Goyang-si Holds '2024 Welfare Work Excellence District Performance Report Meeting'

Selected as Best Neighborhood 'Gobong-dong'
Strengthening Public-Private Cooperation and Sharing Welfare Project Achievements

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) announced on the 5th that it successfully held the ‘2024 Welfare Work Outstanding Dong Performance Report Meeting’ on the 4th, attended by about 160 people including members of the community security council of 44 dongs in Goyang City and welfare work officers. On this day, Gobong-dong was selected as the best dong.

Officials from Gobong-dong, selected as the Best Neighborhood in the 2024 Welfare Work Excellence Performance Report Meeting, are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Goyang Special City

At the event, presentations and evaluations of excellent cases of specialized projects from 11 dongs selected as outstanding in welfare work were conducted, followed by an awards ceremony for the outstanding dongs. Afterwards, a cultural performance was held to promote harmony between private committee members and welfare work officers, providing an opportunity to strengthen communication and cooperation among attendees.

The ‘Welfare Work Outstanding Dong Performance Report Meeting’ has been held annually since 2016, aiming to enhance the capabilities of the community security councils and welfare officials in each dong. It focuses on strengthening the public-private cooperation system and discovering and spreading welfare projects that meet the needs of local residents.

The final evaluation was conducted by four external expert judges, and the awardees were ▲ Gobong-dong (Grand Prize) ▲ Tanhyeon 1-dong, Wonsin-dong, Daehwa-dong (Excellence) ▲ Hwajeong 2-dong, Jeongbalsan-dong, Changneung-dong, Janghang 2-dong, Gajwa-dong, Janghang 1-dong, Tanhyeon 2-dong (Encouragement) ▲ Juyeop 1-dong (Special Award).

Lee Man-su, chairman of the Goyang City Community Security Council, said in his evaluation, “I was impressed by the dongs’ focus on specialized projects addressing current welfare issues such as solitary deaths among single-person households,” adding, “I hope this event provides a good opportunity to learn from each dong’s outstanding cases and further develop.”

Lee Dong-hwan, mayor of Goyang Special City, stated, “We will continue to pursue rational and efficient policies to improve citizens’ welfare,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure that more support is provided where it is most needed.”

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