aims to secure sustainability with the help of an advisory group. The Jeongdaun Center in Haepyeong-myeon has been assisting to accelerate preparations for a village enterprise since last year, and the Haengbok Nanum Center in Dogae-myeon plans to provide education to develop programs that can be autonomously operated by the managing entities.

The ‘Resident Story School’ is a program where village clubs carry out arts, humanities, and sports activities within facilities such as multipurpose cultural centers to revitalize completed area facilities. Last year, in Seonsan-eup, programs like ‘Village Art Troupe’ and ‘Let’s Play in Seonsan’ were operated, and in Haepyeong-myeon, ‘Making a Clean Village’ and ‘Creating Village Signboards’ were conducted. This year, new programs will be held in Goa-eup, Dogae-myeon, and Haepyeong-myeon.

Additionally, the Rural Agreement Support Center has been continuously operating ‘Monthly Rural,’ a project to raise interest in rural villages through online platforms, since March.

An official stated, “Through the operation of the Rural Agreement Support Center, about 50 village activists are expected to contribute to the revitalization of rural villages,” adding, “The value of rural villages will expand through the diverse programs of the Rural Agreement Support Center, and we will strive to discover unique features to promote the activation of rural village communities.”

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