Humanitarian appeal

Donations

Clients often ask how they can make a donation to benefit people in DPRK and we are pleased to announce our association with a western charity who work with two North Korean social organisations, one in the education sector and one serving people with disabilities, both areas that would benefit greatly from financial and material assistance.

With your help and donations, in 2009 we managed to complete 2 selected projects (details below). This is absolutely incredible and with some donations still coming in (and more always welcome) we will be able to embark on even more worthwhile projects next year to help even more people in the DPRK. Keep checking back for more details.

Please contact us for information on how to donate or click on the button below. MORE PROJECTS COMING SOON!

Project 1: Braille dictionaries for children – previously

unavailable in the DPRK

Provide a child without sight with their first Braille dictionary.

Your contribution will support the first print-run of Braille dictionaries

ever undertaken in the DPRK. Each dictionary produced costs 8 Euros

and we raised enough money to provide 300 visually impaired children

with their own dictionary; a great tool for improving quality of life and

communication for these kids.

We can’t provide a photo of one of the dictionaries for the simple

reason that they don’t yet exist! This will be the very first time that

Braille dictionaries will be printed and distributed to blind

children in need in North Korea, a chance to make a real difference in some

people’s lives!

AMOUNT NEEDED: EUR 2400 - TARGET REACHED NOV 2009!

Project 2: Playground Equipment for an Orphan’s School

Contribute towards playground equipment for 550 children aged 7-11 years who are residents and students at the Wonsan Primary School Residential Home (located on the east coast of Korea) These children have lost one or both parents and live all year round at the residential home. We want to supply them with a climbing frame and some playground equipment for their recreation, manufactured locally. We raised 2000 Euros for this project which will cover the cost of obtaining decent materials and local manufacture and installation of the playground equipment to brighten the days of these children who have suffered bereavement at such a young age.

AMOUNT NEEDED: EUR 2000 - TARGET REACHED NOV 2009!

Here are some photos of some basic playground equipment at another school in DPRK, the equipment we are raising money for will be of a higher standard but otherwise similar to that shown here.

How will the projects be implemented?

The projects will be facilitated by Koryo Tours with the assistance of Maranatha Trust, an Australian entity with foreign representatives in DPRK, in coordination with two local organisations. The local organisations have a solid track record and are well known to international donors.

Korean Federation for Protection of the Disabled (KFPD) is a not-for-profit organisation recognised by the government, representing the rights and interests of people with disabilities in DPRK.
Korea Education Fund (KEF) is a not-for-profit organisation recognised by the government, to coordinate and increase financial and material aid to education, to provide a better educational environment for the children of DPRK.

If you are interested in contributing to projects in the education or disabilities sectors with a different scale or focus than those outlined above then please contact us and we can advise. info@koryogroup.com

Other charitable organisations

The serious flooding several years ago in the DPRK led to loss of life and hundreds of people were left without homes and food. If you would like to offer your support we can recommend the Rotaract Club who deal directly with the North Koreans and ensure that whatever is sent gets to the people who need it most. They are currently raising funds to buy medicine. If you would like more information please contact Randal Eastman dprk.projects@mac.com

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