Urinuri Youth Volunteer Group Wins 'Excellence Award' in National Volunteer Activity Contest

The volunteer club ‘Woorinuri Digital Volunteer Group Sangsangisang’ under the Woorinuri Youth Culture Center, affiliated with Changwon Facilities Corporation in Gyeongnam, received an Excellence Award at the ‘2023 National Self-Directed Volunteer Activity Contest’ hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

Group photo commemorating the award of the Urinuri Youth Volunteer Corps.

The ‘Self-Directed Volunteer Activity Contest’ has been held annually since 2017 to promote volunteer activities planned and executed voluntarily by youth, contributing to their growth as future democratic citizens.

The awards ceremony took place on the 22nd at the Gyeongnam Research Institute during the ‘2023 Gyeongnam Youth Volunteer Conference.’ The Digital Volunteer Group won first place in the UCC category in Gyeongnam and also received the Governor of Gyeongnam Province Award.

Composed of 11 elementary, middle, and university students, the ‘Woorinuri Digital Volunteer Group Sangsangisang’ earned the honor by creating a virtual industrial complex metaverse to share youth activities and operational matters with the local community.

At the ceremony, the volunteer club ‘I Heart,’ consisting of seven elementary school students from the Woorinuri Youth Culture Center, won third place in the UCC category in Gyeongnam and received the Chairperson Award of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council.

A representative of the Woorinuri Youth Culture Center stated, “We will continue to actively support youth-led volunteer activities that foster a life of coexistence through volunteering.”

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