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Busan Metropolitan City Youth Participation Committee Wins Top Prize in Activity Operations Category at National Best Practice Competition

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Busan Metropolitan City Mayor Park Heong-joon announced that, according to the results of the “2025 Youth Participation Committee Best Practice Competition” hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Busan Metropolitan City Youth Participation Committee won the top prize in the Activity Operations category, receiving the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award.

This award reflects the high evaluation of the committee’s successful establishment of an activity-centered operational model that enables youth to participate autonomously and grow through stable and systematic year-round operations.

The awards ceremony was held on December 13 at the Peace & Park Convention Center in Seoul.

The Busan Metropolitan City Youth Participation Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) was recognized as an exemplary case that stands out from other local governments for building a stable, year-round, continuously linked activity operation system rather than limiting itself to one-off activities.

Established in 2004, the Committee has been operated on commission by the Busan Youth Activity Promotion Center and has consistently and systematically carried out youth-led participatory activities, including regular meetings, subcommittee meetings, forums, campaigns, and interregional exchanges with other cities and provinces.

In particular, this year, through agenda development via regular subcommittee meetings, participation in surveys, monitoring, and campaigns at local events such as youth open festivals, exchange activities between the Busan and Jeju Youth Participation Committees, and programs facilitating meetings with former committee members, the Committee substantively strengthened field-oriented activities that foster youth autonomy and a sense of responsibility.

In addition, youth committee members directly participated throughout the entire activity process—from collecting opinions to discussions, presentations, and exchanges—thereby leading all stages and contributing to the establishment of a participatory culture in which youth plan and carry out initiatives on their own.

This award is also significant as an extension of the operational expertise the Committee has accumulated over a long period. Following its top prize in the activity category in 2015 and an encouragement award in 2022, the Committee once again reaffirmed the excellence of its operations by winning the top prize in the Activity Operations category this year.

Park Seol-yeon, Director of the Women and Family Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “This award is the result of activities that youth themselves have actively participated in and built together,” adding, “We will continue to expand opportunities for youth to participate as key stakeholders in youth policies and to create an environment where they can safely and freely share their views and grow together.”