Fix Broken Items and Reuse!... Seongdong Gongyu Center Repair Cafe 'Wide Open'

A Shared Culture Expansion Project Where Residents Wanting to Fix Broken Items Meet People with Repair Skills
Operated Every Third Saturday of the Month from 1 PM to 4 PM... Also Plays a Vital Role as a Community Hub in the Area

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jung Won-oh) will hold a self-repair workshop, ‘Repair Cafe Seongdong,’ at the Seongdong Sharing Center on the 16th.

In an era accustomed to buying new items rather than repairing them, the ‘Repair Cafe’ teaches how to fix broken items and allows participants to repair them directly. This project aims to raise environmental awareness among residents and provide a sense of accomplishment by showing that “I can also repair items,” thereby promoting a culture of sharing within the community.

The ‘Repair Cafe’ operates on the second floor of the Seongdong Sharing Center every third Saturday of the month from 1 PM to 4 PM, with the 7th session scheduled for the 16th of this month. Any resident of Seongdong-gu, including those who work or study in the area, can participate by registering in advance through the Seongdong Sharing Center website or by phone.

Participants can bring various broken items such as electronic devices and, with the help of skilled repair leaders, use the tools provided at the center to fix them themselves. If replacement parts are needed, participants should purchase and bring them. Notably, residents with repair skills voluntarily participate as repair leaders and those who want to share their repair know-how can join the ‘Gongbanjang’ club.

Many broken items can be reused after simple soldering or part replacement. Through this process, the Repair Cafe serves as a community hub by providing time for communication and problem-solving with neighbors, playing a vital role in forming a local community.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Residents can contribute to building a sharing city, Seongdong, by repairing broken items for reuse and by residents with repair skills sharing their long-held talents with the local community.”

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