The Gwangju Value Creation Center of the Comprehensive Support Center for Persons with Disabilities (Chairman Park Maru) announced on July 21 that it signed a business agreement (MOU) with Emmaus Welfare Center under the social welfare corporation Rainbow Community to expand education and jobs for persons with developmental disabilities in the Gwangju area.
Gwangju Value Creation Center is a specialized business facility that supports the entrepreneurship of families of persons with developmental disabilities, and is established and operated in eight regions nationwide (Gwangju, Gyeongbuk Andong, Taean, Jeju, Chungnam Gongju, Gyeongnam Jinju, Asan, Iksan). In particular, the Gwangju Value Creation Center supports entrepreneurship of persons with developmental disabilities and their families through a smart farm (intelligent farm) facility of approximately 330㎡, rental of a business incubation room, and customized business education.
Currently, five families with developmental disabilities are preparing to move into Gwangju Value Factory, and it is expected that these companies will be able to produce and sell 2,000 kg of leafy vegetables (frill ice) per month.
Emmaus Welfare Center is a specialized welfare center for the developmentally disabled established in 1985. About 882 people, which is about 10% of the total number of developmentally disabled people in Gwangju Metropolitan City (8,929 people), are registered and using the center. An average of 150 people use the center every day, and it carries out projects such as education and research, advocacy, job support, support for the most severely disabled, and regional welfare.
Through this agreement, the two organizations will cooperate with a focus on ▲promoting entrepreneurship education and encouraging participation for families of people with developmental disabilities, ▲supporting job linkages and employment within the Gwangju Value Creation Center, ▲operating experience programs and providing an environment, and ▲sharing information related to employment and entrepreneurship.
An official from Gwangju Value Creation Center said, “Based on the infrastructure owned by both organizations, it will be possible to provide practical support for the economic independence of people with developmental disabilities,” and “We will continue to cooperate in various fields such as education, jobs, and experience.”
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