1. [Pedestrian based Gyeonggi Street Lights]

Street lights are designed to light dark paths.
Yet, compared to the street the sidewalkquite dark.

Thisbecause the street lights only cast light into the street.
The street lights here are so numerous that cars don`t need headlights.

Still there are places really needing lightbus stopscrosswalks, but have none exist.

Gyeonggi Province recognized these `vehicle centered` street lights being set uphas presented a proposal to solve the problem.

Also, it has been determined that too many street lights has led to a waste of energy.

Also, much energyexpected to be saved through replacing the existing street lights with energy efficient ones.

We can look forward to convenient `people-centered` street lightseven energy savings.

2. [Heo Young-man to sail to Dokdo]

Heo Young-manrecognized as a great cartoonist of his generation. He will now take on an ocean voyage.

The goalto go the entire length of the Korean coast on wind power alone.
Cartoonist Heo will departthe northern point of the west coast, Baeknyeong-doafter reaching the most northern point on the East coast, he will head towards the Dokdo islands as his final destination.
He plans to sail twice a month making the trip in a total of 8 months.

As a goodwill ambassador for the Gyeonggi Boat Show, Heo has been ed as a leader.
Hepracticing sailing in the seas around Hwaseong near Tando Port makingthe necessary preparations.
Sailing to the Dokdo Islands!
We look forward to his trip around the Korean peninsula to put wind in the sails of Gyeonggi Province as a Mecca of the ocean-leisure industry.

3. [Calls for `help` heard: Infinite Care Project]

Thisthe Gwangjang-dong community center in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province.
On March 16th Provincial Governor Kim Mun-su met with residents in person at a community center.

One applicant struggling to make a livingraising her children after separatingher husband requested helpthe province.
Thisthe heartbreaking story of one applicant with noelse to turn.
Even after finishing the counseling, provincial governor Kim Mun-su was silent as he watched the tears roll down.
Provincial Governor Kim Mun-su visited infinite care project applicantsthe community center.

He met an old man who could receive medical treatment for lung disease thanks to the infinite care project.
A mother of two who was previously a housewife of 10 years before divorcinghas been living a rough life burst into tears at the end.

After hearing firsthand the complaints of individuals amidst the financial crisis, Provincial Governor Kim intends to provide continual support for the infinite care project.

4. [Abandoned Pets in Financial Crisis]

Thisa veterinarian clinic in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
An abandoned stray dog has just come in.
However, the stray dog cagealready full.
After carrying out mandatory pet registration last year the number of dumped pets has ped, but with the recent economy worsening, the number has come back up again.

By 2007, the number of abandoned pets in Gyeonggi shot up to 18,000. Last year the number was around 14,000, somewhat less, but this year there are more than 20,000 disenfranchised pets.

Dealing with the forgotten pets costs more than $1.7 million each year.

Plans are underway to expand the mandatory pet registration tem nationwide this October to prevent more animalsbeing dumped.

5. [Homeless find new Hope with Humanities]

These days there are more than 5,000 homeless with 300 of them living in Gyeonggi Province.

While homeless sheltersother supportongoing, a more basic approachbeing attempted.
Humanities educationan important part of social welfare that can show homeless how to be mentally independent.

The province plans to connect those who attend regularly with support for finding a homejob mediation helping them to become self-sufficient.

6. [Fuel Cell Joint Housing]

A fuel-cell tem has been set up in a nursery school. The hot water used in the kitchensupplied through this equipment.

Electricityheat are provided using fuel cells which include city gashydrogenfollows electro-chemical principles.

The installationrelatively simplethe temhighly efficient.

The environment friendly effects are tops.

This fuel cell technologyplanned to go into a joint housing complex to be built in Namyangju. GyeonggiDongyang Construction concluded an agreement to supply the fuel cells.

So, the 40 unit Paragon Terahouse to be built in Hopyeong, Namyangju2010 will use the fuel cell tem.

7. [Women`s Centers See big Change!]

Thisa women`s center.
Itfull of students seeking various certifications in classes such as bakinghome fashion.

Finding a job or starting a businessa challenge enough, but for women or housewives, itthat more difficult.

So, Gyeonggi Province has ed 5 excelling women`s centers in the province that are running job training to provide them with funds to train female talent.

This program especially develops highly educated women resourcesconducts tailored education according to jobs in the area giving good chances for these women to seek employment.