Hope Bridge Selected as Recovery Project Agency for Wildfire-Damaged Gyeongbuk and Gangwon

The Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association (Chairman Song Pil-ho) announced on the 22nd that it has selected six organizations to carry out recovery projects in the Gyeongbuk and Gangwon regions affected by the large-scale wildfires in 2022, and conducted preliminary training on the principles of fund usage and implementation guidelines. The six organizations are Donghae City Nursing Home, Samcheok City Community Security Council, Uljin County Medical Center, Uljin County Workshop for the Disabled, Uljin County Comprehensive Volunteer Center, and Uljin Jukbyeon Fisheries Cooperative.

Each organization selected for this project, worth 6.1 billion KRW, will carry out projects until June 2026, including ▲installation of preventive facilities in disaster-vulnerable areas ▲support of relief kits for safety-vulnerable groups ▲restoration of ecosystems damaged by wildfires.

Jigyeongdal, director of Donghae City Nursing Home, who participated in the training, said, “We applied for support to prevent secondary damage such as floods and landslides due to exposed soil around the nursing home caused by wildfires and damaged tree logging,” and added, “Through this training, we thoroughly understood the necessary matters for achieving the project’s goal of strengthening community safety and for stable operation.”

Shin Hoon, Secretary General of Hope Bridge, said, “The wounds left by the wildfires, which recorded the longest duration and greatest damage, remain even today, more than two years later,” and added, “We urge each selected organization to carry out effective and stable project implementation for the recovery of the community.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.