Nowon-gu Wins Grand Prize at 2023 Chamjoheun Local Autonomy Policy Competition

Nowon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced on the 22nd that it won the Grand Prize (Chairman’s Award of the Association of Good Local Governments) at the 'Good Local Autonomy Policy Competition' hosted by the Association of Good Local Governments.

This local autonomy policy competition was organized to widely promote excellent policies of local governments and to activate policy exchanges among local governments for the development of local autonomy. A total of 46 local governments from regions including the metropolitan area and central region participated.

Nowon-gu was selected for the Grand Prize in this policy competition in recognition of the operational achievements of the disability-friendly hair salon project 'Hair Cafe The Hue,' which began operation nationwide for the first time in September last year.

'Hair Cafe The Hue' is the nation’s first disability-friendly hair salon introduced to alleviate the inconveniences faced by people with disabilities who find it difficult to use general hair salons. Through customized facilities such as tailored shampoo bowls, mobility lifts for the disabled, and disability-exclusive indoor restrooms, it has set the standard for hair and beauty facilities for people with disabilities and has been highly praised for significantly contributing to improving the daily life satisfaction of people with disabilities.

The number of hair salon users counted so far is about 2,000. Encouraged by the popularity of Hair Cafe The Hue’s first branch, the district established and is currently operating a second branch in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, in November.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “I am very pleased that our efforts to create a happy Nowon where no one is left out through life-cycle tailored welfare policies have been recognized by winning this grand prize,” and added, “We will continue to contribute to improving residents’ quality of life by discovering competitive and differentiated policies.”

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