On December 19, Mayor Kim Dong-geun of Uijeongbu visited the ‘Yongin University No. 1 Taekwondo Dojang’ (18 Buyong-ro 95beon-gil) as part of the ‘Into the People’s Livelihood’ program and experienced Taekwondo classes, a representative after-school hobby for children.
Taekwondo centers also serve as ‘comprehensive child care facilities’ that provide comprehensive care services until children enter middle school, and are receiving great response from parents.
In particular, one parent of Yongin University’s No. 1 Taekwondo gym received the ‘Multi-Child Excellence Award’ from the Gyeonggi Taekwondo Association (GTA) in November last year, which is given to parents who send many of their children to the Taekwondo gym.
On this day, Mayor Kim Dong-geun took a Taekwondo class amidst the cheers of the children and talked about the role of caretakers and Taekwondo gyms in the region.
Director Lim Seong-hyeok said, “The role of the Taekwondo gym goes beyond physical education and also takes care of comprehensive child care, but in order to respond to changes in the demographic structure such as low birth rate and aging, I think it is time to explore not only child care, but also youth athlete development and training-oriented programs.” reported.
Mayor Kim Dong-geun said, “It was a meaningful time to experience Taekwondo classes and communicate with children,” and “I was able to think again about the role of Taekwondo gyms in the region and the reality of care.” “We will continue to do our best to create a city that is good for raising children,” he said.
Meanwhile, Uijeongbu City (Mayor Kim Dong-geun) held the ‘3rd Youth Council’ regular general meeting at the Uijeongbu Youth Center on December 18.
The Youth Council was established to expand communication and participation among young people and to discover youth policies that young people can feel. A total of 41 members of the 3rd council are actively working in 6 departments: environment, housing, public relations, jobs, mental health, and culture.
At this general meeting, we had time to share and evaluate the performance of major activities and projects promoted by the Youth Council during the year and to seek changes, such as examining the operation method and structure of the Council in 2025.
In particular, he highly praised the achievements of young people’s voices being translated into actual projects, such as the various policies directly proposed by young people through the newly introduced ‘Youth Autonomous Budget System’ being reflected in 2025 projects.
In addition, the fact that the ‘Youth Day commemoration event’ independently planned by young people was successfully held, and the fact that the ‘Youth Cultural Space Creation Project’, which aims to be created in 2025, was included in the budget and became possible to be promoted was also cited as a major achievement.
Based on these achievements, the consultative body pledged to continue to discover and promote policies in which young people can actively participate.
Chairman Kwak Shin-ae said, “We gathered our strength to make up for the shortcomings of past activities and pursue practical results,” and added, “Based on this year’s activities, we will discover more diverse policies that young people can experience.”
Mayor Kim Dong-geun said, “This year’s youth council’s performance is a valuable result of the efforts and passion of all members,” and added, “We will continue to listen more closely to the voices of young people and do our best to realize better policies based on this.” said.
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