WE ARE THE BRIDGE OF UNITY
Empowering North Korean Refugees Everday
We Are The Bridge of Unity
Empowering North Korean Refugees Everday
Woorion is an NGO serving as a stepping stone to unification.
We are an online platform aiming to provide solutions for challenges that North Korean defectors face in the process of resettlement.
Woorion works with North Korean defectors
at the grassroots level.
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Information |
72% of North Korean defectors do not know how and where to find information. |
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Mentoring |
North Korean defectors lack a lot of support in various areas of life in the event of a problem arrising. |
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Education |
North Korean defectors exhibit the lowest levels of financial literacy among the vulnaerable population in South Korea. Additionally, the school drop-out rate among defected students are 2 to 5 times higher than the rest of the student population. |
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Media |
There are many outlets that use North Korean defectors as subjects, but there is a lack of media outlets for North Korean defectors to voice themselves. |
Woorion is working with North Korean defectors through various projects.
Settlement Support
We find resettlement information for North Korean defectors and share it on our homepage and social media platforms to make the information as easily and quickly accessbile.
Mentor Counselling
Woorion connects mentors and mentees. Currently about 100 mentors from various fields provide legal, career, parental, and academic counselling.
Education
We not only help North Korean defectors resettle in South Korea, but also give them opportunities to grow as leaders through the Democracy North Korean Leadership School(DnL), and produce educational films via Woorion TV.
Research
Through partnerships with various institutions and researchers we support and conduct research on
topics relating to North Korean defectors and
North Korean human rights, and conduct surveys and interviews on behalf of them. (Woorion secured about 1500 panels internally)
Woorion is an NGO serving as a stepping stone to unification.
We are an online platform aiming to provide solutions for challenges that
North Korean defectors face in the process of resettlement.
Woorion works with North Korean defectors at the grassroots level.
![]() | Information |
72% of North Korean defectors do not know how and where to find information. |
![]() | Mentoring |
North Korean defectors lack a lot of support in various areas of life in the event of a problem arrising. |
![]() | Education |
North Korean defectors exhibit the lowest levels of financial literacy among the vulnaerable population in South Korea. Additionally, the school drop-out rate among defected students are 2 to 5 times higher than the rest of the student population. |
![]() | Media |
There are many outlets that use North Korean defectors as subjects, but there is a lack of media outlets for North Korean defectors to voice themselves. |
Woorion is working with North Korean defectors through various projects.
Settlement Support
We find resettlement information for North Korean defectors and share it on our homepage and social media platforms to make the information as easily and quickly accessbile.
Mentor Counselling
Woorion connects mentors and mentees. Currently about 100 mentors from various fields provide legal, career, parental, and academic counselling.
Education
We not only help North Korean defectors resettle in South Korea, but also give them opportunities to grow as leaders through the Democracy North Korean Leadership School(DnL), and produce educational films via Woorion TV.
Research
Through partnerships with various institutions and researchers we support and conduct research on topics relating to North Korean defectors and North Korean human rights, and conduct surveys and interviews on behalf of them.
93% of Woorion members said,
Woorion is an integral part of our lives.
2015~2022
![]() | Information (Education, Scholarship, Housing, etc.) |
3,016 |
![]() | Counselling (Informational, Mentoring) |
1,549 |
![]() | Defectors (Platform user, Panel) |
12,984 |
![]() | Education (DnL School, Startup, IMPACT-U) |
245 |
![]() | Survey (Survey, Interview) |
69 |
![]() | Youtube (Woorion TV channel subscribers) |
45,550 |
Reviews of North Korea defectors using Woorion
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26 | 14 | 34 |
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In 2015, We found that 72% of North Korean refugees lacked Knowledge for resettlement.
7 years later, Woorion has been able to impact the lives of 10,000+ North Korean refugees.
Reviews of North Korea defectors using Woorion
Sponsoring Institutions | ![]() | Partner Institutions | ![]() | Survey Commissioning Organizations |
26 | 14 | 34 |
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In 2015, We found that 72% of North Korean refugees lacked Knowledge for resettlement.
7 years later, Woorion has been able to impact the lives of 10,000+ North Korean refugees.
UNITY OF BRIDGE WOORION
CEO Dae-Hyeon Park
NGO Registration Number : 678-82-00212
14th floor CBS Building
159-1, Mokdongseo-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tell. +82.2.2649.0206 / E-mail. info@woorion.org
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