Hwaseong City Wins Communication Award at 6th Youth-Friendly Commemoration Awards

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City has been selected as a Communication Award recipient at the "2023 6th Youth-Friendly Commemoration Awards" hosted by the Youth and Future Foundation, a civic organization under the purview of the National Assembly Secretariat.

The Youth-Friendly Commemoration Awards are established to recognize and honor the achievements and contributions of local governments that have contributed to creating a youth-friendly environment, based on the Youth-Friendly Index, which evaluates youth-friendliness in the areas of policy, legislation, support, and communication.

Among outstanding basic local governments by sector, Gwangmyeong and Anyang in the Gyeonggi region won the Grand Prize, while Suwon and Paju received the Policy Award, and Hwaseong and Uijeongbu received the Communication Award.

Hwaseong City established the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division in January this year, laying the foundation for implementing youth policies in earnest. The city has also made efforts to expand youth support through youth governance initiatives that promote youth's proactive social participation, youth mental health support, interview attire rental services, and youth internship programs.

Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myeong-geun said, "Our city is a youth city with a bright future ahead," adding "We will implement youth policies to improve the quality of life for young people, who are the leaders driving the one million special city."