"Even for the Unclaimed, Someone Must Watch Over Their Final Journey"

Gangwon Yeongwol-gun Public Funeral Volunteer Group Conducts First Funeral for Unclaimed Deceased on the 2nd

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Yeongwol-gun (Governor Choi Myeong-seo) announced on the 3rd that the Yeongwol-gun Volunteer Center (Acting Director Jeon Jeong-eun) successfully carried out the first activity of the public funeral professional volunteer group ‘Deulkkot Saegim’ at Yeongwol Funeral Hall on the 2nd.

Volunteers from the public funeral specialist volunteer group "Deulkotsae-gim" at the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Yeongwol-gun Volunteer Center conducted a funeral for an unclaimed deceased person at Yeongwol Funeral Hall on the 2nd. Photo by Yeongwol-gun Office

This meaningful event was organized to support the dignified final moments of unclaimed deceased individuals and was conducted in cooperation with the Yeongwol-gun Office Resident Welfare Division.

The ‘Deulkkot Saegim’ professional volunteer group was established to sincerely accompany the deceased on their final journey and to practice the community’s responsibility and solidarity toward unclaimed persons. This activity marked the first step in a new volunteer area of public funerals and became an important opportunity to spread a culture of warm consideration for socially vulnerable groups.

The Yeongwol-gun Volunteer Center plans to continue creating a warm and inclusive community through various volunteer activities in the region, not only supporting unclaimed deceased individuals but also working together with the ‘Deulkkot Saegim’ professional volunteer group.

Those interested in the public funeral professional volunteer group can visit the Yeongwol-gun Volunteer Center in person or contact them by phone for membership and inquiries.