Hanam City Successfully Holds Youth-Designed Policy Workshop 'May I Help Youth?'

Hanam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Hyun Jae) announced on the 27th that it had successfully held the participatory workshop, 'Hanam City Asks, Youth Answers - May I Help Youth?'

Lee Hyun Jae, mayor of Hanam City, is holding a policy workshop designed by youth, 'May I Help Youth?' on the 27th. Provided by Hanam City

This workshop allocated 100 million won from a total resident participatory budget of 1.6 billion won specifically for youth participation, aiming to reflect the voices of actual youth stakeholders in policy. Twenty young people from Hanam participated in the workshop, creating a meaningful forum where they directly discovered and proposed new youth policies to be implemented in 2026.

The workshop was held in two sessions. In the first session (June 12), the current status of Hanam City's youth policies was shared, and group discussions were conducted to gather a wide range of opinions from young participants. There was also time to learn about administrative procedures such as policy formulation and budget allocation.

The second session (June 26) included a lecture to help participants understand the resident participatory budgeting system, as well as practical exercises in drafting actual policy proposals.

The proposals written directly by the youth will be reviewed by the relevant departments, prioritized by the Youth Policy Committee (composed of 21 members), and reflected in the 2026 main budget through deliberation by the Resident Participatory Budget Committee and the City Council.

Mayor Lee Hyun Jae visited the event and emphasized, "Young people are the driving force behind Hanam's growth, and I believe their concerns and ideas are a great strength in making our city a better place to live. I will do my best to ensure that today's proposals become practical youth policies."

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