Gwangju Seogu Publishes "Human Library" Showcasing Village Autonomy Growth Model

Recording the Process of Community Change and Growth

Seogu District of Gwangju Metropolitan City has published a casebook titled "2025 Kind Seogu by My Side, Human Library Vol.3," which documents the changes and growth processes of village and self-governing communities created by residents.

This casebook is a record that compiles, in the format of a "human book," various activities and experiences that residents have planned and carried out on their own over the past three years within the flow of Seogu District's village community policies.

The casebook includes Seogu District's systems and policies, as well as cases in the field of resident autonomy that were selected as excellent examples of resident autonomy in celebration of the 30th anniversary of local autonomy under the popular election system. It also contains village Brand Identity (BI) activities promoted in 18 neighborhoods within the district and outstanding cases by field.

Through this, it vividly presents the growth model of village and self-governing communities, along with the direction and values of village autonomy in Seogu District.

Under the vision of "Everyday Government by Your Side, Village-Centered Self-Governing City," Seogu District has continuously promoted village community policies in which residents play the leading role.

Focusing on village BI that reflects each village's unique identity and direction, Seogu District has systematized community activities and concentrated on establishing a sustainable foundation for village management rather than one-off projects. Each village has established its own BI that reflects the characteristics of its living area and the lives of its residents, and based on this, has identified and implemented various village agendas such as safety, care, education, culture, ecology, environment, and health.

As a result, throughout Seogu District, village communities and apartment communities that are directly planned and operated by residents are becoming interconnected, and a culture of sharing and mutual coexistence in daily life is spreading.

Seogu District also plans to utilize the "Human Library" as a resource to carry forward future village policies.

Jeong Eechun, head of the Village Community Support Center, said, "Based on 'kind connections,' which are the core value of 'Kind City Seogu,' we have practiced relationship-centered self-governance that connects people to people, village to village, and residents to the administration," adding, "If the kind connections up to now have been preserved as records, from now on we will expand these connections and develop them into a growth structure that links village to village."

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