Opening of Jung-gu Garden Support Center

[Seoul District News] Jung-gu Trains Neighborhood Gardeners, Operates Garden and Plant Care Experience Programs to Improve Village Scenery and Residents' Quality of Life... Jungnang-gu Recruits Student Reporters for Jungnang-gu Internet Broadcasting Station (JBN) Targeting Local High School 1st and 2nd Graders Interested in Media and Broadcasting... Gangbuk-gu Recruits Summer 2022 University Student Part-Time Workers... Yeongdeungpo-gu Promotes Online Market Support for Social Economy Enterprises... Global Share Donates Cosmetics Worth 30 Million KRW to Support Underprivileged in Seongbuk-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jung-gu announced that it will open the 'Jung-gu Garden Support Center' on the 26th to spread garden culture in daily life.

The Jung-gu Garden Support Center is a resident education space where people can learn and experience the theory and practice of garden creation and management. It was established in a vacant space near Jungbu Market. The center's operation is entrusted to the 'Seoul Citizens Garden Society,' selected through a public contest.

The 82.54㎡ education room features a vertical garden on the interior walls, allowing residents to enjoy education in a green environment. The vertical garden is known to be effective not only for air purification but also for reducing indoor temperatures during summer.

Various experiential programs will be operated simultaneously with the opening on May 26.

First, a resident-tailored garden education program called 'Let's Get Friendly with Gardens' will be held from the 26th to increase residents' interest and enthusiasm for gardens and gardening.

This education, conducted 14 times until November, is filled with experiential programs that anyone can easily and enjoyably participate in, such as ▲succulent plant collection ▲indoor plant hydroponics ▲terrarium making.

Applications can be submitted through the Seoul Citizens Garden Society's KakaoTalk channel.

Meanwhile, the 'Village Gardener Training Program,' which cultivates residents' capabilities to participate directly in alleyway management and greening, will be held in nine sessions from June 14 to October. It covers all processes of garden creation, from types and cultivation methods of garden plants to pest management, landscaping, and spatial design.

In the final class, one village gardener group and one citizen gardener will form a team to practice creating a garden directly.

The district plans to provide incentives when residents who complete the Village Gardener Training Program apply for temporary worker positions or public projects to participate in the creation and management of parks, green spaces, and gardens in the area.

On every Tuesday and Thursday, anyone can freely use the plant and garden-related books available at the center. Consultations on plant cultivation and management are also provided. For more details, contact the Jung-gu Office's Parks and Greenery Division.

A district official said, "We plan to offer various programs so that residents living in the bleak urban environment can learn the joy of cultivating their own gardens and further contribute to the expansion of surrounding green spaces."

Jungnang-gu is recruiting the 10th Jungnang-gu Internet Broadcasting Station (JBN) student reporter group, which covers and introduces local news from a student's perspective, until June 3.

The JBN student reporter group has been operating since 2013 to help local high school students with their academic and career choices, producing about 90 student reporters to date.

Selected student reporters can experience various broadcasting fields such as monitoring Jungnang-gu Office's YouTube content, planning articles, news coverage, and reporting until December this year.

Along with reporter activities, they will receive a total of 12 media education sessions at the 'Talent Sharing Broadcasting Academy.' They will learn broadcasting basics, article writing, reporting, announcing, filming, and directing from JBN PDs and announcers. Additionally, at the newly opened Jungnang Media Center this year, they will conduct practical training with exclusive programs for JBN student reporters and invite broadcasting experts for special lectures.

The recruitment target is local high school first and second graders who wish to pursue careers in journalism, PD, announcer, broadcast writing, or related fields. Interested students should submit an application form and self-introduction letter via email to the person in charge by June 3. After document screening and phone interviews, 10 final candidates will be selected on June 8.

For more details about the student reporter recruitment, visit the Jungnang-gu Office website or the official Jungnang-gu blog.

Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Gyeom-su) is recruiting students to participate in the '2022 Summer Vacation University Student Part-time Job' from June 1 to 13.

The district conducts this program every vacation to provide students with opportunities to experience district administration work and social life.

A total of 62 students will be recruited. Among them, 12 will be specially selected, including basic livelihood security recipients or their children, children from single-parent families, North Korean defectors, registered disabled persons, or their children.

Applicants must be domestic or international university students or on leave of absence registered in Gangbuk-gu as of June 1. Graduate students, expelled students, broadcasting and cyber university students, and those who participated in university student part-time jobs in the past two years are excluded.

Selected students will be assigned tasks such as data organization, office assistance, and fieldwork assistance, working from July 4 to July 29. The daily wage is 53,830 KRW including lunch, and working hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Applicants can apply through the Gangbuk-gu website under 'Citizen Participation → District Administration Participation → University Student Part-time Job Application.' The final selected candidates will be announced on June 17 after a computerized lottery on the Gangbuk-gu Office website. For inquiries, contact the Gangbuk-gu Autonomous Administration Division.

The district plans to assign part-time students to various departments of the district office, community service centers, and health centers, considering their preferences, majors, and department characteristics.

Mayor Park Gyeom-su said, "The part-time job program can be an opportunity for students to broaden their career perspectives. I hope they grow into competitive members of society based on this experience."

Yeongdeungpo-gu announced that it will promote the 'Online Market Support Project with Popogre' to strengthen the online market competitiveness and expand marketing channels for social economy enterprises.

In March, the district secured a total subsidy of 40 million KRW by presenting the development potential and growth vision of 'Popogre,' Yeongdeungpo-gu's social economy in-house brand, in the Seoul Social Economy Regional Specialization Project contest.

Considering the non-face-to-face consumption trend and technological advancements accelerated after the COVID-19 outbreak, the district plans to invest about 21 million KRW of the secured subsidy in online market support.

Since registering the trademark for 'Popogre,' the social economy joint brand of Yeongdeungpo-gu, in August 2020, the district has been conducting various support projects such as promotional marketing and business consulting for social economy enterprises in the region.

This online market support project also aims to showcase excellent products of social economy enterprises to consumers using Popogre's official website and support procedures for opening online e-commerce stores to expand distribution channels.

In April, eight social economy enterprises were selected to participate in the online market support project, and the project officially started in May.

The district plans to ▲plan rebranding and packaging of products sold on online smart stores incorporating 'Popogre' ▲transfer know-how on renewal design utilization strategies and package development.

From July, the district will ▲support the opening and company certification procedures of Naver Smart Store ▲assist in creating detailed pages for the smart store.

From early September, when the detailed pages are completed, consumers will be able to purchase products from the eight social economy enterprises in the region through the Naver Smart Store page.

A district official said, "Starting with this online market support project, we will promote various practical policy projects that can spread social value in the region. We will continue to do our best to help companies that create shared value and realize sustainable social value grow together with the local community."

The Global Share Association donated cosmetic sets worth 30 million KRW to Seongbuk-gu for marginalized neighbors in welfare blind spots.

Global Share is a non-profit international relief organization under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs established to help marginalized neighbors worldwide suffering from poverty, disease, and disasters. The cosmetics donated on this day were sponsored by Bon Esthe to Global Share.

A Global Share official said, "We will continue sharing for neighbors in need within Seongbuk-gu's welfare blind spots."

A Seongbuk-gu official expressed deep gratitude to the Global Share Association and Bon Esthe for sharing warm hearts with Seongbuk-gu's vulnerable neighbors during the difficult times caused by COVID-19.

The cosmetic sets donated by Global Share on this day will be delivered to women's welfare facilities in Seongbuk-gu, including rehabilitation facilities for homeless women, protection facilities for single mothers, and shelters for victims of domestic violence.