'UNICEF Child-Friendly City: Suwon's Second Basic Plan (2022-2025)' Established

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Suwon City has established the 'UNICEF Child-Friendly City: Second Suwon City Basic Plan (2022-2025)' befitting a special-status city.

On the 10th, the city held a 'Child-Friendly City Promotion Committee Regular Meeting' in the city hall situation room and reported the results of the 'Research Project on the Second Suwon City Child-Friendly City Basic Plan.'

The 'Suwon City Child-Friendly City Promotion Committee' is composed of 17 members, with Lee Gwi-man, director of the Department of Welfare and Women's Affairs, as chair, and members including field experts, Suwon City Council members, and public officials.

At the meeting, the 'First Child-Friendly City Basic Plan' implemented over the past four years was evaluated, and the second Suwon City basic plan was announced.

With the vision of 'Suwon Child-Friendly City: Growing Together in Safety and Happiness,' the 'Second Child-Friendly City Basic Plan' sets the goal of 'realizing Suwon-style child-friendly city values.' It centers on promoting 49 detailed projects across 6 key areas.

The 6 key areas are ▲Play and Leisure ▲Participation and Civic Awareness ▲Safety and Protection ▲Health and Social Services ▲Educational Environment ▲Family Environment.

Detailed projects include ▲Child Rights Education ▲Operation of Community Care Centers ▲Support for Out-of-School Youth ▲Operation of Suwon Youth Foundation ▲Operation of Extended Classroom for Enhanced Support of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities ▲Operation of Child Monitoring Group ▲Creation of Youth Free Spaces Using Vacant Classrooms ▲Operation of Next-Generation (Youth) Committee, among others.

Suwon City, which received 'UNICEF Child-Friendly City' certification in September 2017, has established the 'First Child-Friendly City Basic Plan' consisting of 6 key areas, 12 policy initiatives, and 36 detailed implementation tasks, and has been implementing the project for the fourth year.

Lee Gwi-man, director of the Department of Welfare and Women's Affairs, said, "We have established the second basic plan to implement child-friendly city policies befitting Suwon Special-Status City," and added, "We will actively reflect the opinions of citizens including children and experts to establish sustainable and systematic implementation strategies."