By Joanna Hosaniak | Project Leader
Throughout 2016, Citizens' Alliance was able to offer assistance and shelter to 70 North Korean refugees.
Among them were 19 children (11 girls and 8 boys), 5 teenagers, 40 adult females and 6 men.
They safely reached South Korea and are adjusting to their new life.
We raised in total $95,285 toward these rescues, out of which $1,627 came through our donors on Global Giving. Thank you!
Due to military installations, it is impossible for North Koreans to cross directly to South Korea.
North Korean refugees need to travel across China to the border with South-East Asian countries and then through the Mekong River to get to Thailand, which is the first safe country that does not deport North Korean refugees, but allows for their safe passage to South Korea. It's a journey of over 4,000 kilometres.
The rescue operations continue, although in recent few months were disrupted due to unfavorable political climate and constant arrests of all refugees that were crossing North Korean border to China.
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