N. Korea refugee group to open education center

By John Redmond

The Teach North Korean Refugees (TNKR) group will open a new North Korean refugee education center in Seoul, Friday.

The group said the opening event will take place at 11 a.m. at Namdo Building in Insadong.

A staffer said the center will help the TNKR expand its capacity to help North Korean defectors through education. He said the group needs volunteers to work at the center.

“At last, we have a center where we can receive donations,” the group said on its Facebook page, requesting desks, chairs, shelves, file cabinets, computers and other office supplies.

The TNKR is a nonprofit organization based in Seoul that has connected more than 200 North Korean refugees with more than 300 volunteers.

The group was established under the leadership of co-founders director Casey Lartigue, Jr., and vice-director Lee Eun-koo.

For more information, visit facebook.com/groups/teachnkrefugees.