Suwon Sustainable City Foundation Cancels District Briefing Sessions Amid COVID-19 Spread

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The Suwon Sustainable City Foundation announced on the 30th that it is canceling the district briefing sessions for the '2020 Suwon Sustainable City Foundation Resident Proposal Recruitment Project' scheduled to take place from the 4th to the 7th of next month due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The district briefing sessions were to be held for Suwon citizens interested in the recruitment project, covering support details, procedures, and accounting standards for the project. However, all scheduled sessions have been canceled in accordance with the 'caution' level of the government's crisis alert for the novel coronavirus infection from China.

An official from the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation stated, "We ask for the public's understanding as this is a decision made for citizen safety," and added, "We have decided to cancel the schedule because it is deemed inappropriate to hold events with large gatherings at a time when the government has launched emergency responses amid domestic spread of the novel coronavirus."

Meanwhile, the '2020 Suwon Sustainable City Foundation Resident Proposal Recruitment Project' is an initiative in which the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation solicits resident proposals necessary for supporting community activities. Within a total budget of 270 million won, the foundation will provide support ranging from 1 million won to a maximum of 10 million won per project, and the project will proceed without any change to the schedule.

The recruitment project can be proposed by organizations with the goal of community activities in the areas of villages, water environment, and media. The application and submission period runs through the 21st of next month.

For more details, you can refer to the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation's website (www.sscf2016.or.kr) under Foundation Announcements/News or contact the Village Renaissance Center (031-280-6323).