Gwangju Nam-gu, Promotion of Welfare Fund Project for Pursuing Happiness of Persons with Disabilities

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, will promote various projects using the Disabled Welfare Fund starting this year to pursue the happiness and welfare enhancement of people with disabilities in the district.

According to Nam-gu on the 25th, the Disabled Welfare Fund is a type of social welfare fund sourced from fines for violations of parking in disabled-only parking spaces.

In accordance with the 'Nam-gu Social Welfare Fund Establishment and Operation Ordinance,' the fund is used for purposes such as improving disabled parking zones and facilities, enhancing accessibility and mobility rights for people with disabilities, and supporting employment and rehabilitation for the disabled to promote welfare.

This is the first year that the Disabled Welfare Fund projects are being implemented.

Nam-gu allocated 20 million KRW from the fines collected last year to the Disabled Welfare Fund and plans to repaint and maintain signs in 28 public facility disabled-only parking spaces within the district by September.

The maintenance of disabled-only parking spaces aims to provide parking convenience for people with disabilities in the district and to prevent violations of parking prohibitions by general vehicles.

Earlier this year, Nam-gu also operated a drone soccer experience class for 30 people with disabilities in the district using the Disabled Welfare Fund in the first half of the year.

The amount allocated to the Disabled Welfare Fund is expected to increase next year.

Nam-gu is considering using the 80 million KRW fund allocated last year along with the 20 million KRW deposited this year to establish an illegal parking enforcement system utilizing the Internet of Things for next year.

A Nam-gu official said, "The purpose of the Disabled Welfare Fund lies in the pursuit of happiness," adding, "We will actively discover and promote fund projects to enhance the welfare of people with disabilities in the district."

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