PSCORE's structure

Kim Tae-Hoon
President of PSCORE
Kim Tae-Hoon previously served as a chief judge of Seoul District Court, a chief of the Special Committee on North Korea within National Human Rights Committee of Korea. He was a member of the Korean War Abductees Investigation Committee attached to the former Prime Minister’s office, the Deputy Chairman of the North Korean Human Rights Committee, and the Chairman of the Research Committee for Reunification at the Korean Bar Association. He received the Human Rights Award at the 2013 Korea National Assembly Human Rights Forum.

Nam Bada
Secretary-General of PSCORE
Nam Bada is a South Korean-national who has been working at PSCORE since 2010. He organizes public and private events, fundraisers, and intern projects. Using his background in international affairs, Nam Bada works as a North Korean human rights and Korean reunification activist. He has contributed to various U.N. human rights mechanisms since 2012. Nam Bada has worked on numerous publications, reports, and campaigns pertinent to the humanitarian crisis in North Korea as well been interviewed by several media outlets, including Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Germany and Voice of America (VOA).
Interns
PSCORE takes pride in its stream of qualified and skilled interns who help sustain and develop our programs, media, communication and marketing strategies, and financial support. We could not survive without the generous support of our interns, volunteers, teachers, sponsors, and donors. Interested in joining our team?
Contact us for more information about our volunteer, tutoring and internship opportunities. You can find our intern map in full view here.
Research interns mission
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Our mission
North Korean defector youth arrive in South Korea with hopes for a better future, but many face serious challenges—discrimination, isolation, and educational gaps. Many come to South Korea alone or live in single-parent households. Often, they are placed in lower grades with classmates younger than themselves and must catch up on missed education in a short amount of time. Even those who completed their schooling in North Korea find it difficult to compete in South Korea’s high-pressure academic environment, especially after spending months or even years in transit without access to consistent education.
At PSCORE, volunteers work directly with these students, providing individualized support that reflects their unique backgrounds and learning needs. By offering flexible, student-centered help outside the standard curriculum, volunteers help defector youth adapt more smoothly to the South Korean school system and build the confidence needed for academic success. No teaching degree is required—just patience, openness, and a willingness to connect. Even one hour a week can make a real difference in a young person’s life.

What We Do
PSCORE Education Program offers 1:1 and small group tutoring to North Korean defector youth or children of defectors. The schedules are flexible and can be done both in-person or online, taught by a team of enthusiastic tutors from all over the world.
As an intern at the PSCORE Education Team, we take an active role coordinating these classes, regularly communicating with tutors, students, and teachers to ensure smooth operation of the program. The education team interns also conduct hiring interviews for new tutors, and manage the matching process between student and tutors.
PSCORE Education Team also works closely with Reunification Education Specialists, defectors who were former teachers in North Korea who continue their work with defector youth to help them assimilate into the new environment. Through Growth Mentorship, PSCORE provides the teachers with counseling, art therapy, and fellowship, creating a safe environment for these teachers to express themselves and share their experiences with the other teachers. Through the direct support of both defector students and teachers, PSCORE Education Team promotes a holistic approach to advocacy and empowerment through the lens of education.
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