Gyeonggi-do to Distribute 94,890 'Children's Safety Umbrellas' This Month

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Gyeonggi Province will distribute 94,890 children's safety umbrellas to 898 elementary schools in the province to ensure the safe commute of children on rainy days.

Started in 2021, this project prioritizes distribution to schools applying at the beginning of the year, focusing first on education welfare priority support schools and first-grade elementary students.

This year, Gyeonggi Province was selected as a resident participation budget project, enabling the distribution of safety umbrellas to more children.

So far, Gyeonggi Province has provided safety umbrellas to 70,777 children. This year, the project scope will be expanded to provide umbrellas to 94,890 children.

After completing the distribution of about 4,000 umbrellas in July, the province will sequentially distribute around 90,000 umbrellas starting from the 5th of this month.

The distributed safety umbrellas are partly made of transparent material and are surrounded by reflective safety bands, making it easier for children using the umbrellas to secure their visibility during their commute, and allowing drivers to easily spot children even on rainy roads. Additionally, the umbrellas feature Bonggong, the Gyeonggi Province government character, to create a sense of familiarity for the children.

One side of the umbrella is marked with the 30 km/h speed limit for children's protection zones, reminding drivers to adhere to safe speeds.

Park Sang-eung, Director of Education Cooperation at Gyeonggi Province, said, "Children are short and hard to see on the road, and especially during rainy weather, they are at greater risk, so ensuring children's safety is essential. We will strive to create safer school routes by distributing safety umbrellas to elementary school children so they can commute with greater peace of mind."

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