GBike, which operates the personal mobility (PM) sharing service "GCOO," said on the 29th that it delivered 100 boxes of cup noodles, 100 containers of kimchi, and other daily necessities to seniors in the Hope Village in Sanggyedong, Nowon District, Seoul, for the year-end.
According to GBike, Sanggyedong Hope Village is where people displaced by urban redevelopment projects in the 1970s, such as Cheonggyecheon and Mapo, came to live together. About 200 households live there, with many single-person senior households in particular. With narrow roads and poor housing conditions at present, both a residential environment improvement project and public redevelopment are being pursued together.
Because GBike has run a service closely connected to the local community through the GCOO shared PM service, it has carried out various social contribution activities. In 2021, it delivered a 10 million won donation to the Salvation Army through a campaign that donated part of GCOO usage fees, and, leveraging the nature of operating services in municipalities nationwide, it also rolled out a "missing children and persons with disabilities search campaign" in each region.
It has also been operating a "welfare plan" for five years that gives a 50% discount on GCOO usage fees for socially vulnerable groups. The aim is to expand mobility rights for people with disabilities, the near-poor, basic livelihood security recipients, and single-parent families.
Jeong Gu-seong, a director at GBike, said, "Marking the year-end, we are grateful to share a bit of warmth with local seniors," adding, "GBike will continue social contribution activities that can be part of everyday life together with the local community."