Suwon City·Suwon Sustainable City Foundation Select 115 'Resident Proposal Projects'

[수원일报=记者申银燮] Suwon City and Suwon Sustainable City Foundation announced on the 15th that they have selected 115 projects for the '2021 Resident Proposal Projects' implemented to support village community activities, and will provide 476 million won in project funding this year.

The 'Integrated Resident Proposal Project' is a project that supports residents in promoting diverse activities related to village communities, environment, and urban regeneration in their daily lives. Residents propose ideas and lead all processes from project planning, implementation, to management and operation.

A total of 174 applications were received in the recruitment conducted in February, and 115 projects were finally selected after document review, expert evaluation, and deliberation by the subsidy deliberation committee.

A total of 22 projects were selected for 'Village Community Activities' (supporting the creation of distinctive villages using village resources, etc.) overseen by Suwon City.

Additionally, 93 projects are overseen by Suwon Sustainable City Foundation.

▲31 'Village Community Seeds' projects supporting new village community activities ▲23 'Village Community Growth' projects strengthening village community capacity ▲8 'Water Environment' projects conducting village ecosystem conservation and restoration activities ▲19 'Urban Regeneration' projects implementing village community activities linked with urban regeneration projects ▲12 'Village Media' projects supporting village media activities, etc.

Selected communities (organizations, groups, 3-10 members) will receive 1-10 million won in project funding and will implement diverse projects led by residents until October.

This year, in particular, community projects that allow residents to enjoy diverse cultural, artistic, and humanities activities in non-face-to-face formats are included, and it is expected that community activities that have contracted due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic can be revitalized.

Suwon City and Suwon Sustainable City Foundation will provide one-on-one customized consulting to help the selected communities smoothly implement their projects, and plan to hold a results-sharing event in November.

An official from Suwon City said, "We expect that community activities led by village residents will be further revitalized through this project," and added, "Although there are many constraints due to COVID-19, we will actively support the continuation of sustainable community activities."