Why 100

North Koreans face a dilemma unlike any other. Just as prisoners face punishment upon escaping, leaving North Korea is considered a capital offense, punishable by imprisonment, labor, torture, even execution.

To pursue food, support their family, and to find freedom, North Koreans are often forced to leave their homeland and face these risks. When crossing the China border, North Koreans must evade capture by Chinese authorities who would otherwise send them back to North Korean to face imprisonment and more.

North Koreans continue to defy these dangers and attempt to escape their home country. All too often, tragedy strikes: parents are killed, children are abandoned, and women are trafficked for sexual exploits or sold along the way. Among other things.

Today, there are between 30,000 and 300,000 North Koreans in hiding, running for their lives. LiNK is recognizing the urgency of this situation and taking on the challenge of rescuing as many refugees as possible.

Our first goal? 100 refugees brought into safety. But that's just a starting point.

Join us as we bring The Hundred to freedom. Once the first 100 are safe and free, we'll begin again with 101.