Gwangju Seo-gu, Recognized as an 'Excellent Local Government' for Fostering Social Enterprises

Recognized for Leadership Role... Commendation from Minister of Employment and Labor

Seo-gu, Gwangju City, announced on the 25th that it was selected as an 'Excellent Local Government' for fostering social enterprises and received a commendation from the Minister of Employment and Labor.

Seo-gu recently received an excellence award at the 2024 Social Enterprise Day ceremony held in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, in recognition of its contributions to the development of the social economy and the promotion of social enterprises.

Gwangju-si Seo-gu was recently selected as an 'Excellent Local Government' for fostering social enterprises at the 2024 Social Enterprise Day ceremony held in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, and received a commendation from the Minister of Employment and Labor. Photo by Seo-gu Office

This evaluation was conducted to discover various excellent cases of fostering social enterprises and to create a regional-based social enterprise ecosystem.

Seo-gu was selected as an excellent local government for its achievements in implementing various support measures for the advancement and growth of social enterprises through initiatives such as the ▲ Visiting Social Economy Counseling Office ▲ Social Economy Local Creator Academy ▲ Financial Support Projects for Social Economy Enterprises ▲ Discovery and Support of the Masilgil Social Economy Activation Model ▲ Social Economy Capacity Building Programs.

In particular, last month, Seo-gu established the ‘Seo-gu Social Economy Sarangbang,’ a social economy hub space, to raise awareness among local residents about the importance of the social economy and to provide a platform that strengthens communication and cooperation among social economy enterprises, contributing to the establishment of a sustainable local economic ecosystem.

Kim I-gang, head of Seo-gu, said, “This commendation from the Minister of Employment and Labor is highly meaningful as it recognizes Seo-gu’s leading role in fostering social enterprises,” and added, “We will continue to spare no support so that more social enterprises can contribute to the local community.”