Gyeonggi-do Launches Pilot Projects Including 'Life Redesign' for Ages 40-64

Gyeonggi Province is promoting the ‘Gyeonggi-do Baby Boomer Gap Year Intern (人-Turn) Camp’ to provide a turning point in the second half of life for middle-aged residents.

On the 13th, Gyeonggi Province announced that to support the baby boomer generation, which accounts for 31% of the province’s population, it will hold advisory meetings for eight months from April to December and implement a pilot ‘Intern (人-Turn) Camp’ project.

The Baby Boomer Gap Year Intern (人-Turn) Camp is a program that supports middle-aged individuals aged 40 to 64 who have retired or are preparing for retirement in redesigning their new lives and exploring activities.

Gyeonggi-do Baby Boomer Internship Camp Information Poster

A total of 120 participants will attend workshops on life transition education and forming autonomous groups for two weeks, then form teams to plan local projects. Afterwards, they will stay in the region to gain work experience or engage in volunteer activities and have time to share team achievements. The period and timing of regional stays for project implementation can be freely chosen by participants (from 2 days up to 2 months), and accommodation costs for up to 2 days during regional exploration will be supported.

Gyeonggi Province previously opened a public recruitment for a specialized entrusted institution to operate the program from the 10th of this month until the 14th of next month, and will select camp participants starting in May. The camp will run for a total of four months from June, beginning with workshops and continuing until September.

Results from participant satisfaction surveys and monitoring will be reflected in the mid- to long-term research projects on baby boomer support measures by the Gyeonggi Research Institute.

Gong Jeong-sik, Director of the Social Innovation Economy Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The retirement age issue for baby boomers’ economic activities is both a family and social issue," adding, "We need to consider ways to realize diverse social values such as social contribution and regional coexistence, rather than just the arithmetic problem of the number of jobs. After this pilot project, we will expand the program according to the needs of the beneficiaries."

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