[Seoul District News] Guro-gu completes 1st dose vaccination for 338,995 people (81.4%) and 2nd dose for 276,888 people (66.5%) as of the 19th... Yongsan-gu establishes COVID-19 Home Treatment Task Force... Dobong-gu sets up Dobong-type Elementary After-school Support (Moduit) Center... Recruiting operators for MaPo Business Center consignment operation... Jongno-gu builds 'Smart Child Protection Counseling Room'
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Sung) will conclude the operation of the COVID-19 vaccination centers by the end of this month.
Guro-gu announced on the 20th, "The COVID-19 vaccination centers set up at Guro-gu Community Center and Oryu Culture Center will operate until October 30th according to the guidelines of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and then close."
As of the 19th of this month, 338,995 residents of Guro-gu (81.4%) have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 276,888 (66.5%) have received the second dose.
Among these, the number of vaccinations administered through the vaccination centers at Guro-gu Community Center and Oryu Culture Center was 82,167 for the first dose and 67,528 for the second dose. An additional 9,745 second doses are expected to be administered by the end of this month.
Vaccinations at the centers will be conducted this month targeting those aged 18 to 49 and others. The Guro-gu Community Center vaccination center will be closed for two days on the 26th and 27th, while the Oryu Culture Center vaccination center will operate normally without any closure days.
To minimize inconvenience to residents following the closure of the vaccination centers, Guro-gu has been promoting consignment contracts with private medical institutions. There are 105 consigned medical institutions in the area.
A Guro-gu official stated, "In the fourth quarter, pregnant women, children and adolescents aged 12 to 17, unvaccinated persons aged 18 and over, and those receiving additional vaccinations can receive vaccinations at consigned medical institutions in the district regardless of their health insurance status," adding, "We will thoroughly manage to ensure vaccinations are convenient and safe."
Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seong Chang-hyun) launched a dedicated COVID-19 home treatment task force (TF) on the 15th by integrating the home treatment management team and the living treatment center operation team in preparation for phased recovery of daily life.
Initially, following the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' improvements to activate home treatment, the district formed a COVID-19 home treatment management team within the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the 5th and urgently established an emergency response system.
From the 18th, the COVID-19 home treatment dedicated TF was formed by integrating the living treatment center and home treatment management team to unify the confirmed patient management system. Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital was designated as the cooperative hospital for home treatment patient management.
The COVID-19 home treatment dedicated TF, led by the head of the district's administrative support division, establishes smooth cooperation with related departments and responds promptly to home treatment-related civil complaints.
The living treatment center operation team, established in December last year, continues to operate the living treatment center in the district, monitoring the health of admitted patients, managing transfers, and providing supplies.
The home treatment dedicated team handles isolation management, living support, health management, and 24-hour civil complaint response.
The isolation management team manages home treatment patients; the living support team supports treatment and isolation kit management, medical expenses, and life education; the health management team monitors patient health in cooperation with the hospital and manages emergency patient transfers; and the 24-hour civil complaint team handles day and night civil complaints, nighttime health consultations, and emergency patient transfer support.
Classification of home treatment patients is decided by the metropolitan area bed allocation team. Home treatment candidates are mild or asymptomatic confirmed patients under 70 years old without hospitalization factors. Those who agree to home treatment receive treatment through non-face-to-face medical consultations and prescriptions. After ten days of self-isolation home treatment, isolation is lifted based on medical institution judgment.
Yongsan-gu Mayor Seong Chang-hyun said, "Due to phased recovery of daily life, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases may temporarily increase sharply," adding, "We will manage the confirmed patient management system without gaps to enable residents to return to daily life as soon as possible."
As of October 18, there are 226 patients under treatment among COVID-19 confirmed cases, and 67.6% of residents have completed vaccination. Pre-booking for additional vaccinations for seniors aged 60 and over began on the 5th, with vaccinations starting on the 25th.
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 19th at the Widang Hall of Dobong-gu Office to establish a Dobong-type elementary after-school care system through school-community cooperation.
The target schools are two classrooms at Sungmi Elementary School, one classroom at Sinhak Elementary School, and one classroom at Nuwon Elementary School. The MOU signing ceremony was attended by Mayor Lee Dong-jin, the Northern Education Support Office director, and the principals of Sungmi, Sinhak, and Nuwon Elementary Schools, with Superintendent Jo Hee-yeon participating online.
Following the Dobong-gu, Northern Education Support Office, and three schools' MOU ceremony, a video conference was held among the mayor, superintendent, education director, and principals of 23 elementary schools in Dobong-gu. The meeting discussed ▲communication methods between schools and communities in the COVID-19 era ▲support for revitalizing village after-school care ▲support for school-specific quarantine costs to prevent COVID-19 infections ▲education expense subsidies. The district plans to provide education expense subsidies related to COVID-19 response school quarantine personnel to elementary schools in the area by the end of this month.
Additionally, Dobong-gu has been conducting an online survey from October 1 to 22 targeting students, parents, and staff in the area to gather opinions on this year's education expense subsidies and directions for next year's support. The district aims to investigate residents' perceptions of education expense subsidies, identify priority support areas by school, and review improvements through this survey.
Mayor Lee Dong-jin of Dobong-gu said, "The education expense subsidy survey will serve as valuable basic data to enhance overall satisfaction with Dobong-gu education among students, parents, and staff. Also, through the MOU for the Modu-it Center, we expect Dobong-type elementary after-school education to mature further and establish a close cooperation system."
Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yoo Sung-hoon) announced that it received the Excellence Award, the Minister of Environment Award, at the 17th Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition under the theme "Green Geumcheon by Residents."
The Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition selects excellent policies of local governments nationwide that have contributed to improving residents' quality of life and national development. It was conducted through a nationwide call for excellent policy cases from local governments, selecting outstanding local governments in nine fields including environmental management.
Geumcheon-gu was highly evaluated in the environmental management field for ▲establishing institutional foundations to spread low-carbon eco-friendly living ▲realizing a low-carbon society through public-private cooperation ▲supporting installation of prevention facilities for small-scale air pollutant emission businesses ▲leading energy transition through energy production, efficiency, and conservation ▲resolving citizen inconveniences through proactive administration ▲creating a business-friendly environment.
Since March last year, Geumcheon-gu has designated the Doksan 1-dong area as a fine dust intensive management zone for the first time nationwide, implementing various projects such as window-attached ventilation systems, plant walls, air curtains to block external fine dust inflow, and fine dust shelters to prevent and minimize damage to vulnerable groups.
Also, it developed the first board game-style fine dust reduction educational tool "Catch Fine Dust! Go for Clean Air!" nationwide, used for climate and environmental education, and operates the demand-tailored program "Welcome! Geumcheon Eco Classroom" centered on the climate and environmental education hub "Geumcheon Eco Center."
Mayor Yoo Sung-hoon of Geumcheon-gu said, "I am pleased to receive an award in the environmental management field at a time when the government emphasizes that greenhouse gas reduction and carbon neutrality are matters of national fate," adding, "We will continue to do our best to realize a carbon-zero society with residents and play a leading role in responding to the climate change crisis."
Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) is recruiting a consignment operator to run the Mapo Business Center from 2022.
Opened in 2007, the Mapo Business Center (18 Maebongsan-ro) has a total of 20 startup incubation rooms on the 4th to 6th floors of the Mapo Startup Welfare Center.
The Mapo Business Center is a startup incubation center that houses prospective or early-stage entrepreneurs who have technology and business potential but lack various information and management resources, providing support in management, technology, facilities, and more to help them grow.
Currently, 19 companies in software, mobile app development, online system development, character business, and others reside in the center and receive customized support. According to a satisfaction survey conducted in January for resident companies, satisfaction with the center's human and material networks and business support was very high.
As the consignment operation period of the Mapo Business Center expires at the end of December, the district is publicly recruiting universities, non-profit corporations, or organizations located in Seoul to efficiently operate the center and handle technology development, information provision, and management support for resident companies.
The application period is from October 22 to 29. Interested universities and organizations can refer to the announcement on the Mapo-gu website, prepare the application form and business plan, and submit them in person to the Regional Economy Division on the 8th floor of Mapo-gu Office.
The consignment operator will be selected after a final evaluation in December. The selected operator will manage the Mapo Business Center for two years from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023.
Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun of Mapo-gu said, "The Mapo Business Center provides customized support in management, technology, and facilities according to the growth stage of prospective and early-stage entrepreneurs to help them succeed," adding, "We will cooperate with related local institutions such as the Mapo Business Center to support entrepreneurs with technology and business potential to challenge freely."
Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) announced that it was selected as an excellent local government and received the Minister of Environment Award at the 17th Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Hankook Ilbo Co., Ltd.
The Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition is an annual policy contest hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to encourage local governments to develop creative policies, improve residents' quality of life, and promote national development.
The competition's application fields included seven categories such as environmental management, regional economy, culture and tourism, agricultural and specialty products, corporate environment improvement, social welfare services, and regional development. After first document screening and second presentation evaluation, 34 local governments were finally selected.
Yangcheon-gu was highly evaluated for promoting key projects in each area under the vision "YES Yangcheon," leveraging the area's characteristics of high population density and residential areas to build an inclusive city (You) with resident participation, an ecological city (Eco) with various ecological and forest experience spaces in the urban living area, and a safe city (Safety) through specialized projects for disaster types due to the climate crisis.
In particular, the district was recognized for its multifaceted efforts in areas such as ▲Elegant 300,000 Tree Planting Project with Residents ▲Recruitment and Operation of Wood Army Tree Planting Volunteers ▲Zero Energy Transition Project ▲One Creative Playground per Dong ▲Nation's First IoT Fine Dust Signal Installation for Climate Change Response ▲Smart Disaster Prediction IoT Construction, achieving the excellence award.
Mayor Kim Soo-young of Yangcheon-gu said, "This award recognizes the achievements of Eco Yangcheon, a green city promoted with residents during the 7th local government administration," adding, "We will continue to do our best to enhance Yangcheon-gu's status aiming for leading carbon neutrality and sustainable city construction in the era of climate crisis."
Jung-gu (Mayor Seo Yang-ho) Women's New Employment Center will hold a job fair for women facing job difficulties from October 13 to 29, designated as the 'Women Job Seeker Meeting Days' week.
Located within Jung-gu Women's Plaza, the Jung-gu Women's New Employment Center is a comprehensive employment support institution designated by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Employment and Labor, providing one-stop services related to women's job seeking and employment.
The fair runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and includes ▲on-site interviews ▲employment counseling ▲resume coaching as recruitment events ▲VR practical interviews ▲mock video interviews ▲macrame (knot craft) special lectures ▲tarot job fortune-telling as side events.
Notably, actual recruiting companies such as Daiso and Uisikju Company participate in on-site interviews, conducting one-on-one interviews with female job seekers, providing practical employment opportunities for job seekers and timely recruitment of needed talent for companies. Participants in on-site interviews receive a voucher for resume ID photo shooting to support employment.
Recruiting companies wishing to participate must contact the Jung-gu Women's New Employment Center and submit a recruitment application and business registration certificate. Job seekers wishing to participate in on-site interviews can pre-register by submitting resumes via email (job@jgwoman.or.kr) or phone. Participants will receive small souvenirs.
Side events are open to any women seeking jobs through pre-registration. For details, contact the Jung-gu Women's New Employment Center.
Mayor Seo Yang-ho of Jung-gu said, "This job fair will provide necessary information and opportunities for reemployment to women facing job difficulties due to the COVID-19 economic downturn," adding, "We hope it becomes a stepping stone for employment."
Choi ○○ (Banghwa-dong), preparing for employment, said, "The VR mock interview was much more vivid than expected and greatly helped my interview preparation," adding, "It's good to conveniently use professional employment programs that are difficult to access personally near home."
Seoul Gangseo-gu (Mayor Roh Hyun-song) is strengthening non-face-to-face employment support services for youth.
The district announced it will pilot operate an 'AI·VR Interview Experience Room' at 'Cheong-yeon,' a youth hub opened in April.
As companies increasingly adopt new interview methods such as non-face-to-face interviews after COVID-19, this measure aligns with changing recruitment trends. The space uses smart technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) to assist young job seekers' interviews.
The VR interview program involves wearing VR goggles, where a virtual interviewer appears and asks questions from past exams related to the selected job category.
Because it uses virtual reality, the screen moves according to the user's gaze wearing the device, and the interviewer's facial expressions change, allowing a vivid interview experience.
The device analyzes the candidate's answers considering response speed, gaze handling, voice tremors, and speech style, providing results. It also offers recorded audio files for participants to monitor their interview habits.
The AI interview program provides mock experiences of AI interviews and AI competency tests, which companies recently use in actual recruitment.
Through practice, participants can prepare for real situations and receive analysis and guidance on personal strengths, competency levels, and job suitability.
The AI·VR Interview Experience Room operates three times a day (10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.) during the pilot period until November, with each session lasting 90 minutes. Any young job seeker aged 19 to 39 in Gangseo can use it free of charge by phone or visit reservation. Operating hours will expand after official operation starts in December.
Besides the interview experience room, the district plans to operate booths for online employment solution programs offering various employment support services such as mock aptitude tests, NCS education content, successful applicants' self-introduction letters, and company recruitment information.
Mayor Roh Hyun-song of Gangseo-gu said, "We hope the interview experience helps young job seekers reduce employment anxiety and achieve success," adding, "We will continue to share youth concerns and seek practical support measures."
The district operates 'Cheong-yeon,' a youth-exclusive space for those aged 19 to 39, equipped with a book cafe, community facilities, lecture rooms, meeting rooms, and AI·VR interview experience rooms.
Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) has established a 'Smart Child Protection Counseling Room' to strengthen the child abuse response system in the post-COVID-19 era.
With prolonged COVID-19, children spend more time at home, increasing the seriousness of child abuse. While cooperation with related agencies for child abuse investigation, counseling, and protection is more necessary, face-to-face counseling is difficult due to social distancing.
Accordingly, Jongno-gu built the 'Smart Child Protection Counseling Room,' enabling child abuse counseling and investigation through various methods including face-to-face and non-face-to-face, providing a solution to the child care gap.
On the 28th of last month, the district held a pilot video conference with Jongno Police Station, Hyehwa Police Station, Jungbu Education Office, and Child Protection Agency to share information for child abuse work and conduct abuse judgment meetings on reported suspected abuse cases.
Participants from each agency expressed high expectations, stating the smart counseling room is essential for urgent video conferences, saving travel time and improving work efficiency.
They also agreed that being able to check the safety and well-being of children living in facilities via video greatly helps strengthen the children's emotional support system.
Mayor Kim Young-jong of Jongno-gu said, "The prolonged COVID-19 has destabilized parents' psychological state, which can lead to child abuse," adding, "We will do our best to prevent child care gaps by establishing a differentiated child protection system unique to Jongno-gu, including video systems for the post-COVID-19 era."
Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin), together with Seoul City, will hold the 'We Make Music 2021' (WMM 2021) creative support project for music creators starting from the 20th.
WMM 2021 will be held six times until December 5, and applications can be submitted from October 20 through the Open Chang-dong website.
Unlike other audition programs that benefit only a few participants, 'We Make Music (WMM)' supports various music creators such as beat makers, DJs, and instrumentalists.
Last year's 'WMM 2020' collaborated with famous domestic musicians like The Quiett, Sunwoo Jung-a, and Changmo, attracted over 10,000 applicants, and successfully completed with 10 winning teams producing music and videos. This year's 'WMM 2021' is also attracting much attention from creators.
This year's 'WMM 2021' carries the theme 'Tribute to all sources of creation,' featuring song camps, talk sessions, and workshops. The 100 selected music creators will have opportunities to collaborate with top domestic musicians.
Especially, 'WMM 2021: Song Camp,' a creative journey for music lovers, will provide new inspiration and energy through sharing creative experiences and networking among creators.
Mayor Lee Dong-jin of Dobong-gu said, "Through continuous creative support projects, we will contribute to revitalizing the music economy weakened by COVID-19 and lay the foundation for Chang-dong to become a world-class music city after the completion of Seoul Arena."
Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is implementing the 'Ttukttak Project' to create new cultural and artistic community spaces in idle school spaces and will hold an opening ceremony to reveal the transformed school environments.
The Ttukttak Project transforms vacant classrooms and corridors in schools into innovative spaces. Since students and village advisory groups lead the planning, it goes beyond simple space creation to provide opportunities to enhance student autonomy and promote communication between schools and communities.
The MIST Dream Hall at Mirae Industrial Science High School, which will hold its opening ceremony on the 21st, transformed the central corridor on the first floor, previously used only as a hallway, into a cultural and artistic platform. It was designed as a resting place combining books and relaxation based on students' opinions.
The MIST Dream Hall was named by students to mean a passage not just for walking but for dreams. Utilizing the high ceiling, bookshelves were installed, and students' works are displayed. It serves as a resting, reading, and community space for students and will be opened to residents as a community space when needed.
At Cheongwon Girls' High School, a resting place named Cheongwon ForREST will open on the 28th. The first-floor idle space was completed as a healing space with flowers and plants, allowing students to feel as if resting in nature.
Cheongwon Girls' High School formed a teacher-student club to fully reflect students' opinions during planning. Students actively participated by communicating online during spare time after school, engaging in design, and purchasing materials for construction.
The district plans to unveil projects at four more schools next month. Cultural and artistic spaces at Gyeonggi Mechanical Technical High School and outdoor garden resting places at Bulam High School are about to open, raising expectations for how the uniform educational environment has changed through students' ideas.
At Taereung Elementary School and Gongyeon Elementary School, VR sports rooms enabling advanced physical play are being created. Free from fine dust and climate constraints, they will be used for regular classes, after-school classes, and weekend sports schools, promoting students' interest and physical activity through play-centered lessons.
Since 2019, Nowon-gu has supported space creation for students at nine schools: three elementary, four middle, and two high schools, expanding the number of target schools and support amounts annually with positive responses from students and parents.
Mayor Oh Seung-rok of Nowon-gu said, "The Ttukttak Project is an opportunity for students to demonstrate autonomy and creativity and strengthen the village education community," adding, "We will support more schools to provide resting spaces for students and establish advanced future-oriented educational environments."
Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyum-soo) won the Encouragement Award in the autonomous district category at the 2021 Seoul Metropolitan Government's second half proactive administration best practice competition.
Seoul selects 'proactive administration best practices' annually among autonomous districts, city headquarters, business offices, and public corporations that achieve tangible results for residents.
The winning case was "Achieving ZERO harmful businesses (massage parlors) around schools nationwide." Since 2015, the district started a project to completely eliminate harmful businesses around schools. This year, the last 13 remaining businesses closed or changed industries, achieving zero harmful businesses among 180 in the area.
The sites of these harmful businesses have been converted into various types such as general restaurants, convenience stores, clothing stores, pharmacies, and coffee shops. Harmful businesses around schools usually operate under general restaurant licenses but function similarly to entertainment bars, known colloquially as 'red houses.'
The district plans to hold a final report meeting next month with stakeholders involved in eradicating harmful businesses. It will continue post-management to prevent recurrence.
Mayor Park Kyum-soo of Gangbuk-gu said, "Achieving ZERO harmful businesses around schools is an excellent case where administrative agencies and residents worked together to achieve satisfying results," adding, "We will continue to actively discover policies that residents can feel."
Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jung-hoon) announced it will hold the '11th Gangdong Artists Festival' at Gangdong Art Center until the 31st.
Started in 2011, the festival marks its 11th year this year with the theme 'Resonance of Life,' featuring the Gangdong Youth Symphony Orchestra, Gangdong Philharmonic Orchestra, and seven member organizations of the Gangdong Artists Federation including art, calligraphy, literature, photography, traditional music, dance, and theater, offering diverse exhibitions and performances.
During the festival, at the Gangdong Art Center's main and small theaters, various performances will be held including ▲Invited performance 'Dream Island' (21st, Gangdong International Disabled Culture Exchange Association) ▲COVID-19 Overcoming 'Healing Concert' (22nd, Gangdong Philharmonic Orchestra) ▲Inhyangmanri (22nd, Gangdong Dance Association) ▲'Thank You^^' (23rd, Gangdong Youth Symphony Orchestra) ▲Seoul Terror (24th, Gangdong Theater Association) ▲Gangdong Hope Song (28th, Senior Choir and two other groups) ▲We Have Wings (30th, Gangdong Folk Art Group) ▲COVID-19 Overcoming 'Let's All Stand Up, Cha Cha Cha!' (31st, Gangdong Folk Art Group) ▲Beautiful Our Sound to the World (31st, Gangdong Gugak Association).
Exhibitions at the Art Lounge include poetry and paintings by Gangdong artists, photography, and calligraphy. However, due to COVID-19 prevention guidelines, performances will be held safely with assigned seating to maintain distance and mandatory mask-wearing.
Mayor Lee Jung-hoon of Gangdong-gu said, "We hope the diverse performances and exhibitions at the Gangdong Artists Festival provide healing time to overcome COVID-19 blues for residents exhausted by the prolonged pandemic," adding, "We will continue to support local artists to showcase their talents and passion."
All exhibitions and performances at the Gangdong Artists Festival are free. For more details or schedules, check the Gangdong Cultural Foundation website or contact Gangdong Art Center.
Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Sun-gap) achieved the highest grade, S grade, within the top 5% of institutions in the '2021 Autonomous Internal Control Evaluation' conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety among 243 local governments nationwide.
'Autonomous Internal Control' is a system where local governments proactively check and inspect errors that may occur during work processes to prevent corruption and enhance transparency and efficiency, aiming to realize mature local autonomy.
This evaluation comprehensively assessed the establishment of autonomous internal control operation foundations, internal control activity areas, and participation activation.
Gwangjin-gu achieved a remarkable leap from B grade last year to S grade this year through continuous root cause analysis and vulnerability improvements.
To this end, over the past year, the district implemented ▲work monitoring through the Cheongbaek-e system ▲adding self-diagnosis items for public officials ▲activating self-management systems for public officials ▲strengthening public officials' asset registration ▲conducting online education and integrity quizzes ▲staff training ▲continuous monitoring of internal control performance.
This reflects the establishment of a systematic autonomous internal control foundation and the spread of anti-corruption and integrity culture, contributing to the S grade achievement.
Mayor Kim Sun-gap of Gwangjin-gu said, "I believe the efforts of all staff to create an honest public service culture have yielded results," adding, "We will continue to build a trustworthy Gwangjin with integrity for residents."
Additionally, the district actively promotes various integrity policies such as ▲anti-corruption integrity week operation ▲integrity level diagnosis for senior officials ▲introduction of anonymous corruption reporting system Help Line ▲integrity acrostic poem contest ▲empathy integrity broadcasting ▲Challenge! Online Integrity Golden Bell contest.
Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) prepared various events such as traditional market discounts and prize giveaways with merchants' associations to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and stimulate consumption.
This event features online promotion and sales events through large communities in addition to the annual discount events to respond to changing consumption patterns in traditional markets.
Participating markets include ▲Sinwon Market (Sinwon-dong) ▲Samsung-dong Market (Samsung-dong) ▲Inheon Market (Inheon-dong) ▲Gwanak Sinsa Market (Sinsa-dong) ▲Gwanak Jungbu Market (Haengun-dong) ▲Bongcheon Jeil General Market & Yeongnim Market (Cheongnyong-dong).
Sinwon Market offers Onnuri gift certificates to customers who purchase over 30,000 won as a customer appreciation event. Samsung-dong Market runs a daily visit event from October 18 to November 19, giving various prizes such as TVs and refrigerators by lottery to customers who visit a certain number of times.
From October 19 to 22, Inheon Market offers Onnuri gift certificates to customers who purchase over a certain amount, and in early November, it will sell three items?meat, side dishes, and rice cakes?at 50% discount during a special live commerce broadcast.
On the 29th, Gwanak Sinsa Market will hold a market-wide discount event and online sales via Naver Shopping Live simultaneously. Jungbu Market will hold various on-site events such as prize giveaways through roulette games from November 3 to 7.
Bongcheon Jeil General Market and Yeongnim Market will conduct online coupon and gift events on November 13 and live commerce in the same month.
The district has been focusing on traditional market quarantine activities to prevent COVID-19 and will ensure thorough hygiene management during the event period so customers can visit markets with confidence.
Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seong Chang-hyun) operated the Whirlwind Car Wash Team at Hannam-dong Public Parking Lot (224-19 Itaewon-ro) from 2 to 5 p.m. on the 19th, laying the foundation for business expansion.
The Whirlwind Car Wash Team is one of Yongsan-gu's self-support work projects initiated in 2011, with an average annual sales of about 20 million won. Starting this pilot operation, the district aims to expand sales.
Before the pilot operation, a brief event was held to announce the establishment of a three-party cooperation system among the district's Welfare Investigation Division, the facility management corporation in charge of Hannam-dong Public Parking Lot, and the local self-support center responsible for self-support work.
The district provided services to vaccinated individuals to prevent COVID-19 spread. On the day, car wash discount coupons (worth 5,000 won) were given for same-day and reserved vehicles to encourage reuse of the Whirlwind Car Wash service.
The Whirlwind Car Wash Team operates on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for pre-reserved vehicles at the Yongsan-gu Office underground parking lot, providing hand car wash services using eco-friendly chemicals without water. Five workers wash one vehicle for 50 minutes, with costs varying by vehicle type.
Mayor Seong Chang-hyun of Yongsan-gu said, "Self-support projects that teach how to fish are the best welfare," adding, "The district is steadily promoting customized job projects to help practical independence."
The district operates two self-support education courses (Gateway, Employment Ability Improvement), four types (public interest, social service, market entry, youth independence challenge), 15 project teams including neighborhood convenience stores, and three self-support enterprises through the Yongsan Local Self-support Center. It also supports asset formation for low-income people through five projects including Tomorrow Kiwoom Account support for self-support workers.
Yeongdeungpo-gu Dangsan-gol, once a quiet and dark alley, is brightly illuminated with charming fruit lanterns.
Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) transformed the so-called 'Bad Cafe' street, lined with illegal entertainment bars in Dangsan-gol, into a colorful fruit lantern street with local residents and merchants and will hold the 'Dangsan-gol Lantern Walk' on the 22nd.
Dangsan-gol is a residential area around 16 Dangsan-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, which has long suffered from illegal operations of cafe-type general restaurants (so-called bad cafes) in alleys. The district has been working to rename this bad cafe street as 'Dangsan-gol Cultural Street,' leading voluntary withdrawal of bad cafes and creating bright and lively streets with community spaces, cafes, and village libraries.
Since last year, the district has collaborated with the nearby Yeongdeungpo Fruit and Vegetable Market to create a fruit lantern street. Residents made various fruit lanterns such as strawberries, grapes, and oranges, hanging them on alley shops, brightly lighting Dangsan-gol. The collaboration between residents and small merchants to change the neighborhood themselves is especially meaningful.
The 'Dangsan-gol Lantern Walk' aims to widely promote Dangsan-gol reborn as a themed and cultural street and provide healing for local residents tired from COVID-19 by walking the softly lit street.
The Lantern Walk will be held for two days on the 22nd and 23rd from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., featuring a brightly lit fruit lantern walking path along Dangsan-gol Cultural Road, large fruit sculpture photo zones, and various attractions.
Additionally, workshops in Dangsan-gol offer free experience programs such as pottery making, fruit lantern decoration, and psychological counseling through fruit tarot in collaboration with local small merchants, youth, and social enterprises, available through prior registration.
At the night market unmanned booths, visitors can find crafts, calligraphy works, and zero-waste products from local small merchants.
Although the 'Dangsan-gol Lantern Walk' is held on a small scale following COVID-19 prevention rules, the district plans to develop it into a representative local festival, refurbish remaining bad cafes on Dangsan-ro 16-gil, and revitalize the local alley commercial district.
Mayor Chae Hyun-il of Yeongdeungpo-gu said, "The fruit lanterns on Dangsan-ro Lantern Walk brighten the dark Dangsan-gol Cultural Street, comforting residents and revitalizing the depressed alley commercial district," adding, "We will continue to promote innovative projects through communication and cooperation with residents to make Dangsan-gol a walkable and livable neighborhood."
Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) will hold the 3rd Jungnang Youth Dream Festival online and non-face-to-face at Yongma Waterfall Park from noon on the 23rd.
The annual youth dream festival, planned and operated directly by children and youth in the region, will feature performances and experience booths where youth showcase their accumulated skills against the backdrop of the clear autumn waterfall.
The district had prepared a participatory face-to-face program with the concept of a time travel from past to present to relieve youth tired of social distancing but switched to non-face-to-face to comply with prevention rules and prevent infectious disease spread.
Residents or students wishing to join the festival live can access the Jungnang-gu official YouTube channel on the event day.
The festival starts with an opening declaration at noon, followed by a congratulatory performance by an elementary school percussion band. Then, real-time viewing and learning of food carving (fruit carving) exhibitions and 90s dance experience programs at school, club, and related institution booths will be available.
The performance stage will feature student club teams performing ensemble drums, dance, traditional Korean music, and cheerleading, with parent clubs adding joint performances and choruses to enrich the festival.
Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi of Jungnang-gu said, "We hope this festival provides a moment to forget and enjoy for students who have worked hard on studies and self-development despite the prolonged COVID-19 situation," adding, "We will continue to create various opportunities for local youth to freely express their talents and abilities."
Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) will hold a 'Citizen Deliberation Forum on Climate Crisis Response' on the 30th to seek various proposals and practical measures to respond to the climate crisis.
The 'Citizen Deliberation Forum on Climate Crisis Response' reflects the expectation that citizens' opinions become volunteer activities and is an online event where citizens directly propose and empathize with practical measures to overcome the climate crisis.
The forum topics include five areas: energy, consumption, mobility, resource saving and recycling, and green spaces (street tree care), conducted in small group discussions by topic. Interested participants can select topics and apply online or by phone by the 27th.
Proposals concretized through the forum will be implemented as citizen joint action projects to overcome the climate crisis after the forum.
Mayor Kim Mi-kyung of Eunpyeong-gu said, "I hope this citizen forum marks the first step in volunteer activities created together with citizens," adding.
For inquiries about the citizen forum, contact the Eunpyeong-gu Volunteer Center.
Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is conducting the 'Startup Life! Legal NPC' lecture program at the youth space Gili-eum located on Samyang-ro until the end of November.
'Legal NPC (Non-player character)' means helping to easily understand startup-related laws. Following sessions 1 to 3, sessions 4 and 5 will be held online (via Zoom) in two parts on November 10 and November 24 from 4 p.m. for two hours each by Yang Tae-yong, a lawyer and head of the Law Office Yeomin, specializing in startups.
This lecture covering the latest trend issues will provide various cases about the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution,' familiar to youth but not well known in detail.
Session 4 covers 'Startups and Regulations,' including regulatory sandbox and various cases; Session 5 covers 'Copyright Law and Personal Information Protection Law,' focusing on the importance of data content and laws startups should be aware of regarding copyright and personal information. Details and applications can be found via Google Forms.
Youth Space Gili-eum is a base space in Gili-eum Youth Startup Street, purchased, remodeled, and opened by Seongbuk-gu, and will continue to operate programs for youth (prospective) entrepreneurs.
Mayor Lee Seung-ro of Seongbuk-gu said, "Startup entrepreneurs needing trend analysis and growth momentum should understand what the rapidly developing Fourth Industrial Revolution during the COVID-19 pandemic is and how it occurs in our lives. I hope this lecture strengthens the capabilities of Seongbuk youth entrepreneurs and provides growth opportunities."
Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) will hold a book concert on November 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the 3rd-floor conference room of the district office, inviting author Jung Hye-shin, who wrote 'You Are Right' and 'You Are Enough.'
Based on the contents of 'You Are Right,' Jung will communicate with the audience under the theme 'Now, the moment we need empathy.'
'You Are Right' is a book by psychiatrist Jung, discussing the necessity and methods of empathy to heal wounded hearts based on her experiences.
Before the lecture, a customized 'sand art performance' based on the book will be presented. After the lecture, there will be a Q&A session with the author and a signing event for participants who bring the author's books.
To maintain social distancing, only 30 participants can attend in person, and those interested can apply by referring to the notice on the Seodaemun-gu website. The event will also be broadcast live on the Seodaemun-gu Office YouTube channel for anyone to watch.
Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu said, "I hope this book concert becomes an opportunity to solve mental problems for a stable daily life, and with online broadcasting, I expect many to participate."
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