The Plan
We're not building one bench and walking away.
Each round is designed to be repeatable: listen first, fund materials directly, install by hand, and hand the space over to the village.
Phase 1
Listen
Interview Gwanjeong 3-ri's elders to understand their needs, and scout the village to find the location that makes the most sense for daily use.
Phase 2
Build
Small-scale fundraising — mainly an online form shared within the school community — funding materials directly: wooden pyeongsang platforms, shade umbrellas, wood stain, and a named memorial plaque. Volunteers clear the site and install everything by hand.
Phase 3
Connect
A small gathering for the village — refreshments and a short performance from the school choir — to mark the space as theirs from day one.
Where the money goes
Budget breakdown
Funds go to materials, not overhead. Labour is volunteered by students, and each round is costed at roughly 1,000,000 KRW.
approx. 1,000,000 KRWtotal budget per round
- Main installation
- Two large outdoor wooden pyeongsang platforms + two large shade umbrella sets
- Memorial plaque
- Named plaque — "Resting Place of Memory"
- Weatherproofing
- Wood stain for the platforms, applied on site
- Completion gathering
- Refreshments for the village on opening day