Gwangju Buk-gu Launches Women's Safety Village Project in Full Swing

On the 10th, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that it will actively promote the Women’s Safety Village Project to create a living environment where women can feel protected.

The Women’s Safety Village Project is part of Buk-gu’s initiative to create a women-friendly city and is being carried out jointly by the public, private sectors, and police to anticipate and prevent ongoing crimes targeting women.

To systematically implement this project, Buk-gu has formed a village safety project network with the Women-Friendly Resident Participation Group, the Northern Police Station, and others, and plans to continuously collaborate on various women’s safety projects through on-site inspections of crime-prone areas.

In particular, this project plans to support women living alone and female business operators vulnerable to crime by providing Women’s Safety Bells and Safety Home 3-piece Sets to promote their stable daily lives and psychological security.

The Women’s Safety Bell is a safety device that, when pressed in an emergency, allows the police station to locate the user and dispatch emergency responders. The support target is female sole tenant business operators with business locations in Buk-gu.

Additionally, the Safety Home 3-piece Set consists of ▲home camera ▲window lock auxiliary device ▲door opening sensor, and the support targets are women living alone households and legally single-parent families residing for more than three months in rental housing with a deposit of 150 million KRW or less located in Buk-gu.

Those wishing to apply for support can visit or mail their applications to the Women and Childcare Division of Buk-gu Office by the 30th, and further details can be found on the Buk-gu Office website.

A Buk-gu official stated, "It is the responsibility of local governments to support the increasing number of women living alone so that they can live their daily lives with peace of mind," and added, "We will continue to do our best to create a women-friendly city where women are safe and happy."

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