Gangdong-gu Conducts Volunteer Activity Attaching Braille Labels to Hand Sanitizers for Visually Impaired in COVID Era... 400 Portable Hand Sanitizers with Braille Labels Delivered with Participation of Gangil Middle School Students
Students of Gangil Middle School in Gangdong-gu created a 'Portable Hand Sanitizer with Braille Labels' for the visually impaired
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) conducted a volunteer activity to create Braille labels for hand sanitizers for the visually impaired in the COVID-19 era, together with students from Gangil Middle School.
Recently, there was a media report that visually impaired people could not read Braille due to antibacterial films attached inside elevators to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
In response, Gangdong-gu planned and implemented a volunteer program to create Braille labels for hand sanitizers to ensure the safety and health of visually impaired people during the COVID-19 era, together with students from Gangil Middle School.
First and second-year students participating in the program learned Braille notation from volunteer mentors and stamped the word "손소독제" (hand sanitizer) in Braille onto tape, which they then attached to portable hand sanitizers as part of the volunteer activity.
The 400 portable hand sanitizers made by Gangil Middle School students were delivered to visually impaired individuals through the Korea Blind Welfare Center and the Seoul Disabled Comprehensive Welfare Center.
This volunteer activity was carried out with budget support from the Seoul Volunteer Center after Gangdong-gu was selected for the "2020 Seoul-type Youth Volunteer Learning" practice school contest project.
The "Seoul-type Youth Volunteer Learning" is a volunteer program where youth discover and solve community problems on their own, supported by cooperation among district offices, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, the Seoul Volunteer Center, and schools to assist youth activities.
Gangil Middle School, participating in the program since 2018, conducts activities such as disability experience, learning sign language, and making Braille bookmarks by grade level, and participates in volunteer activities helping marginalized neighbors by visiting social welfare institutions directly.
Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, stated, "In the COVID-19 era where non-face-to-face interactions have become the norm, I hope this volunteer activity provided students with a valuable opportunity to understand the meaning of community," and added, "We will continue to prepare various programs so that youth can feel the true value of volunteering and engage in activities continuously."
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