Gyeonggi Province Social Economy Center Recruits Social Economy Enterprises for 'COVID-19 Emergency Support' Project
Suwon NewsPublished 2020.04.24 06:21
Recruitment period from 24th to 7th of next month...Maximum 20 million won in support per city and countyBeneficiaries to purchase COVID-19 related goods with support funds and distribute to vulnerable populations in their regions
[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] The Gyeonggi Province Social Economy Center announced on the 24th that it is recruiting social economy enterprises to participate in the '2020 Social Economy Enterprise COVID-19 Emergency Support' project to assist social economy enterprises facing difficulties such as declining sales, business closures, and employment instability due to COVID-19.
This project was established to support social economy enterprises in the province with certain costs to help boost corporate sales while contributing to the establishment of a social safety net through distribution of goods to vulnerable populations in the region.
Enterprises selected for this support will receive funding of up to 20 million won per city and county. Subsequently, they will purchase COVID-19 related products such as hygiene supplies, agricultural products and food packages, experience and educational kits, and disinfection supplies manufactured by their companies, and distribute these products to vulnerable populations, community children's centers, childcare facilities, and individuals under self-quarantine in their regions.
Any social economy enterprise in the province, including (prospective) social enterprises, (social) cooperatives, (prospective) village enterprises, and self-reliance enterprises (corporations), can participate in the project.
Enterprises selected for this support will receive funding of up to 20 million won per city and county. Subsequently, they will purchase COVID-19 related products such as hygiene supplies, agricultural products and food packages, experience and educational kits, and disinfection supplies manufactured by their companies, and distribute these products to vulnerable populations, community children's centers, childcare facilities, and individuals under self-quarantine in their regions.
Any social economy enterprise in the province, including (prospective) social enterprises, (social) cooperatives, (prospective) village enterprises, and self-reliance enterprises (corporations), can participate in the project.
The recruitment period runs from the 24th to 5 p.m. on the 7th of next month, and applications can be submitted through social economy centers or related administrative departments in each city and county. Details can be found on the Gyeonggi Job Foundation website (www.gjf.or.kr).
Moon Bo-kyung, director of the Gyeonggi Province Social Economy Center, stated, "This project was established to support social economy enterprises in the province with certain costs to help boost sales of social economy enterprise centers in the province facing difficulties due to COVID-19," and added, "Since goods are scheduled to be delivered to vulnerable populations in the region, we believe it will contribute to the establishment of a social safety net."
Moon Bo-kyung, director of the Gyeonggi Province Social Economy Center, stated, "This project was established to support social economy enterprises in the province with certain costs to help boost sales of social economy enterprise centers in the province facing difficulties due to COVID-19," and added, "Since goods are scheduled to be delivered to vulnerable populations in the region, we believe it will contribute to the establishment of a social safety net."
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