Motivating Volunteer Activities for Youth in Geumcheon-gu

Geumcheon-gu Operates ‘Geumcheon-gu’s Thunberg, We Are Geumbery’

Geumcheon-gu Completes Youth Volunteer School Environmental Education Program

Providing Motivation and Volunteer Opportunities for Youth During Summer Vacation

Making Mud Balls Volunteer Work

Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that it operated the youth volunteer school ‘Geumcheon-gu’s Thunberg, We Are Geumbery’ in collaboration with Geumcheon Nuri Comprehensive Social Welfare Center.

‘Geumcheon-gu’s Thunberg, We Are Geumbery’ is a program designed to encourage youth to take an interest in environmental issues and become the Thunberg of Geumcheon-gu. Thunberg is a Swedish student and environmental activist who became globally famous after delivering a speech at the Climate Action Summit held at the United Nations headquarters in 2019.

Fourteen youths participated from July 27 to August 11 in environmental education and volunteer activities including ▲ learning about carbon neutrality and environmental knowledge through quizzes ▲ presenting ways to reduce waste ▲ “Sseudam Running” (plogging) ▲ waste separation activities and trying out unmanned resource recycling machines ▲ making Effective Microorganism (EM) soil balls and throwing them into Anyangcheon Stream ▲ creating posters and videos ▲ environmental campaigns ▲ and producing a local newspaper.

A student who participated in the volunteer school shared, “It was my first time making soil balls. At first, I was surprised by the strange smell, but it was amazing to know that the soil balls I made can improve the water quality of Anyangcheon Stream.”

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “I hope that young people voluntarily participate in volunteer activities and grow into talents who can have a positive influence on those around them,” and added, “We will continue to operate various volunteer programs.”