Jeonnam Volunteer Center Signs Business Agreement to Link Volunteerism and Social Economy

The Jeollanam-do Volunteer Center (Director Kim Sang-gil) announced on June 25 that it signed a business agreement (MOU) for volunteer work and social economy linkage with four social economy-related organizations in the conference room of the Suncheon Social Economy Integrated Support Center.

This agreement was participated by ▲Suncheon City Social Enterprise Council (Chairman Kim Young-soon), ▲Suncheon City Village Enterprise Council (Chairman Yoo Seong-jin), ▲Namdo Cooperative Federation (Director Gu Yeong-ju), and ▲Suncheon City Social Economy Integration Support Center (Director Lee Gwang-tae), and the five organizations agreed to jointly develop a volunteer-based social economy cooperation model and establish a strategic cooperation system to resolve local issues.

The main contents of the agreement are ▲discovery of joint social contribution programs ▲operation of education and workshops for volunteers and social economy entities ▲establishment of a public-private cooperation system for disaster response ▲publicity and campaign activities to spread social values, etc.

Through this collaboration, the agreement organizations plan to continue their collaboration to strengthen public interest and sustainability within the region and to connect resources and infrastructure to lead to actual social and economic activation.

Kim Sang-gil, the director of the Jeollanam-do Volunteer Center, said, “The combination of volunteering and the social economy can play an important role in solving regional problems,” and added, “We will continue to work to create a community-based volunteer ecosystem through cooperation with various stakeholders.”


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