We provide English courses for former North Korean defectors who are currently in or are preparing for college. We also help our students adjust to South Korean life and encourage them to be confident in their ability to keep up with their schoolwork.
Evening schools will be the main way of helping North Koreans adapt to the new society and system's changes.
Along with their new jobs and work places, re-education is necessary for them to adapt to the changes in their lives.
Jayoutuh keeps learning from trial-and-error made during the course of helping the North Korean refugees. If we keep learning from our past and accumulate such history, by the time the two Koreas unite we may become the ideal model of the 'national evening school', which North Korea may run to re-educate their people.
Although the education and the use of English are requisites for people living this era, North Korean brothers, who have had little opportunity to learn English and who enter South Korea mostly as adults, find it very difficult to get accustomed to South Korea, where English education starts at an early age. Given that the abuse of English creates communication barriers and that it has become an essential tool for higher education, employment, and social promotion, Former North Korean defectors are faced with the desperate need to acquire English in a short period of time.
The schools provide high-quality education by assigning teachers from English-speaking countries to grammar classes and speech classes, which promote the understanding with different level classed.

   English Camp
Through our biannual English Camps, we give students an opportunity to practice speaking English and experience other cultures.

Sharing House

We deliver food and basic items to our students and alumni so that they can devote more time to their education. Through counseling and prayer, we help our students adjust to South Korean culture and college life.

The rule of sharing house
① To North Korean youth, who came South Korea alone:
② Once a month (Kimchi 3kg, food, fruit…)

Cultural Activities

To the North Korean refugees, the world is unfair and full of despair, and life is not worth living. Despite the hopelessness, students say "Teacher, it is strange that though the world hasn't changed, after listening to this beautiful music the world itself seems beautiful and I want to live my life in full. It is as if my black-and-white life has changed to color!" Because of these positive responses, we are confident that students will realize the usefulness of cultural activities through our programs.
Through monthly cultural outings and activities, we give students, who have financial need, opportunities to experience South Korean culture. These activities are a venue for them to recover from their traumatic experiences escaping North Korea. We also celebrate national holidays together and sponsor several group activities so that our students can develop friendships with each other and our volunteers.
Also, students are able to fulfill the duties of good citizenship and become a part of this society by serving other refugees, developing friendship with volunteers through various programs such as cultural activity and holyday projects.

Homestay Program

The home stay program allows foreigners, Korean Americans, and volunteers to share their lives with former North Korean defectors. Participants of this program will provide financial support to our students and both sides will have an opportunity to learn about each other's cultures.

The duty of foreign friend.
① Sharing bill for living together
② Preparing meal and washing dishes once a day
③ To clean up the common rooms (lounge room, bathroom) once a day
④ Communicating before inviting friends or sleeping over.

The duty of Jayoutuh'student
① Preparing meal and washing dishes once a day
② To clean up the common rooms (lounge room, bathroom) once a day
③ Teaching 5 Korean sentences a day

Supporting from Jayoutuh
① Supervise both students and foreign friends
② Cultural activity once a week during the home stay

 

Campus Visits

We connect Former North Korean defector students to mentors and develop friendship one another with visiting them, who are having difficulty adjusting to campus life. The program make a connect students and mentors through the friendship. Those who came South Korea alone are provided love and care continually.

Refugee Volunteering Program

By helping other refugees in South Korea, our students have an opportunity to give back to society and build up their confidence.