Seongbuk Child and Youth Center-Residents-Private Sector Collaborate to Raise Awareness of Child Abuse Severity and Promote Various Child and Youth Projects... Popular Programs Through Booths Offering Hugging, Protecting, Caring, Playing, Listening
In front of the Anajum booth set up at Jeongneung-dong Traffic Plaza, Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu (seventh from the left), along with officials from Seongbuk-gu, Seongbuk and Jongam Police Stations, and the Seongbuk Child and Youth Center, are taking a commemorative photo.
[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) successfully concluded the ‘Our Child Happiness·Safety·Protection Campaign’ held during Child Abuse Prevention Week (11/19?25).
This event, prepared through collaboration between Seongbuk Child and Youth Center, residents, and the private sector, was conducted in a walking thru exhibition and viewing format in accordance with social distancing measures to ensure the safety of visitors and event staff.
Utilizing various spaces throughout Seongbuk-gu such as the front yard of Seongbuk Child and Youth Center, Jeongneung-dong Traffic Plaza, and the district office Art Hall, the campaign raised awareness about the seriousness of child abuse and promoted various child and youth projects conducted by both public and private sectors.
The booths themed around the campaign?Hugging, Protecting, Caring, Playing, and Listening?were highly popular throughout the event period. Each booth featured diverse experiential programs such as exhibitions of children’s happiness self-portrait drawings, installation of the Child Protection Call 112 app, signature campaigns for the Child Abuse Monitoring Group, and pouch making.
The Seongbuk Police Station and Jongam Police Station provided fingerprint registration and genetic kits for missing child prevention, receiving favorable reviews from parents with preschool-aged children.
At the district office’s 4th floor Art Hall, a seminar on ‘Child Abuse Prevention and Promotion of Children’s Rights’ was held. Hosted by the Child Protection Agency, the seminar shared various cases that brought about changes in children and families on site.
A resident who visited Jeongneung-dong Traffic Plaza, Ms. Han Jeong* (Jeongneung-dong, 38), expressed, “Through easy and fun materials, I not only learned about various child and youth projects unfolding within Seongbuk-gu but also had a valuable experience to reflect on the issue of child abuse together.”
Seongbuk-gu Mayor Lee Seung-ro stated, “Not only during Child Abuse Prevention Week but throughout the year, we will make various efforts to create a Seongbuk where children grow up safely and healthily, including enhancing our response capabilities to child abuse.”
Located in Jeongneung-dong, the Seongbuk Child and Youth Center is the frontline for implementing Seongbuk-gu’s child and youth policies. It houses not only the Youth Counseling Center but also the Dream Start Team, Child Protection Team, and All-day Care TF Team from the Women and Family Division of Seongbuk District Office, all actively operating there.
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