Happiness for Seniors! Rest for Families!... Selected as 2023 Yeongdeungpo-gu Administrative Excellence Case

Selected as Grand Prize Winner for 'Caregiver Family Volunteer Group Operation' with 406 votes (9.9%)... 1,373 residents and staff participated, casting 4,119 votes... Chosen as top award among 12 excellent administrative cases... Will implement diverse policies to improve quality of life and bring tangible changes from residents' perspective

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced the selection of the ‘2023 Yeongdeungpo-gu Administrative Excellence Cases’ chosen by votes from residents and staff who showed the most empathy.

The Yeongdeungpo-gu Administrative Excellence Cases were established to increase interest in district government achievements and build consensus on policies by selecting and sharing outstanding policies or projects that contributed to improving residents' quality of life over the year.

This year, out of a total of 36 excellent cases, 12 were selected through the first round of screening. From December 6 to 12, online voting by residents and staff was conducted, and among the 12 cases, 1 Grand Prize, 1 Excellence Award, 3 Merit Awards, and 7 Encouragement Awards were finally selected.

The online voting was conducted through a survey on the Yeongdeungpo-gu Office website and the internal system for public officials. A total of 1,373 people?567 residents and 806 staff?each cast 3 votes, recording a total of 4,119 votes.

As a result of the voting, the Grand Prize went to ‘Happiness for the Elderly! Rest for Families! (Operation of the Caregiver Family Volunteer Group for the Elderly and Disabled)’ which received 406 votes (9.9%).

The operation of the Caregiver Family Volunteer Group is a project first implemented nationwide this year by local governments. It connects volunteers to households caring for elderly people suffering from senile diseases such as dementia, reducing the burden of sole caregiving and nursing borne by families and guaranteeing rest for them. This initiative received strong support for addressing social issues related to aging together with residents and creating a Yeongdeungpo-style participatory care environment.

The Excellence Award was given to the Future Education Division’s ‘Establishment of an Experiential Science Education System through Play’.

The experiential science education system received 396 votes (9.6%). It was the first in Seoul to develop an experiential science education learning guidebook and supported open inquiry activities for local elementary and middle school students by linking it with exhibits at the National Gwacheon Science Museum.

The Merit Awards were given to ▲‘Jobs are Yeongdeungpo’ achieving the highest employment rate among Seoul’s autonomous districts (Job Policy Division) ▲Noble Sacrifice! Yeongdeungpo-gu Responsible Until the End (Welfare Policy Division) ▲Prevent Jeonse Fraud by Scanning QR Codes~ (Real Estate Information Division).

The Encouragement Awards were given to ▲Preventing flood damage with ‘5 times larger rainwater inlets’ (Flood Control Division) ▲‘Disposable Products Zero! Project’ with residents (Daerim 1-dong) ▲Maintenance of street trees and support for hazardous trees around living areas in preparation for wind and flood disasters (Green City Division) ▲Mental health mobile counseling center always by our side (Health Promotion Division) ▲We mediate ‘space’ and ‘culture.’ Yeongdeungpo Cultural Brokerage (Culture and Sports Division) ▲Zero crime in unmanned stores: Happy store owners, children, and parents in Yeongdeungpo (Child and Youth Division) ▲Ask anything about difficult maintenance projects! (Housing Project Division).

Detailed information about the ‘2023 Yeongdeungpo-gu Administrative Excellence Cases’ can be found on the Yeongdeungpo-gu Office website.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “The Administrative Excellence Cases are a meaningful result of the united efforts of both residents and staff,” adding, “We will continue to implement various policies that improve residents’ quality of life and allow them to feel the changes from their perspective.”

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