Okedongmu Children in Korea

Okedongmu is

a native Korean term symbolizing friendship, where friends or colleagues place their arms around each other's shoulders.


Okedongmu Children in Korea (OKCK) is a peacebuilding NGO on the Korean Peninsula, driven by the hope that children from North and South Korea can okedongmu together.


We envision a future where children from North and South Korea can grow up healthy, as friends who understand each other. 


We are dedicated to preparing a peaceful future for the children of North and South Korea, looking beyond the division.


We meet and unite in solidarity to build peace on the Korean peninsula.

The children of North & South are hope for us.


Peace Education


We prepare for a future where North and South Korea can live together peacefully while understanding each other’s differences.

Peace  Education
  • Visiting school programs for Peace Education
  • Peace Exhibition Room: An educational space where visitors can learn about North Korean culture
Training programs for teachers
  • Theory lectures, education toolkit sessions, and fieldwork
Research and Development
  • Research & Publishing: Okedongmu Peace Education Center, Peace letter, and book publishing
  • Development of Educational Material 

✅ English captions available


Children's Exchanges


The children shared messages of hope and peace through a drawing exchange and personal encounters.

On the Korean Peninsula
  • Drawing exchange between North and South Korea
  • 42 South Korean children delegation to North Korea
Among East Asia
  • Children's Peace Camp

    - South Korea

    - Japan and Zainichi, Korean-Japanese

    - Joseonjok, Korean-Chinese

  • East Asian Children's Drawings Exhibition

Global Project ‘Drawing Hope’
  • Through partnerships with peacebuilding NGOs worldwide, OKCK shares messages of hope by exhibiting children's drawings and letters.

    Exhibitions in LA, Belfast and Cape Town. 


  • https://www.drawinghope.net/


Civic Engagement


Our program helps people understand the reality of division and fosters a public consensus for peace.

Peace Leader program with children/youth
Peace Leader program with children/youth
Peace Road/ Peace Trips
Peace Road/ Peace Trips

International Solidarity


People from various conflict-affected societies meet together to share their experiences and stand in solidarity for peace.

  • Academic Event 
    Korea Global Forum for Peace Education

  • Youth Exchange
    Generation 4 Peace
    Inter-NGO Exchange for Peacebuilding

  • Fieldwork
    Peace Education training program 

    in Northern Ireland, Nurturing Hope 

✅ English captions available


Humanitarian Aid to the DPRK


We provide support and collaborate to ensure children in North Korea grow healthy.

Initiation with a campaign 
‘Hello? Friend!’ 
  • 1st Aid to DPRK(1996)
  • 1st Delegation to DPRK(1998)
Medical/ Healthcare project
  • Pyeongyang Okedongmu Children’s Hospital (2004)
  • Jangkyo-Ri People’s Hospital (2006)
  • Pyongyang Medical College Hospital Okedongmu Infant Ward (2008)
  • Nampo Pediatric Hospital Okedongmu Ward (2011)
  • Inter-Korean Medical conference / Medical Education Programs for North Korean Medical Staffs
Nutrition Improvement Project
  • Pyeongyang Okedongmu Soymilk Factory(2001)
  • Janggyo-ri, Ryonggyo-ri Soymilk Factory(2006)
Educational Environment Improvment Project
  • Remodeling of Pyongyang Okedongmu School Supplies Factory(2005)

  • Remodeling of Early childhood education facilities


Okedongmu Children in Korea (OKCK)

(03069) 5, Sungkyunkwan-ro 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 


Web   www.okfriend.org

Tel   +82-2-743-7942   Email   nschild@okfriend.org

OKCK has been granted special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2008.

어린이어깨동무는 UN경제사회이사회의 

협의적 지위를 인정받은 NGO(비정부 기구)입니다.


(사)어린이어깨동무  

대표자: 이기범 

사업자등록번호: 101-82-08349           

통신판매업 신고번호:  2023-서울종로-0487  

개인정보관리책임자: 김윤선
(nschild@okfriend.org)
호스팅제공자: (주)누구나데이터



(03069) 서울특별시 종로구 성균관로10길 5 어린이어깨동무

TEL  02-743-7941, 7942  |  FAX  02-743-7944 |  Email  nschild@okfriend.org

후원계좌: 하나은행 555-810001-36304 (예금주: (사)어린이어깨동무)



어린이어깨동무는 UN경제사회이사회의 

협의적 지위를 인정받은 NGO(비정부 기구)입니다.


(사)어린이어깨동무  

대표자: 이기범 

사업자등록번호: 101-82-08349

통신판매업 신고번호: 2023-서울종로-0487   

사업자정보확인

개인정보관리책임자: 김윤선 (nschild@okfriend.org)
호스팅제공자: (주)누구나데이터


(03069) 서울특별시 종로구 성균관로10길 5 어린이어깨동무

TEL  02-743-7941, 7942  |  FAX  02-743-7944 

Email  nschild@okfriend.org

후원계좌  하나은행 555-810001-36304 (예금주: (사)어린이어깨동무)