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Citizens Lead the 15-Minute City: First Half of Haha Center Talent Donation Program Successfully Concludes

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that a total of 45 talent donation sessions were held in the first half of the year at the Haha Centers—core facilities of the 15-Minute City Busan initiative—together with local professionals and companies sharing their talents with neighbors.

The Haha Center talent donation program was designed to move beyond government-led initiatives and instead establish an advanced, sustainable system through a citizen-led senior welfare model in which individuals directly serve their communities by caring for neighbors.

Haha Centers serve as spaces for operating talent donor groups and supporting club activities, contributing to enhanced citizen happiness by revitalizing community engagement, which is a core value of the 15-Minute City Busan policy.

In the first half of the year, the Haha Center talent donors consisted of 15 local professionals and companies in fields such as health, arts and culture, and humanities who sought to share their talents built through years of experience. These donors offered lectures to 425 residents.

The lectures included topics such as ▲ prevention and management of various illnesses including eye and dental diseases ▲ Nordic walking and senior exercise using equipment ▲ music and literature classes, catering to the interests of the new generation of seniors.

The Haha Center talent donation program will continue in the second half of the year, and the detailed schedule is available on the 15-Minute City Busan website (www.busan.go.kr/15minute/board01).

Anyone aged 50 or older can apply to participate, and all classes are free of charge.

Professionals and institutions from various fields interested in contributing to the community can also join the Haha Center talent donor group.

Talent donors provide lectures for Haha Center users, promote the Haha Centers, and participate in related events.

For more details, please contact the 15-Minute City Planning Division at 051-888-4535.

Lim Kyung-mo, Director General of Urban Innovation and Balance, stated, “The Haha Center talent donation program is meaningful in that it provides sustainable leisure and welfare services for local communities through citizen initiative,” adding, “We will continue to run diverse talent donation programs to help residents enjoy a happy and healthy senior life.”