Gyeonggi-do Shares 'Winter Coat Donation' with Foreign Neighbors Facing Their First Winter

"A Warm Winter for All in Gyeonggi-do"... Donation of Over 240 Winter Coats
Annual 'First Winter Sharing Clothes' Event Since 2020
Donated Winter Coats Delivered to Foreign Residents via Website

Public officials in Gyeonggi-do donated over 240 winter coats for foreign neighbors on the 25th.

On the 25th, public officials in Gyeonggi-do donated over 240 winter coats to foreign neighbors experiencing their first winter on Korean soil.

Gyeonggi-do has been promoting a winter coat sharing campaign since 2020, and this year, from the 14th to the 22nd, employees from four organizations including Gyeonggi-do, Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Goyang City, and Siheung City participated in the sharing effort, the province announced on the 28th.

Gyeonggi-do is the largest foreign resident area in the country, hosting 33% (810,000 people) of the foreign residents nationwide, with over 58,000 foreigners entering just last year. Especially, a high proportion of foreign residents come from Southeast Asia and other countries without cold seasons, making warm support essential for those experiencing winter for the first time.

The winter coats collected through this campaign will be delivered to foreign residents living in the province through the nonprofit organization "Bapilkkum," which organizes the "First Winter Lovecoat (lovecoat.co.kr)" event.

Kim Won-gyu, Director of the Immigration and Society Bureau, said, "We gathered the warm hearts of Gyeonggi-do public officials for foreign neighbors facing an unfamiliar season in an unfamiliar land," adding, "We hope that even if the language is different, it will be conveyed as a single letter of comfort."

Meanwhile, to respond to the changing population structure such as the increase in immigrants, Gyeonggi-do established the Immigration and Society Bureau this year and is promoting various policies for a harmonious living environment for both foreigners and locals, including the establishment of a comprehensive support center for foreign residents.

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