Gwangju Buk-gu to Enhance Operation of 'Cheongchunirang'... Supporting Employment and More

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, has established an operational plan for the Buk-gu Youth Center (Cheongchunirang) this year to actively promote customized policies.

Opened in May 2020 in Jungheung-dong, Buk-gu, the Buk-gu Youth Center has supported various activities of young people and served as a hub for youth culture, communication, and employment/entrepreneurship education, facilitating youth exchange.

As a result, over the past three years, offline and online users have exceeded 300,000, and program participation and satisfaction have also increased.

The Buk-gu Youth Center promotes various youth policies in six major areas to improve the quality of life for young people: ▲space support ▲growth support ▲communication support ▲counseling support ▲employment and entrepreneurship support ▲policy participation.

First, through facility rental, it provides spaces for youth exchanges such as various meetings, studies, and conferences, and also conducts capacity-building programs like youth school operation and creator academy.

Additionally, it operates Healing Workshop, Youth Week, and YouTube communication channels to foster understanding and empathy for youth lives, and plans to support youth counseling to resolve concerns.

In particular, it plans to support customized employment and entrepreneurship consulting, special lectures on job performance skills, youth challenge support projects, and activate youth networks to expand policy participation among local youth.

On the 16th, Moon In, Mayor of Buk-gu, stated, “The Buk-gu Youth Center is establishing itself as a comprehensive support space for youth year by year,” and added, “We will continue to implement comprehensive and systematic policies so that young people can grow as healthy members of the local community.”

Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong bless4ya@asiae.co.kr