Gwangju's Five District Councils Hold Meeting to Seek Mutual Growth with Care Facilities

Discussion on Improving Working Conditions for Staff and Making Budgets More Realistic

Gwangju Namgu Council held a meeting to explore a mutually beneficial relationship between the council members of five districts and various care facilities in the region. Photo by Gwangju Namgu Council

On July 2, the Gwangju Namgu Council announced that it held a meeting to explore mutually beneficial relationships between council members from five districts and various care facilities in the region.

The meeting, which took place on July 1 in the small conference room of the Namgu Council, was attended by Noh Soyoung from the Namgu Council, Lee Jia from the Donggu Council, Lim Seonghwa from the Seogu Council, Ko Youngim from the Bukgu Council, and Park Haewon from the Gwangsan-gu Council. During the meeting, they shared the current status and challenges of care facility operations in each district and exchanged opinions on future policy cooperation.

The participants strongly agreed that relationships between care facilities should not become competitive. They emphasized the need for administrative coordination and a foundation for cooperation, so that mutually complementary relationships can be established by considering the unique characteristics of each facility and the differences among the children served.

The meeting also included the sharing of exemplary cases from each district, as well as extensive discussions on field issues such as support for snack expenses, improving working conditions for staff, and making budgets more realistic.

The council members, who shared the view that raising children is directly linked to shaping the future of the community, expressed their intention to ensure that this meeting would not be a one-off event. They plan to establish regular meetings and a joint response system going forward.

Noh Soyoung of the Namgu Council stressed, "For public care to be firmly established, it is urgent to go beyond simply increasing the number of facilities. There must be a foundation where the field and the system are harmonized, and where linkage and cooperation among care providers can occur naturally according to their respective roles."