The MG Saemaul Geumgo Regional Hope Sharing Foundation said on the 26th that its new "children's safety education" program this year is receiving a strong response from children in remote island and mountain areas and regions facing population decline.
The program was planned to provide hands-on opportunities to children in areas vulnerable to safety training to strengthen their safety capabilities and to support healthy growth by narrowing regional education gaps. The Saemaul Geumgo foundation worked with the Korea Child Safety Foundation and, in Jul., received applications from children's specialist institutions, then finalized a total of 10 training sessions focused on hub regions needing support in vulnerable areas and in opportunities for hands-on training.
It is conducting training on a tour of regions including ▲ Wando ▲ Cheorwon ▲ Samcheok ▲ Goheung ▲ Taean ▲ Geochang, and plans to continue through Nov. So far, about 600 children have participated through the third session. The curriculum consists of basic training (▲ disasters ▲ traffic safety ▲ fire education, etc.) and specialized training that reflects regional characteristics (▲ water safety ▲ typhoon safety ▲ aviation safety, etc.), allowing children to directly experience the rules of conduct they should follow in similar crisis situations such as earthquakes and disasters. In particular, it was found that children's immersion and interest levels were quite high.
Participating children are being given three types of child pedestrian safety kits (▲ backpack safety cover ▲ personal protection device and self-defense alarm ▲ front and rear lights for bicycles and kickboards) to help ensure this safety education continues in daily life.
Kim In, chair of the Saemaul Geumgo foundation, said, "We hope that by bringing safety education directly to them, children will have the opportunity to build the capacity to respond to dangerous and urgent situations," and added, "Beyond safety education, we will work to provide the support needed in local communities so that our children can grow up healthy within a safe social environment."