Infusing Warm Green Hue in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, with My Own Personality

This project is for foreign participants.

Let your personality and creativity shine!In the clean area of Suncheon,express your own creativity and let it flow..

Does your work feel boring lately? Or are you hesitant to start working again because it feels different than before? It can be hard when something you started because you liked it no longer feels fun. To help with that, find some relaxation in nature and feel like you did before. In Suncheon, where there are no limits, express your personality and creativity freely!

From designing my own unique school closures and lunch boxes to developing signature menus with organic produce, creating beautiful gardens that capture the hearts of tourists, and testing marketing strategies via social media! If you have a personal project you’ve been keeping inside, bring it to life here. It’s a chance to feel the joy of doing what you love again.

What if you do something enjoyable and also help someone? You can feel both joy and a sense of pride, making it a win-win situation.

Suncheon is famous for its beautiful nature, and in Seungju-eup, Suncheon, there are people who provide various social welfare services for the local residents, who are getting older. Spend time with warm-hearted people and create fun activities with them. Seeing the residents react positively to the new ideas you bring will give you joy and pride.

This project offers three activities. You can choose one activity and take part.

* You must be at least 22 years old to join this project.

 

1.Understand the project’s social mission and put your skills to work

Recommended for: Everyone

  * What is a social mission? It means providing social services or jobs for people in need.

 

 

Turn your personal project into a way to help others! It’s a chance to achieve two things at once.

This activity is for people who want to work on their own projects while supporting the community. This means understanding how social projects help people in need by providing services and jobs. If you care about sharing and helping others live better lives, this is your chance to take action in Suncheon!

The organization running this project offers many social services. It sells eco-friendly local food and runs a restaurant and café called Eco Cafe Tteul, helping the local economy. It also runs a senior college and an agricultural school for older residents and children from multicultural families, helping local people grow and thrive. The possibilities in Suncheon are endless. This is a great chance for anyone who wants to experience these values and put them into action!

 

 

 

2.Design Suncheon with your own style and ideas

 Recommended for: designers, gardeners, landscape designers, marketers, media creators, and more

 

 

Use your creativity and imagination to fill a wide, open green space and an empty old school!

Make good use of the café and restaurant, where you can enjoy eco-friendly local food, and the quiet old school that no longer has students. There are many ways to get involved: design uniforms for the staff, decorate the closed school to make it a popular place to visit, redesign a logo to match the local image, create a garden where visitors can relax, design packaging for local farm products, or lead art activities with local children. You can do whatever you like. You could also create different kinds of written, photo, or video content.

 

 

 

3. Cook and deliver boxed meals to older people

 Recommended for: cooks and food creators

 

 

Try new recipes with fresh ingredients from Suncheon and share your food with local residents!

Many older people in the village have trouble getting around and cannot always eat regular meals. This project prepares and delivers boxed meals for them. Why not cook a meal with local produce from clean, green Suncheon and serve it to older residents? If you create a tasty dish with good ingredients that people of all ages will enjoy, it might even become a special dish at a local restaurant. If you’re a food creator, this is a valuable chance to create your own recipe and share it with many people!

 

 

 

A tip from the planner! Have you heard of senior food or care food? As the number of older people grows around the world, the senior food industry is growing too. Spend time with older people here and learn more about senior food, a growing global trend.

 

 

You can also work on personal projects in many different areas.

 

Sample Daily Schedule 

The schedule below is just an example. You can change it freely to fit your situation and plans. 

Time	Monday–Friday	Weekend
09:00–12:00	Project time	Free time
12:00–13:00	Lunch break
13:00–18:00	Project time
18:00 onward	Free time

 

A clean and spacious room with a warm ondol floor.

The accommodation, located with an activity area, has clean and comfortable facilities, suitable for use as a training center.

The room is for two people and has a TV, refrigerator, wardrobe, blanket cabinet, and shoe cabinet. The bathroom is inside the room and is shared with your roommate.

Exclusions

- Personal expenses

- Food expenses

This organization provides social welfare services to the people using local resources in Suncheon. We work hard to create a better living environment and culture. Our social welfare services reach many, including the vulnerable and local residents, making a big and warm impact in Suncheon.

Some of our main social welfare services include producing and selling eco-friendly local food, a restaurant and café called 'Eco Cafe Tteul', a silver college for local seniors, laundry services, meal preparation and delivery, and running a farming school for children from multicultural families. We are waiting for those who want to help grow this peaceful and beautiful area together.

Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do

Jeollanam-dois located in the eastern part ofSuncheon Cityis a city that fits well with the slogan of 'living ecological city'. The largest feature that makes Suncheon an ecological city is the Suncheon Bay Wetland, which is one of the top five wetlands in the world. Every autumn and winter, you can see migratory birds and golden reed fields that come every year. The Suncheon Bay National Garden was created to protect the beautiful landscape and ecosystem of Suncheon, and you can observe various ecological plants there, feeling the other beauty and grandeur of nature. In addition, planned cities from the early Joseon period, Naganeupseong, and beautiful temples in Korea like Seonamsa and Songgwangsa, which has a long history, add to the charm of Suncheon. The Wawon Beach, touching the sea, has a winding coastline that is great for driving and is famous for its beautiful sunsets.

In Suncheon, where you can feel the breath of nature and life, drink in the green energy. If you are tired of the busy life in a gray city, I hope you can find joy and vitality in life while living in Suncheon.

Photo and information source: Suncheon City travel page

Target Participants

- People who want to understand social purposes and conduct their own projects

- Chefs who want to take their own time while preparing for a job change

- Food creators who want to develop their own recipes

- Designers, artists, gardeners, and landscapers interested in product design, space, and environmental creation

- Marketers and creators who want to lead local culture

■ This is a project that starts every week onMonday.

■ The participation period for this project is a minimum of4 weeks.

Participation period	Cost
4 weeks	2,000,000 won.

Guidelines

- The project is run by the volunteers themselves, so please take an active and independent approach.

- When filling out the application form, please provide specific details about your project idea.

- This project is open to foreigners who are at least 22 years old.

1. This project is open to foreign participants over the age of 22.

2. No refunds will be given for personal reasons once the project is confirmed.

3. By applying for the project, participants are considered to have agreed to the refund policy.

4. This project has a strict refund policy. If you cancel before the project is confirmed, you will get a 100% refund of the project fee. Please check the refund policy for more details.

5. The schedule and content of the project may change due to local conditions (transportation, weather changes, etc.), and may be reduced or modified if necessary.

6. This project is managed by a partnering organization. Therefore, the local organization is responsible for the actual operation.

7. Please book transportation only after receiving final confirmation of your project participation. We will provide individual updates after the confirmation.