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| The Province provides social welfare services to people in need of securing a basic livelihood, empowers women and protects seniors' rights as well as hosts social events for seniors. In addition, it is developing productive welfare foundations to meet various welfare demands pursuing a "Joyful Welfare Society". |
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| Securing Basic Livelihood |
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Recipients: 123,085 people |
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- General recipients(115,274), people in Special Institutes(5,975), |
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Special Recipients (1,836) |
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Grants : living expenses, housing expenses, childbirth expenses, education funds, |
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funeral and medical services. |
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| Social Welfare Facilities : 6,630 people are living at 95 facilities |
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Senior Population : 348 thousand people
(12.9% of total provincial population) |
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| Welfare Facilities for Seniors: 47 |
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13 Nursing Homes, 20 Medical Centers for Seniors, 13 specialized medical centers |
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for seniors, 1 Houses for Seniors |
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Gyeongsangbuk-do |
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- The best model province of Korean "filial piety" |
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- The best quality of living for seniors. |
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- Medical services and leisure activities, as well as job openings for people in need. |
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| Number of Challenged People : 111,179 people (as of March 31, 2005) |
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| Number of Challenged People : 111,179 people (as of March 31, 2005) |
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Five year plan to build accommodation facilities for the disabled (2005~2009) |
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Extending welfare facilities for the disabled (9 operating, 2 in progress) |
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Training programs and job exhibitions for the disabled (3 times) |
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※ Gyeongsangbuk-do held a provincial art festival for the disabled (October, 2005) |
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| Women's Empowerment and Social Participation |
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Extending female representatives to various committees: 36.2% |
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(as of December, 2004) |
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Establishing more women’s centers: 17 centers (13 operating, 4 in progress) |
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Educating female leaders for the next generation |
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Customer based services for various childcare needs and other needs |
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| ※ Gyeongsangbuk-do opened "Gyeongbuk Women's Policy Development Institute" for the first time in Korea (Dec. 1997) |
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