Gumi-si, Play Innovation Activation ... Two Consecutive Years Minister of Health and Welfare Award
Recognition of Reflecting Children's Opinions and Promoting Child-Centered Play Culture
On the 7th, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk was selected as a local government meritorious for ‘Revitalizing Community Play Innovation’ and received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award.
Gumi City, selected as an outstanding local government for 'Revitalizing Community Play Innovation,' received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award.
View original imageThe Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted awards for the first time this year targeting local governments that have contributed for more than three years to promoting community-centered play innovation and revitalizing children's leisure culture. After fierce competition, five local governments (Gumi, Gyeongbuk; Hongseong, Chungnam; Siheung, Gyeonggi-do; Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City; Gangdong-gu, Seoul Special City) were finally selected.
Gumi City received high evaluations for its achievements in five areas aimed at activating child-centered play culture reflecting children's opinions: ▲ Training and operating the Kkureogi Play Planning Group to guarantee the four major rights of children (right to survival, right to development, right to protection, right to participation) ▲ Establishing a play-type community care center reflecting citizens' opinions ▲ Installing and operating the Gumi 24-Hour Village Care Center equipped with coding robots and AI virtual play classrooms ▲ Expanding and strengthening themed play and experience opportunities ▲ Enacting ordinances for installing public indoor playgrounds.
Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “We will strive harder to build social infrastructure and improve residential environments so that children can grow as healthy members of society by promoting the right to development through the activation of play culture in various fields.”
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Gumi City is pursuing 213 child-friendly projects worth 250 billion KRW, accounting for 16.6% of the total budget of 1.5021 trillion KRW across 30 departments, under the vision of ‘A Safe City Where Children's Rights Are Respected, Gumi.’ Following the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for the ‘Excellent Village Care Project’ in 2022, it has received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for ‘Revitalizing Community Play Innovation’ for two consecutive years as a child-friendly local government.
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