Youth Community Team 'Saengil Chorokgongbang' Composed of 7 Young Adults
The youth community team ‘Saengil Chorokgongbang’ from Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, received the Excellence Award at the ‘2023 Youth Community Revitalization Project Performance Sharing Meeting’ hosted by Jeollanam-do on the 20th.
According to the county on the 27th, the ‘Jeonnam-type Youth Community Revitalization Project’ supports various activities of youth communities to promote stable regional settlement and revitalization. In Wando-gun, 8 teams participated, and a total of 134 teams were active across Jeonnam.
At the performance sharing meeting, 10 teams selected as outstanding communities from each city and county through the first document screening and second presentation evaluation participated.
The Saengil Chorok Workshop team, which won the Excellence Award at the '2023 Youth Community Revitalization Project Performance Sharing Meeting' hosted by Jeonnam Province [Photo by Wando-gun]
‘Saengil Chorokgongbang’ represented the youth community of Wando-gun (led by Kang Mihee). The name ‘Saengil’ (island), ‘Chorok’ (nature protection), and ‘Gongbang’ (upcycling workshop) reflects the seven young members gathered with the hope that the beautiful nature of Saengil Island is kept clean.
‘Saengil Chorokgongbang’ has carried out various activities, including operating programs to protect the environment of ‘Saengildo, the island you want to visit,’ and to alleviate geographical and cultural alienation.
In particular, they conducted a ‘visiting resident participation experience’ activity that all age groups could join, running a program to make and decorate bags using discarded banners, and carried out an environmental protection campaign by producing ceramic cups to reduce the use of disposable paper cups and distributing them for free.
Kang Mihee, the representative of Saengil Chorokgongbang, said, “It was a meaningful time to deeply reflect on the significance of youth community activities by sharing various community activity cases, and we will continue to strive to be a community that contributes to the region.”
Notably, Wando-gun’s significance is heightened as it received the Excellence Award for two consecutive years, with the ‘Nohwa Ogamja’ team winning last year and ‘Saengil Chorokgongbang’ this year.
Jung Inho, Director of Population and Job Policy Office, said, “Congratulations to the Saengil Chorokgongbang team on their award, and we will actively support more youth to settle and grow in the region.”
Wando = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyungpil just8440@asiae.co.kr
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