[Seoul District News] Jungnang-gu Office, Jungnang Police Station, Jungnang Fire Station, and Military Unit Sign First-Ever Nationwide Disaster Response Agreement Among Four Agencies... Gangbuk-gu Hosts Blood Donation Event to Commemorate April 19 Spirit... Mapo-gu Conducts Depression Screening for COVID-19 Unemployed... Seongbuk-gu Selects 2022 ‘Apartment Support Project’... Dobong-gu Holds Job Creation Idea Contest
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi) announced on the 11th that it signed a practical cooperation agreement with Jungnang Police Station, Jungnang Fire Station, and the 4th Battalion of the Army’s 3298 Unit to create a safe and happy Jungnang.
This business agreement among the four institutions for immediate cooperative response in crisis situations is the first case among local governments nationwide and was prepared to protect the lives, bodies, and property of Jungnang residents from various crisis situations threatening their safety.
Through this agreement, Jungnang-gu Office, Jungnang Police Station, Jungnang Fire Station, and the military unit aim to build a strengthened administrative infrastructure to make Jungnang-gu strong in crisis response.
According to the agreement, the four institutions will share an emergency contact system by field necessary for immediate cooperative response in crisis situations. It also includes the ambition to conclude incidents within the golden time by establishing mutual support and cooperation systems.
The agreement also includes support for manpower and equipment for joint response in crisis situations. With the signing of the agreement, rapid and flawless responses are expected when fires, terrorism, and other situations occur in the region.
Ryu Gyeong-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “I am pleased to establish a cooperative system with related local institutions to protect residents,” and added, “We will do our best to make Jungnang-gu even safer and happier in the future.”
Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Gyeom-su) will hold a blood donation event to commemorate the spirit of the April 19 Revolution.
As a side event of the ‘April 19 Revolution National Cultural Festival 2022,’ the district will hold blood donation events on April 15 and 18. This event, in cooperation with the Korean Red Cross Seoul Eastern Blood Center, will take place on the first day from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gangbuk-gu Office parking lot, and on the second day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the blood donation bus at the April 19 event site.
Since this blood donation is held during a sensitive period due to COVID-19, it will be conducted in compliance with quarantine rules. The bus will be disinfected, and temperature checks, mask-wearing, and hand sanitizer placement for donors will be thoroughly inspected to ensure all participants can donate safely.
An official from the district urged participants to check their eligibility carefully, noting that blood donation is not allowed for 7 days after vaccination, 7 days after symptoms disappear if there are adverse reactions to vaccination, and for 4 weeks after recovering from COVID-19.
Park Gyeom-su, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, “I hope this blood donation event will be a meaningful opportunity to honor the spirit of resistance of the April 19 Revolution and awaken the spirit of sacrifice for the community,” adding, “I hope it will help alleviate the blood supply shortage caused by COVID-19, and we will continue to strive to practice neighborly sharing.”
Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) will conduct ‘visiting depression screening and psychological counseling’ for job seekers experiencing depression and anxiety due to unemployment or economic difficulties amid the prolonged COVID-19 situation.
The district added that this counseling was planned for unemployed people who hesitate to seek psychiatric treatment due to social stigma and economic burdens despite suffering from depression.
In cooperation with the Seoul Western Employment Welfare Center, mental health professional counselors from Mapo-gu will visit the center on the first and third Thursdays of each month to provide counseling to job seekers who wish to receive it.
The professional counselors will provide preventive specialized counseling to address psychological issues such as psychological pressure, depression, and suicide that may occur during job preparation.
They will also conduct screening tests for each individual based on stress scale, depression scale (CE-D), and suicide scale (SSI).
Based on the screening results, high-risk groups judged to require continuous counseling will be managed through the Mental Health Welfare Center and linked to psychiatric medical institutions for treatment, establishing a continuous depression screening system.
In addition, in June, Mapo-gu plans to conduct a life-love campaign to raise awareness of life respect culture in cooperation with welfare centers and mental health welfare centers within the district.
Suicide prevention education will also be provided to elementary, middle, and high schools in Mapo-gu, and life guardian training will be conducted for teachers, welfare center workers, and residents.
An official from the district said, “As the economic structure is reorganized due to COVID-19, unemployment is increasing,” adding, “We will do our best to help overcome difficulties caused by unemployment and other factors.”
Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) selected projects through the 2022 Apartment Complex Support Project contest to improve pleasant residential environments in apartment complexes and promote resident communication, providing a total of 661 million KRW to 167 complexes.
The selected support projects, approved by the Seongbuk-gu Apartment Complex Deliberation Committee, include four areas: ▲‘Community Activation Project’ for communication and harmony among apartment residents (69 complexes), ▲‘Open Apartment Project’ to improve idle spaces within complexes and open community programs to outsiders (1 complex), ▲‘Senior Security Guard Project’ to patrol public facilities within complexes, report resident safety concerns, and prevent accidents (53 complexes), and ▲‘Management Support Project’ for maintenance and improvement of aging apartment common facilities (44 complexes). Agreements will be signed with each complex from April to May, and support funds will be provided starting in June to carry out the projects.
The Community Activation Project includes various community activities that enable neighbors to communicate, such as resident festivals, resident drawing contests, contests, cultural and hobby classes, and awareness campaigns to create an apartment community free from abuse of power.
The Open Apartment Project, piloted in 2021, will continue this year by opening and operating community activation programs in the complex library not only for residents but also for nearby residents.
The Management Support Project selected maintenance projects for aging common facilities (20 complexes) as well as LED lighting in underground parking lots, external open facilities, and worker facility improvement projects (12 complexes). Especially this year, to improve the actual working environment of security guards, applications for cooling and heating facilities support for security guards can be submitted redundantly, and 12 complexes were selected.
An official from Seongbuk-gu said, “Through the Seongbuk-gu Apartment Complex Support Project, we hope to create a safe and pleasant residential environment, spread community culture, change the isolated apartment culture, and make it a happy living space where neighbors share affection and care for each other.”
Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin) is conducting the ‘4th Dobong-gu Job Creation Idea Contest’ to discover hidden jobs and reflect them in job policies.
The contest period is from April 11 to May 20. Anyone with ideas for job creation in Dobong-gu can participate.
The contest fields include ▲Fourth Industrial Revolution-related fields such as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT), ▲Job creation for public and private startups and employment expansion, ▲Employment support services such as job training and internships, ▲Specialized job projects utilizing local resources (historical cultural tourism, socks, etc.), and ▲Other free proposals related to job creation.
Judging will be based on criteria such as ▲Feasibility, ▲Effectiveness in job creation, ▲Creativity of the project, and ▲Sustainability of the job. The executing department will review feasibility, and the Job Committee will conduct the final evaluation.
If selected as an excellent idea, 15 teams will receive prize money ranging from 3 million KRW (Gold Prize) to 300,000 KRW (Effort Prize). However, there may be no winners depending on the evaluation, and the final results will be announced on June 30.
Those wishing to participate can fill out the form posted on the Dobong-gu website and submit it via email to the person in charge, or send it by registered mail or visit the Dobong-gu Office New Economy Job Creation Division in person.
Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu, said, “COVID-19 has brought significant socio-cultural changes, so we plan to accept various ideas reflecting these changes in jobs. I ask for the interest and participation of residents in this idea contest for a Dobong-gu with many quality jobs.”
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