Gwon Chan-ho, District Chief of Paltal-gu, Visits Suwon Narsha, a Shared Living Facility for North Korean Defector Children

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] On the 21st, ahead of Lunar New Year, District Chief Gwon Chan-ho of Paltal-gu visited Suwon Narsha, a shared living facility for North Korean defector children.

Suwon Narsha, operated by the Catholic Diocese of Suwon Social Welfare Association, is a home where North Korean defector children who face difficulties in enrolling in regular schools live together. Children from elementary school age to 18 years old live together at the facility.

District Chief Gwon presented 200,000 won in Omnuri gift cards and tteokguk rice cakes donated to Paltal-gu to Narsha.

Kang Young-mi, director of Narsha, said, "Narsha is helping children who came to Korea without receiving proper education adapt well to society. With help given for the Lunar New Year holiday, the children will be able to spend a warmer holiday." She added, "We hope that North Korean defector children who came to Korea with hope will have warm attention and helping hands extended so they can have various opportunities and build happy families."