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A Dad-Led Parenting City, Busan: Recruiting the 10th “Busan 100 Dads Group”

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□ Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will recruit 100 participants for the 10th “Busan 100 Dads Group” from today (25) through March 6, to help expand a parenting culture in which dads and children grow together.

□ The “Busan 100 Dads Group” is Busan Metropolitan City’s flagship participatory parenting program, where first-time dads who are not yet accustomed to parenting share their experiences with one another and build stronger bonds by communicating directly with their children. This year marks the program’s 10th cohort.

□ Eligible applicants are first-time dads living in Busan who have children aged four through second grade of elementary school (born 2018–2022).
○ For this 10th cohort, priority will be given to first-time applicants who have never participated in either the Busan Metropolitan City dads group or any district/county dads group. If applications exceed capacity, selection will be made by lottery according to priority criteria.
○ In addition, those who are currently active in, or scheduled to join, a dads group run by any of the 16 districts and counties will be restricted from participating. For district/county dads group participation, please contact the relevant district or county.

□ Selected participants will be active from March through December, beginning with a joint launch ceremony for the city-level and district/county dads groups in March. Participants will build memories with their children by taking part in a wide range of programs, including local cultural experiences, play activities, parent education, networking among dads, and online missions.

□ In particular, this year the program will be linked with dads groups in all 16 districts and counties to spread a culture of dads parenting together across Busan.
○ Each district and county will run a variety of participatory programs for dads and children, and a forum for communication will be created so that dads in Busan can share parenting experiences and information with one another.

□ Applications can be submitted via the City website at busan.go.kr/childcare or by QR code, and the selection results will be announced on March 12.
○ For inquiries, please call the Birth and Childcare Division’s Birth Policy Team at 051-888-1564 or the Busan Branch of the Population and Health Welfare Association at 051-638-6911.

□ Seong Heui-yeob, Director General of Women and Family Bureau, said, “Through the ‘Busan 100 Dads Group,’ I hope dads across Busan will learn from one another and share laughter with their children, and that a warm community of dads engaged in parenting will take root across the city,” adding, “I encourage many dads to join and spend precious time with their children.”