A Christian musician is seeking other artists to join him on an international tour to raise awareness about North Korean human rights.David K. O’Hannah is planning to tour church venues in the U.S. and Europe from early 2012. He has written North Korea-related songs that have been used at rights rallies in Seoul and is releasing an album shortly. He is seeking to contact musicians, sound engineers and crew to support him on all or part of the tour as well as people to help him create an online p

He cycled more than 3,000 kilometers on a solo Himalayan biking expedition this summer, but now Brian Perich plans to ride another 32,000 km for two non-profit organizations. The English professor in Gangwon-do, who is originally from Canada, aims to cycle from Alaska to Argentina in three 60-day expeditions over the next two years. The 38-year-old who lives in Gangneung with his Korean wife and their two children plans to ride the first leg from Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, via the Ca

Ethnic Koreans adopted in America support unwed mothers hereFor several Korean unwed mothers, it has already been a godsend -- providing them with a safe place to give birth when turned away from other facilities. But when the country’s only shelter run for unwed mothers by the mothers themselves was threatened with closure, two Korean adoptees living in America launched a campaign to save the safe house in Seoul. The Korean Unwed Mothers and Families Association has run the facility, named Heat

A music night organized by international business students attending university in Seoul has raised more than four million won to help disadvantaged Korean kids. The HELP! 11-11-11 concert saw live acts perform at three Hongdae venues on Friday night to raise cash for SOS Children’s Villages in Korea. The Save our Souls Children’s Villages NGO provides family-based care for abandoned, destitute and orphaned kids.The benefit was organized by students of the Sejong-Syracuse Global MBA Program as p

The JeongNamJin Group Home in Jangheung county, South Jeolla Province, is accepting Christmas gifts for the children under its care. The home takes care of 11 children aged 9-17 whose parents have died, were abusive or can no longer provide for them. John Wurth, who teaches English in Jangheung, volunteers for the home in his spare time and is organizing a Christmas party for the children. This year, he has made a list of each of the kids the home takes care of and the gifts on their wish lists.

A walk to help people put themselves in disaster victims’ shoes is to be held in a Seoul park this Saturday. The 10 kilometer walk at Seoul Land Park has been organized as part of Mannam’s Global Awareness Campaign. “Although we cannot do a lot in terms of funding due to the nature of our organization, Mannam members want to provide moral support and raise awareness,” a Mannam spokesperson said. “We aim to encourage Korea to wake up and reach out, across borders and cultural constraints, to aid

Volunteers from Seoul Global Center are to help make kimchi for charity on Thursday. The event organized by The Korea National Foodbank will be held in the square in front of the Korea Stock Exchange Building near Yeouido Subway Station. The kimchi produced will go to help provide food to the less fortunate this winter. Seoul Global Center volunteers are to help out with preparing and packaging of the kimchi from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A short musical performance called “Bibap” will be held before

A folk music night is to raise cash to mark Remembrance Day at a Seoul bar.Proceeds from the fund-raiser at Roofers in Itaewon will be split between Korean, Commonwealth and U.S. charities to support war veterans and orphans. Dutch singer ‘Sterre will perform a folk and jazz set followed by L.A. vocalist Thomas Shim, then folk rockers The Dirty 30s. The gig night is to start at 9 p.m. with a cover charge of 5,000 won.The money raised will be split between U.S. charity, the National Military Fami