Gyeongbuk Office of Education Volunteers to Support Wildfire-Hit Farms in Yeongdeok: "Regain Vitality Soon"

On April 25, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Jongshik) visited a farm in Samhwa-ri, Jipum-myeon, Yeongdeok-gun, which was recently damaged by a wildfire, and carried out a volunteer activity to help local residents together with staff from the Pohang, Yeongcheon, and Uljin Offices of Education.

Jipum-myeon in Yeongdeok-gun suffered severe damage from the unprecedented wildfire, with orchards burned or scorched. Local farmers are urgently awaiting manpower support to resume farming operations.

Gyeongbuk Office of Education employees are working hard volunteering to help farmers affected by the wildfire in Jipum-myeon, Yeongdeok-gun.

In response, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education organized a joint volunteer group with 40 staff members from the Pohang, Yeongcheon, and Uljin Offices of Education, which have formed sisterhood partnerships with the Yeongdeok Office of Education. On this day, they carried out recovery work at farms in Samhwa-ri, Jipum-myeon, including cutting down peach trees and removing damaged structures.

This volunteer activity goes beyond simple manpower support, reflecting the education community’s commitment to leading the recovery of the local community together. In particular, the joint volunteer system established through sisterhood partnerships between offices of education is being recognized for playing a major role not only in providing prompt recovery support, but also in the normalization of education and the restoration of residents’ daily lives.

Previously, on April 14, 35 staff members from the Chilgok and Bonghwa Offices of Education formed a sisterhood partnership with the Yeongyang Office of Education and volunteered in wildfire-affected areas of Yeongyang-gun, removing vines from Schisandra chinensis fields.

Going forward, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education plans to further expand the cooperation system among sisterhood offices of education, focusing on areas where damage assessments have been completed, in order to continue active volunteer activities to provide manpower support.

Lim Jongshik, Superintendent of the Gyeongbuk Office of Education, stated, "We will spare no practical support so that farms severely affected by the wildfire can quickly regain vitality and so that there are no interruptions in farming operations," adding, "We will also promote a variety of educational policies to help restore the local community and normalize the educational environment."