Gangbuk-gu Social Economy Support Center Education on Understanding and Spreading the Value of Social Economy

For Middle-Aged Residents in Gangbuk-gu: Event on the 25th from 2-4 PM at the Social Economy Support Center... Registration open until the 22nd on the Gangbuk 50 Plus Center website

Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) will hold an educational session on social economy titled "Understanding Social Economy: From Unfamiliar Social Economy to Everyday Social Economy" on the 25th from 2 to 4 PM at the Gangbuk-gu Social Economy Support Center (5, Samyang-ro 47-gil, Gangbuk-gu).

This education is designed to help understand social economy by introducing social economy enterprises located in Gangbuk-gu and providing information on projects promoted by the Gangbuk-gu Social Economy Support Center.

The target audience for this education is middle-aged residents (aged 40 to under 65) living in Gangbuk-gu. Those who wish to participate can apply online by signing up on the Gangbuk 50 Plus Center website by the 22nd.

For more details, please check the Gangbuk-gu Social Economy Support Center website or inquire by phone.

Social economy refers to economic activities that, unlike market economies which prioritize maximizing profits, are based on people-centered solidarity and cooperation to solve community problems and needs while realizing social values. (Social) cooperatives, (preliminary) social enterprises, village enterprises, and self-support enterprises belong to social economy enterprises.

The Gangbuk-gu Social Economy Support Center is conducting a new close-support project for resident groups of five or more people or startup preparation teams who wish to enter the social economy as social economy enterprises.

If selected as a support target, up to 5 million KRW in project funds can be provided for establishment processes, prototype production, and education related to new businesses. This year, support will be provided to three startup preparation teams.

Lee Soon-hee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, "I hope this education will be an opportunity for the social economy in Gangbuk-gu to be part of residents' daily lives," and added, "We will strive to build a sustainable Gangbuk-gu that solves local problems through social economy."