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December, 2015

 
Christmas Party

Seongdong Youth Center hosted Christmas party on the 24th Dec., 2015. Youth Steering Committee made it happen from the planning and received great response by arranging making Christmas trees, snacks that could be shared all of the participants.



 Job Fair
Nowon Women Resources Development Center conducted the fifth job fair on the 1st Dec., 2015. Eight corporations were taken part in to hire staffs through job interviews. Basic physical, Chinese acupuncture, nail polishing art, hand massage classs were also open for job seekers. 204 participants earned useful information regarding recuiting and career paths.
 

 
Seminar for cyber violence Prevention Guidance

Gangnam School Violence Prevention Center held a seminar analyzing current situation of youth cyber violence to distribute appropriate guidance to teenagers. Seventy six participants including professors, police officers, teenagers discussed diverse solutions to tackle the cyber-attack culture wide-spread among youth. 
 
 



Working Mom Festival

Yeongduengpo Women Resources Development Center held the seventh Working Mom Festival at the Hi-Seoul Youth Hostel Auditorium on the 3rd Dec., 2016. Approximately 100 women who had undertaken career discontinuation found work places through this Center in 2015. They shared their experiences of successful settlement at work and encouraged each other  to keep working despite the difficulty of work family compatibility. 




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