"Keeping the Sea Clean"... Goseong County Launches New-KOEN Sea Love Guardian Project

Launching Ceremony Marks the Official Start of the Project

Goseong County in South Gyeongsang Province held a launching ceremony for the "2026 New-KOEN Sea Love Guardian Project" at the main auditorium of the Korean Senior Citizens Association Goseong Branch, officially announcing the full-scale start of the project.

Goseong County Launches 2026 New-KOEN Sea Love Guardian Project.
Photo by Goseong County

The event, held on July 27, was attended by Ha Hak-yeol, County Governor of Goseong, Jung Young-hwan, Chairman of the Goseong County Council, Jung Hwa-sung, President of the Korean Senior Citizens Association Goseong Branch, Yoo Jae-yong, Head of the Shared Growth Management Division at Korea South-East Power, Kim Young-kwan, Director of the Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters, as well as representatives from partner organizations and around 40 senior participants of the Sea Love Guardian Project. Attendees took the time to pledge their commitment to the success of the project and to ensuring the safety of all activities.

The "2026 New-KOEN Sea Love Guardian Project" is a senior job creation and social contribution initiative, supported by Korea South-East Power and the Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged, and implemented by the Korean Senior Citizens Association Goseong Branch. The project will be carried out over six months, from May to October, along the coastal areas of towns and villages in Goseong County.

Thirty seniors aged 60 and over are participating in this project, engaging in activities such as cleaning up the coastal environment and collecting marine debris to help create a clean coastal ecosystem. The project is expected not only to preserve the local environment but also to provide seniors with opportunities for stable social participation and income generation, thereby making a significant contribution to the community.

In his congratulatory remarks, County Governor Ha Hak-yeol expressed his gratitude, "I would like to thank Korea South-East Power, the Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged, and the Korean Senior Citizens Association Goseong Branch for their dedication to the community despite busy schedules. We will fully support the project by prioritizing the safety of participating seniors so that we can achieve both a clean coastal environment and a vibrant life in old age."

With the start of this initiative, in which seniors and various organizations are joining forces to keep the sea clean, it is hoped that visitors to the Goseong coastline will have the opportunity to make wonderful memories.

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