Working with the world's poorest people to transform their lives
Concern's charity work in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea mainly focuses on water and sanitation, forestry and agriculture.
Concern's work is unable to take away the oppression of dictatorship, but Concern's work can help people. Their is a sever lack of clean drinkable water and edible food, causing people to die slowly and painfully. Concern are aiming to increase sustainable food production in North Korea.
They are investing in:
- Urban Greenhouses
- Irrigation Systems
- Goa Milk Processing Facilities
- Working with locals to increase their technical and management skills.
It will benefit over 43,000 people. With more help and donations they will be able to help more and more people in need.
In the Phyongan province Concern is focusing on Sanitation and Waste Disposal, This includes:
- Building Water Systems
- Improving Sewage Treatment
- Improving Latrine Conditions in the area
It will benefit over 55,000 people.
Between 2004 and 2009, Concern provided 252,000 people in the country with clean drinking water. This was achieved with:
- The Renovation of Pump Stations
- The Provision of Household Connections
- The Installation of Gravity-Fed Systems
- The Use of Solar Powered Water Pumping Systems
Around 47,000 people benefited, including schools, nurseries and the county hospital!
To donate money to help the people of North Korea or to find out more go to:
It's great what these organisations are doing. It's a real shame that there isn't enough awareness on the topics at hand.
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