Hunger and need in North Korea
July 5th, 2012.
I have returned from a trip to North Korea in July 2012. Even though this year, the supplies of rice from the last harvest have lasted up until June, several store rooms for rice are now empty, and the outlook for the coming months is dark, especially after a period of 2½ months without rain. I was in North Korea with a colleague in order to monitor the distribution of food supplements from Mission East to 20,000 children and 1,500 pregnant women in the South Hwanghae province in south-western North Korea. 721 of these children lived in three orphanages in the provincial capital of Haeju, and here I saw the worst I have ever seen. Please have a look at the pictures and the text and share this with others so we can stand together in support of these children.
Kim Hartzner, MD, Managing Director of Mission East
Read MoreI have returned from a trip to North Korea in July 2012. Even though this year, the supplies of rice from the last harvest have lasted up until June, several store rooms for rice are now empty, and the outlook for the coming months is dark, especially after a period of 2½ months without rain. I was in North Korea with a colleague in order to monitor the distribution of food supplements from Mission East to 20,000 children and 1,500 pregnant women in the South Hwanghae province in south-western North Korea. 721 of these children lived in three orphanages in the provincial capital of Haeju, and here I saw the worst I have ever seen. Please have a look at the pictures and the text and share this with others so we can stand together in support of these children.
Kim Hartzner, MD, Managing Director of Mission East
The big boys at the orphanage for children from seven years and older had a rare chance to enjoy themselves while watching a movie of cartoons. But the facial expressions bear testimony of a life without much entertainment and encouragement.
