Suwon City’s Cloud Refrigerator With Participation Of The Village Community And The Citizens

- The First Practical Project, Beginning Of Shared Refrigerator Project In December 2017, citizens, companies, Suwon Council for Sustainable Development, and Suwon City reviewed and specified policy plans and major action plans for implementation projects, starting with a shared refrigerator project meeting. Location, operator recruitment plan), etc. were discussed and the basic operation direction was derived. - Based On Mutual Trust, From The First Shared Refrigerator To Nineteen Shared Refrigerators The shared refrigerator was implemented at the same time as the project conference, and in January 2018, the first coffee page of the Ecological Transportation Cultural Cooperative Association in Gosaek-dong, Suwon was opened. In the initial stage of operation, several problems such as conflict with the operator due to food monopoly of some users appeared. However, through several operator meetings, user consent rules were established, and solutions were prepared by monitoring the operator's log and sharing pending issues. In addition to regular training of the operator, an easy-to-read guide for using shared refrigerators was produced to culture shared refrigerators. Settled in the village, and the entire village became the basis for managing the shared refrigerator. The food monopoly of users who became familiar with the user rules also gradually stabilized, and the positive signals of these shared refrigerators became the starting point of the installation of 19 shared refrigerators in various places in Suwon. Above all, the dedicated and voluntary participation of the person in charge of managing shared refrigerators is becoming an important center point for the stable operation of food and the spread of business. As users' trust in food was built up and communication increased from village to village, it became a driving force to restore the village community, and the shared refrigerator operated by the village became an important value. - Anyone Can Store Food And Anyone Is Welcome To Eat From The Shared Refrigerator Many people who first encounter 'shared refrigerator' wonder- whose refrigerator is this? Why was it installed? They also wonder how to use it and who stores the food and who is allowed to eat from it. Even with an instruction pamphlet, 'Everyone can put food and everyone can take it', people still ask if anyone can take it or if the person takes the food with them. A shared refrigerator can be used by anyone who needs food, and anyone with leftovers can share it. Users' satisfaction is high because sharing can be practiced through the medium of a shared refrigerator, compared to sharing that is directly exchanged. As the value of sharing spreads and the story of the community emerges, the village community becomes a center point for restoration. - Organizations And Citizens That Support Shared Refrigerators Are All Long Legs The operation of the shared refrigerator is conducted quite organically. Suwon City Volunteer Center, School Meal Support Center, Suwon City Social Enterprise Council, Hansalim, Hanaro Mart, Healthy Food Citizen Network, Suwon Green Trust, etc are all part of the shared refrigerator program. There are a wide variety of support groups. Not only civic groups, but also various sharing and sponsorships such as Kalguksu House, Bakery, Pizza House, Jjajangmyeon House and Local Restaurant Sharing, Saemaul Women's Association, Village Volunteer Group, and Rice Tea of Love can participate in the program. Anyone can become a support organization for shared refrigerators and share food. These intermediate applicants and each shared refrigerator operator are grasping and sharing the status of the shared refrigerator operation and food supply in real time through online SNS as well as offline activities. Through the operation plan of food support organizations through such comprehensive on-site conditions, food in the shared refrigerator can be secured and supplied in a stable, continuous manner. Furthermore, public institutions, such as the Community Security Council and the Administrative Welfare Center, are working together to resolve food blind spots by discovering and linking targets that need special support. - We Are All Owners Of Shared Refrigerators. You Are Not Just A Supplier And Just A User. Users of shared refrigerators installed in villages are neither an extremely vulnerable nor an extremely marginalized neighbors. There is not a designated person who can store food inside the refrigerator. Few apples that were stored by a villager who wanted to return something as a thankful gift can be a valuable food for someone else. In the future, the sharing and participation of the youth who are the owners of the future society will be more meaningful. The 'Sustainable Development School Ecological Platform Project', which provides education to increase awareness of healthy food and ecological environment classes using urban gardens (eco-friendly, local food), allows students who have received dietary education to think about food sharing. A series of education shared in the shared refrigerator is to help spread the value of the shared culture of sharing and community. In 2019 alone, 8 schools and 195 people participated, encouraging young students to participate in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. It is also important to measure user satisfaction. User interviews conducted at 2 locations and 46 people in 2019 are reflected in improving the quality of the operation of shared refrigerators and supplementing problems, and will continue to complement each other through continuous monitoring in the future.