Gangwon Goseong-gun Receives Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award for 'Idolbom Service'

'Best Institution' Among Rural Childcare Service Agencies
Highly Praised for Providing Visiting Care Services to Dual-Income Families

Goseong-gun, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Ham Myeong-jun) announced on the 30th that it was selected as the Best Institution (No. 1 in rural areas) among 'Rural-type Childcare Service Providers' at the '2024 Childcare Service Communication Day' and received the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award.

On the 30th, Goseong County, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, was selected as the best institution (1st place in rural areas) among 'Rural-Type Childcare Service Providers' at the '2024 Childcare Service Communication Day' and received the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award. Photo by Goseong County Office

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family annually selects and awards excellent service providers who have contributed to the solid operation and quality improvement of childcare support projects.

This time, Goseong-gun was honored as the No. 1 rural-type childcare service provider nationwide by receiving excellent evaluations in service performance, provision status, safety management, and monitoring among 227 service providers nationwide.

Goseong-gun has been operating the 'Childcare Support Project,' in which childcare workers directly visit and provide care services to children under 12 years old in families experiencing childcare gaps due to dual-income households, entrusted to the 'Goseong-gun Family Center (Director Ham Su-im).'

In particular, it received high praise for actively promoting service linkage activation and various promotional activities to alleviate the childcare burden of dual-income and vulnerable families and to create a family-friendly social environment that balances work and family life.

Ham Myeong-jun, Governor of Goseong-gun, said, “I thank the staff of the Goseong-gun Family Center who have dedicated themselves to making Goseong a happy place good for raising children,” and added, “We will continue to support to resolve childcare gaps and create a healthy childcare environment.”

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