Teens Connect The World: Brain, Children and Love

If you care about human dignity and want real understanding beyond the headlines, North Korea 101 is a free, self-paced course built around the people’s perspective. It includes guided lessons, study resources, and interviews with recent escapees and issue experts.

Why this course matters
From the outside, it can look like nothing changes except for more crackdowns. Inside the country, ordinary people have built markets, shared information, and driven bottom-up change that the state cannot fully erase. LiNK highlights these shifts across its learning materials and reports, which emphasize people-led adaptation alongside state efforts to control it.

What you will learn inside North Korea 101
Quick History Brush-Up for context, followed by practical lessons on how information moves inside the country.

Five concise modules on the information environment, foreign media, available technology, cross-border contact, and the unique role of resettled North Koreans. Each lesson is short and designed for students and educators.

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Meet LiNK (Liberty in North Korea)
LiNK is an international nonprofit that works with the North Korean people. The organization helps refugees reach freedom through a 3,000-mile secret rescue route, supports resettlement, and elevates North Korean voices to change the global narrative.
LiNK also publishes accessible explainers on challenges inside the country and why centering people, not politics, leads to better understanding and better solutions. About Us – Liberty in North Korea

Key ideas you will come across
–People-driven change: The rise of local markets and informal networks has reshaped daily life, even as authorities try to co-opt or restrict them.

–Information flows: Despite surveillance, people continue to access and share outside media, which influences expectations, identity, and opportunity.

–Risk and resilience: Harsh penalties and control persist, which is why ethical storytelling and privacy protection matter when we discuss real lives.

How to use this on your school or in your club
1. Do the course together: Assign one lesson per meeting, then use discussion prompts from the videos to guide reflection.

2. Map resources: Pair learning with a one-page list of local legal aid, ESL classes, and counseling options for newcomers.

3. Host a people-first event: Screen a short interview, then invite attendees to write questions they would ask with consent and care.

4. Connect to action: Share LiNK’s rescue and resettlement work and discuss ethical ways to support, including fundraising or campus teams. libertyinnorthkorea.org

Start here!
North Korea 101 is a clear on-ramp for anyone who wants to understand the country through the lives of its people. Take the first lesson today, then bring a friend to learn alongside you. study.libertyinnorthkorea.org

There’s no better way to learn about North Korea than from North Korean people themselves. This unique course explores not only the challenges that they face, but also the opportunities we have to support them, like increasing information access for people inside the country.

If you have any questions on the course, please feel free to email me at tctw.2023@gmail.com or info@libertyinnorthkorea.org. We’re putting together a bonus FAQ with Sokeel Park, LiNK’s Chief Strategy Officer.