100% of your donations to the Rescue Fund is used to rescue refugees. 

rescue activity

NKHR Rescue Fund uses the money we raise to help North Korean refugees who are stranded in other countries such as China and Thailand safely reach South Korea.
  • We aid North Korean refugees who are living in hiding under the constant threat of arrest and repatriation with financial relief, daily sustenance, and shelter. We also support safehouses for North Korean refugees all over China and Southeast Asia.
  • We also use our funds to pay for brokers, who are crucial for the refugees's safety as they travel from China to third countries such as Thailand, where they can safely enter a South Korean embassy and be transported to resettle in South Korea. Here is the explanation of the escape routes. 

    • In 2013, our parent NGO, Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR), spent approximately $95,000 helping 50 North Korean refugees reach South Korea.  The NKHR Rescue Fund funded the rescue of five of those refugees.  Read about them here. 

NKHR's Education PRograms

Once North Korean refugees have safely arrived in South Korea, they still face many more challenges resettling and integrating into a a new country with limited help and resources provided by the South Korean government. NKHR Rescue Fund's parent NGO, Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR), operates various support and education programs in order to facilitate their transition into Korean society. NKHR specifically focuses on high school and college level students. The following education programs are offered to North Korean youth in South Korea. 
  • The Hangyoreh Summer and Winter School for Korean Youth, held every January and August since 2001, is an alternative school for North Korean youth aiming to alleviate academic difficulties, foster activities and consideration for others. It also includes trips geared towards learning history and culture of South Korea.
  • The Becoming One Integration Program provides an opportunity for South and North Korean students to meet each other and establish an inter-Korean bond.
  • The Leadership Alumni Club consists of students who took part in the program and meet throughout the year for additional activities.
  • The Hanawon Government Complex Visitation Program refers to the special programs conducted every Saturday since 1999 by NKHR in Hanawon, the government-run resettlement and education center for North Korean refugees.
  • The Scholarship Program offers monthly scholarships to North Korean student to help and encourage their education. So far, 22 North Koreans have been awarded a scholarship.
  • The L4  Soccer Team includes North Korean students as well as NHKR volunteers, and plays friendly games.

Learn more on NKHR's website. 


2013 Activity Report of nkhr

2013 NKHR Activity Report
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