Goseong County Launches Eyeglasses Support Project for Dream Start Children

Goseong County in Gangwon Province, a hub city for the peace economy (Governor Ham Myeongjun), is launching the "Good Eyes, Happy Kids Eyeglasses Support Project" for 18 children from vulnerable groups selected by Dream Start. The initiative will run from September 22 to October 26 in collaboration with local opticians.

A view of Goseong County Office. Provided by Goseong County Office

This project targets children who, based on health checkups, have unaided vision of 0.7 or lower or corrected vision of 0.8 or lower. The aim is to support vision correction and help improve their concentration in learning.

The selected children will visit one of three local opticians that have signed a business agreement with Goseong County (Ganseong Shinwon Optician, Ganseong Glasta Optician, and Geojin Saesaem House Optician) to receive a detailed eye examination and be provided with customized eyeglasses free of charge.

The support fund totals 100,000 won per child, combining 80,000 won from Dream Start and a 20,000 won sponsorship from participating opticians. This is expected to significantly reduce the financial burden on families.

A county official stated, "We are grateful for the warm support of the local opticians, and we hope this project will help promote healthy growth and improved learning abilities for children. We will continue to do our best to provide tailored welfare support for children from vulnerable groups."

Meanwhile, over the past three years, Goseong County has provided free eyeglasses to a total of 81 children from vulnerable backgrounds, demonstrating ongoing efforts to improve child welfare.

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