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Modus Operandi of Helping Hands Korea
Helping Hands Korea was founded and operates on the belief that
just as Jesus Christ cared for the poor, sick, downtrodden and
oppressed; those that love and believe in Him should do
likewise. We believe the truth of Christ’s words: “Inasmuch as
you have done it unto the least of these, you have done it unto
me.”
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Helping Hands Korea endeavors to deliver food & other
basic necessities to the most vulnerable sectors of the North
Korean society, especially orphaned children,
school children in impoverished areas, the handicapped, the
elderly and single parents. Every effort is made to find
partners of the highest integrity with the utmost in
transparent monitoring methods available under admittedly
difficult circumstances. Most food aid, at present, is in the
form of baked bread rolls.
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Helping Hands Korea also endeavors to provide shelter,
food, very basic health
and hygiene assistance to North Korean refugees in China. It
does so based on need only and without prejudice of the
refugee’s creed or lack thereof. However, it is our belief and
operating principle that spiritual hope, faith and direction
are of equal importance to physical sustenance. Each refugee
in our shelters receives a Bible and an introduction to the
Christian faith. Acceptance is a personal matter.
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Helping Hands Korea also recognizes that, in certain and
select cases, North Korean refugees in China may face
particularly dangerous and life-threatening consequences if
arrested in China and repatriated to North Korea, including
extended detention in prison camps, torture, forced abortions
(in the case of North Korean women carrying babies fathered by
Chinese men) and public execution.
In such highly selective situations, Helping Hands Korea
provides logistical support along the so-called ‘underground
railroad’ to guide such refugees to safe
havens in countries that border China.
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Although raising public awareness of the lamentable state
of human rights inside North Korea and of the refugees in
China is not the principal activity of Helping Hands Korea,
its volunteers should use selected opportunities to bring the
issues of injustice, state-enforced poverty, denial of
religious freedom and the freedom of speech to a wider public
through interviews with media sources that have a proven track
record of even-handed treatment of these issues. Lectures and
providing expert testimony, in certain cases, can be used to
bring issues to a greater light.
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Helping Hands Korea advocates and urges wholehearted
volunteerism throughout its activities & partnerships.
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Helping Hands Korea seeks to carry out its charitable
activities in the most cost-effective ways possible, always
exploring new and better ways to provide services to the
neediest, using ingenious methods to lower costs and increase
the value of services provided. It encourages the same
‘diligence in business’ in its partners. |
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