[Seoul Autonomous District News] 2022 Gwanak Youth Network Capacity Building Training from 22nd to 26th at Gwanak Orang, Sillim-dong Three Room, etc. & Reflecting Youth Interests in Settlement and Platform Labor & On 23rd at Gwancheon-ro Cultural Platform S1472, Youth Network Participation Consultation ... Nowon-gu Youth Tomorrow on 22nd Located on 9th Floor of Kookmin Bank Building in front of Exit 6 of Nowon Station where Line 4 and Line 7 meet, Composed of Employment Counseling Room, Interview Outfit Rental Room, Photo Studio, Open Study Hall, Employment Consulting
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) has designated the period from the 22nd to the 26th as Youth Week to encourage young people to proactively discover agendas and propose district policies, and is conducting the '2022 Gwanak Youth Network Capacity Building Education.'
Since its launch in 2020, now in its third term, the Gwanak Youth Network is a participatory network project where local youth gather to form divisions, discover and propose youth policies desired by young people, and hold related forums and discussions.
This Gwanak Youth Network capacity building education is the first face-to-face training since its launch. Youth committee members, organized into four divisions?culture and arts, jobs, social participation, and life stability?have planned the program themselves, moving beyond simple lecture listening to a communication space where youth members present and discuss topics.
The first start of Youth Week is led by the culture and arts division, which is most closely connected to youth. On the 22nd at 7 p.m., a networking party will be held at the cultural space ‘Ayaoye’ under the theme ‘Restoring Youthfulness in Culture and Arts.’ Cultural artists and young people living in Gwanak-gu will gather to share their sense of ‘youthfulness’ experienced in the cultural arts field and exchange opinions on youth hobbies and interests.
The jobs division will hold an open discussion on platform labor and the actual conditions of youth labor on the 24th at 7 p.m. at Gwanak Orang Sillim-dong Three Room, with a lecture by Kim Jong-jin, director of the Union Center.
Following that, the social participation division will hold a ‘chat meeting’ on the 25th at 7 p.m. at the cultural space ‘Ayaoye,’ featuring a lecture on youth social participation by Lee Yoon-joo of the Korea Youth Policy Institute and a free discussion on the recently changing youth society.
The life stability division will discuss youth housing on the last day of Youth Week, the 26th, at 3 p.m. Jang Min-young, director of the Village Regeneration Center at the Architectural Space Research Institute, will give a lecture titled ‘Settlement and Establishment in Gwanak,’ focusing on the settlement and establishment of youth who have moved from rural areas.
Additionally, the cultural platform S1472 on Gwanchun-ro near Sillim Station will operate a youth network counseling center from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will provide consultation on participation methods and roles for youth wishing to join the network and encourage many young people to participate.
Anyone interested in youth-related agendas or networking can participate, and inquiries can be made to the Youth Policy Division of Gwanak-gu Office. After the education ends, the training videos will be available for viewing on the YouTube channel ‘Live Gwanak’ from December 7 to 9.
A district official said, “We hope that the Gwanak Youth Week event will be an opportunity for Gwanak’s youth to grow as proactive policy partners,” adding, “We will continue to promote policies together with youth and actively support young people pursuing their dreams.”
Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is opening the youth job center ‘Youth Tomorrow.’
Nowon-gu has about 140,000 young people aged 19 to 39, accounting for 27.5% of the total population. With seven universities located in the area, there has been high demand for youth employment information and support services. However, there is only one job caf? providing customized youth employment services in the northeastern area, making access difficult.
Therefore, the district opened the youth job center near Nowon Station, which is conveniently connected by subway lines 4 and 7. This is to quickly respond to youth employment needs and provide professional and comprehensive one-stop employment support services.
The youth job center ‘Youth Tomorrow,’ located in the KB Bank building in front of Exit 6 of Nowon Station on subway line 7, was established right next to the 9th-floor Seoul Youth Center ‘Nowon Orang’ to increase the efficiency of youth space utilization. The district expects that sharing space and operating interlinked programs will enable various approaches and support for youth.
The 150㎡ center consists of employment counseling rooms, interview clothing rental rooms, photo studios, and open study halls. It plans to operate customized programs for youth employment success, including ▲employment consulting ▲employment mentoring ▲employment competency training ▲employment support services.
The first customized youth employment program is ‘job seeker-employer matching’ through employment consulting. Youth can receive comprehensive employment counseling from on-site career counselors. Career personality type and job preference tests, basic counseling for job seekers, job registration, and customized job matching counseling are conducted face-to-face or through various media. Additionally, customized experts are matched for mock interviews and 1:1 or group consulting by employment field and job type.
The second is employment mentoring. Once or twice a month, youth mentors currently working in the field explore interested jobs and provide opportunities for indirect experience.
The third is employment competency training, where youth can learn and experience knowledge and skills necessary for employment. In December, special lectures on speech, self-introduction letters, and online marketing are prepared.
The fourth is employment support services, including interview suit rental and a self-photo studio for employment photos. Interview suits can be rented urgently, by visit, or by delivery according to user needs. Anyone can take self-photos for resumes or prototypes, and every Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., professional photographers provide shooting and retouching support. Healing programs to motivate job seekers are also conducted.
Use of the center is available to youth aged 19 to 39 residing in or based in Nowon-gu preparing for employment or job change. Operating hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and closed on Sundays.
Meanwhile, the district will establish a Youth Policy Division in 2023 to expand youth job policies. In addition to the existing region-led youth job project linking local companies and job-seeking youth, it plans to set up a Youth Future Fund to support youth life in areas such as start-ups, culture, education, and welfare.
Oh Seung-rok, mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “We will create a young city where youth can become healthy and independent by implementing various customized projects centered on the newly established Youth Policy Division next year.”
Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) announced that on the 30th at 10:30 a.m., a talk show ‘MOM Comfortable Healing Day Two Mom Show’ for parents exhausted from childcare will be held at the district office basement auditorium, hosted by the Jungnang-gu Childcare Comprehensive Support Center and the Jungnang-gu Public and Private Daycare Center Association.
‘MOM Comfortable Healing Day Two Mom Show’ is designed to help parents tired from childcare share their worries and hardships, form empathy, and relieve childcare stress.
The 90-minute talk concert features comedians Kim Kyung-ah, Kim Mi-ryeo, and Jo Seung-hee, who are currently raising children themselves. They offer comforting healing talks to parents living in the same era with similar concerns. They engage with the audience and entertain exhausted parents with witty storytelling.
Besides the talk, there will be skits and quiz shows on relatable topics such as childbirth and childcare, as well as photo zones, making the performance even richer.
The talk show targets about 400 local parents of infants and toddlers, and applications are currently being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis via the Jungnang-gu Childcare Comprehensive Support Center website. Admission is free.
Ryu Kyung-gi, mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “We ask for the interest of many parents exhausted from childcare,” adding, “We will do our best to actively support the discovery and implementation of various policies and programs that can reduce childcare difficulties and provide practical help.”
Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) is operating ‘A Week-long Eunpyeong Village Space Journey,’ a resident community space network festival, from the 21st to the 24th.
This event offers various experiences such as performances and exhibitions at eight village community spaces in the area. It is a project discovered as a policy task from residents’ proposals and part of the 2022 Eunpyeong-gu Community Innovation Plan’s ‘Spaces for All’ project.
The event takes place from the 21st to the 24th at eight Eunpyeong-gu resident community spaces: ▲Gorimaru Village Vitality Center ▲Kkumdameun Small Library ▲Space Gonggam Everyone’s Space ▲Haengjak Everyone’s Space ▲Tojeonggol Sarangbang Village Vitality Center ▲Yeokchon-dong Everyone’s Space ▲Eungamsangol Dream-e ▲Maebawi Sarangbang.
The purpose is to repaint everyday spaces, which are usually easily passed by, with newness to transform them into travel spaces. Anyone in Eunpyeong-gu can apply via web poster QR codes or text messages.
Kim Mi-kyung, mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “We expect this resident community space network festival to be an opportunity to increase local residents’ understanding of village spaces,” adding, “We hope many residents will visit the eight spaces across Eunpyeong-gu and experience newness in familiar spaces.”
Yongsan-gu (Mayor Park Hee-young) is recruiting members for the ‘3rd Youth Policy Network’ to discover and propose policies reflecting the diverse needs and opinions of young people.
Applications are open until December 9, with up to 25 members to be selected. Any youth aged 19 to 34 who is a resident or active in the district can apply. Applicants can download the application form from the district website, fill it out, and submit it via email or in person.
The final results will be announced in December.
The Yongsan-gu Youth Policy Network is a citizen participation platform for solving youth issues. It consists of an operating committee and four divisions. The operating committee elects one chairperson and two vice-chairpersons (one male, one female), and each division has its own head.
The 3rd Youth Policy Network will hold an inauguration ceremony and orientation in January next year and begin activities. The term is two years.
Committee activities include proposing youth policies, division meetings by interest area, planning and activities of youth-related networks, policy forums, and participation in youth-related district events.
▲The Jobs Division focuses on employment, start-ups, and work-life balance ▲The Culture and Arts Division handles youth festivals and discovering cultural content ▲The Welfare Division covers equality and human rights, social safety nets, and housing stability ▲The Institutional Promotion Division promotes the youth network and proposes policies on youth rights.
A district official said, “The Youth Policy Network plays a role in discovering, proposing, and policy-making on various youth-related agendas,” and urged local youth to show great interest and participate.
Meanwhile, the district enacted the ‘Yongsan-gu Youth Basic Ordinance’ in 2019 and has operated the largest youth policy advisory group in the nation with 215 members. Since last year, the advisory group has been reorganized into the Youth Policy Network, reducing members and enhancing substance.
Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) is recruiting students to participate in the university-linked humanities winter themed special lecture program (Global Humanities Travel, Indian Humanities Travel) starting from the 25th.
The online special lectures will be held from December 6 to December 23, featuring expert professors and doctoral researchers affiliated with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (International Area Studies Center, India Research Institute). Topics include ▲History and culture of Latin America (Aztec, Maya, Inca) ▲French culture and arts ▲Mongol Empire and East-West civilizations ▲The splendid Angkor civilization ▲Introduction to Indian cinema ▲Spicy Indian cuisine ▲Indian culture, among others.
Lectures can be viewed on smartphones or PCs and are conducted in real-time, allowing immediate interaction with instructors.
Residents wishing to enroll can apply through the Dongdaemun-gu Lifelong Learning Center website. A district official said, “We will develop and operate various lifelong learning programs in cooperation with local universities to provide high-quality educational opportunities to residents and realize a lifelong learning city full of learning through continuous educational support.”
For more details, contact the Dongdaemun-gu Lifelong Learning Center.
Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Kim Tae-woo) is conducting a ‘naming contest’ and ‘survey’ for the revamp of the Gangseo Children’s District Office website.
The purpose is to find an original and easy-to-remember name based on children’s voluntary participation.
The new name should be within 15 Korean characters, be a concise phrase considering the website’s characteristics and target users, and encompass a broad concept including ‘children, kids, and youth.’
The naming contest runs until December 2. Children and youth under 18 can download the application form from the website, fill it out, and submit it via email, mail, or in person. Duplicate submissions are not accepted.
The district will judge based on ▲expressiveness ▲popularity ▲originality ▲completeness, selecting one grand prize winner (book gift certificate worth 100,000 KRW), one excellence prize winner (50,000 KRW), and one merit prize winner (30,000 KRW).
Winners will be announced on December 21 on the Gangseo-gu Office website’s notice section.
The survey will be conducted until the 9th of next month targeting children under 18 and parents.
The survey includes nine questions related to the website revamp, such as ▲frequently used menus ▲content and information desired to be added ▲necessity and operation methods of a children’s opinion suggestion window.
The survey will be conducted both online and offline, and the collected opinions will be used as ideas for the website revamp.
For more details on how to participate, visit ‘Gangseo-gu Office website - Gangseo News - Notices/News.’
A district official said, “The revamped Gangseo Children’s District Office website will effectively deliver diverse and useful information to children and youth,” adding, “We hope many participants will propose creative ideas for the website name and show great interest.” For detailed inquiries, contact the Gangseo-gu Children and Youth Division.
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