Welcome to ENoK! Since it’s founding in 2011, Empowerment of North Koreans (ENoK) has raised awareness of human rights in North Korea and the struggles faced by North Korean defectors around the world, led fundraising efforts for the benefit of North Korean defectors, and launched programs specifically tailored to meet the educational needs ...

Through our RealPal program and awareness events, we at ENoK encountered a tremendous thirst for knowledge among North Korean refugees. Due to their unique circumstances, however, many North Korean refugees struggle academically, finding entrance to college a particularly difficult challenge.

Welcome to the ENoK Blog! We’re thrilled to have you here, and we can’t wait to embark on a journey of exploration, learning, and inspiration together. Whether you’re a long-time follower or stumbling upon our website for the first time, we’re delighted to have you …

ENoK is the only on-campus human rights advocacy group for North Korean defectors residing in the US. We provide 1-to-1 mentoring and tutoring services to North Korean refugees; classes range from English language, to music, and even yoga!

We are very excited to announce the ENoK Scholarship, which will support one selected North Korean defector’s university education at a time. The ENoK scholarship is a closed scholarship, available only to those who meet the following requirements.

Since it’s founding in 2011, Emancipate North Koreans (ENoK) has raised awareness of human rights in North Korea and the struggles faced by North Korean defectors around the world, led fundraising efforts for the benefit of North Korean defectors, and launched programs specifically tailored to meet the educational needs of defectors in the ...

ENoK recognizes that Empower House is a new program. Because it is a small, program, it is crucial to work intensely with the refugees to understand and rectify any concern that arises. The policy of early intervention will be important in the process of preventing conflicts.

Emancipate North Koreans (ENoK) was founded in 2011 by its current president Andrew Hong, then an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago. In the summer of 2011, he raised nearly $2,000 to jumpstart ENoK by competing in the Chicago Triathlon.

It is only with the generous help of our supporters that ENoK is able to provide services to our North Korean defector friends. This is especially true is for our latest project, Empower House, which now assists five North Korean refugees with their academic pursuits.

As time passed on, however, I gradually thought of ways to pursue higher education and heard of an opportunity with ENoK. Because the education in America was so different from North Korea, I wanted to learn what I could not learn in North Korea. With this goal in mind, I moved to Chicago and began my studies in Empower House.