Connect: North Korea
Location
New Malden, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
We are seeking a volunteer based in Ireland, the UK, Western Europe or South Korea to meet online with one of our Enabling Freedom Network scholarship recipients online for one hour on a weekly basis and provide English support.
What will you be doing?As part of our Enabling Freedom Network programme we offer university scholarships, English language guidance, social leadership workshops and career planning support to North Koreans. Each of our programme participants has a different support needs for their course, preparing for life after studies and gaining relevant English. We are seeking a volunteer based in Ireland, the UK, Western Europe or South Korea to meet online with one of our Enabling Freedom Network scholarship recipients online for one hour on a weekly basis and teach English and/or provide conversation practice ahead of postgraduate studies.
What are we looking for?And be able to provide guidance on the following:
North Koreans leaving the country all face unique and significant economic, political, cultural and societal differences which are barriers to them building new lives in each of these new countries. There are many barriers to overcome for North Koreans to integrate and improve their circumstances. The cultification of the Kim regime is so central to North Korea life that educational qualifications are geared towards serving the leadership rather than empowering North Korean people. These incompatible qualifications ensure North Korean escapees struggle to find good jobs after finding freedom. Connect: North Korea exists to help North Koreans to overcome those challenges, and to help them rebuild their lives through our programmes and you can contribute through volunteering.
Before you applyPlease apply via Reach, we will then have a quick 15 minute introductory call
Causes
Organisation type:
Charity
To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) in North Korea by all or any of the following means:...
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