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Impact Report 2020 We’re building a network of advocates to outlast the human rights crisis in North Korea. 2 © Teun Janssen, 2017 © HanVoice Chris Kim, HanVoice Executive Director speaking at a HanVoice event in Toronto in July 2018. Message from Leadership North Korea has one of the most distressing human rights crises of our generation. You need only look at satellite imagery of the Korean peninsula to see the extinguishing effect of a brutal dictatorship, three generations in the making. In North Korea, 25 million lives exist under a regime that unreservedly perpetrates crimes against humanity. 25 million lives continue to be denied the most fundamental rights of free expression, free mobility, and free religion. 25 million lives remain subservient to an oppressive leadership that prioritizes its own survival above all else. In the complex arena of international relations, most global powers are left little choice but to focus on security issues. This is why we believe Canada has the opportunity to lead on a human-centric approach and focus on the North Korean people through human rights advocacy. Our view is ultimately driven by the tangible action taken by everyday Canadians over our thirteen year history. Indeed, thanks to the courage and concern of Canadians from coast to coast, today our political parties are undivided in their recognition of and concern for the North Korean human rights crisis. With the ongoing crisis and no signs of slowdown, there is clearly more that can and must be done for the North Korean people. Central to our mission is the belief that Canada and Canadians can and should emerge as leading advocates on this issue and ensure that the voices of North Korean people are rightfully heard. To this end, we're committed to building a network of advocates to outlast the human rights crisis in North Korea. I hope you will continue to read this report to find out how. “Central to our mission is the belief that Canada should act.” Chris Kim Executive Director 3 Advocating for legislative action by 01 The work you ENGAGING POLICYMAKERS AND MEDIA make possible. Outlasting the human rights crisis by 02 BUILDING A NETWORK OF ADVOCATES 03 Raising a new generation of leaders by EMPOWERING NORTH KOREAN VOICES IMPACT REPORT 2020 REPORT IMPACT 4 We’re advocating for legislative action by engaging policymakers and national media. 01 5 6 Policy times that HanVoice has Advocacy testified in Parliament © HanVoice / 2019 Christopher Kim, Executive Director, at a Civil Society Roundtable hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in January 2019. 400 minutes in oral testimony provided 20,000 words entered into parliamentary record © HanVoice / 2019 Jack Kim, HanVoice Board Chair, at a community event with Prime 6 01 Minister Justin Trudeau in August 2019. © HanVoice / 2018 Senator Yonah Martin leading a tour of Parliament for HanVoice students in October 2018. We’re advocating for a Canadian solution to resettle vulnerable North Koreans in transit. The House Committee on International Human Rights 2014 passed a unanimous motion recommending our proposal. The Conservative Party of Canada pledged to adopt our We held a 3-day Lobby Day in Ottawa with 30 students 2015 proposal as a part of their election platform. 2018 meeting with more than 20 federal policymakers. We received support letters from every meeting. The Senate Committee on Human Rights passed a motion 2016 recommending our proposal. We held a 3-day Lobby Day in Toronto with 40 students 2019 meeting with more than 15 parliamentarians and politicians. HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 7 We've met with over 200 Canadian policymakers urging for action on North Korea. IMPACT REPORT 2020 REPORT IMPACT 8 We've given 70+ interviews on 25+ news outlets We are regularly consulted as the leading expert and organization on North Korean issues in Canada. We testified at the Foreign Affairs and International 2015 Development Committee. We were one of 12 groups represented at the Civil 2018 Society Roundtable at the Foreign Ministers’ Summit on North Korea in Vancouver. We later held separate meetings with with Global Affairs Canada and the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Office. HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 9 We’re outlasting the crisis by building a network of effective advocates. 02 10 In 2009, we established HanVoice’s Each year, the chapters hold a wide array first student chapter at the University of seminars, workshops, and events to of Toronto. Since then, we have grown educate their local community about the to 9 chapters with over 300 student human rights situation in North Korea. Advocacy advocates across Canada. Program © HanVoice / 2019 Sean Chung, Director of Lobbying, training students ahead of a Lobby Day in July 2019. In 2018, we began to engage, empower, In 2021, we hope to gather a diverse and equip our chapters to advocate for group of university students across policy change. That fall, 30 students Canada for a 3-day training and Lobby from 6 chapters arrived in Ottawa. Day in Ottawa. They spent 3 days in intensive advocacy training. They met with over 20 Through our program, emerging parliamentarians and received letters Canadian leaders will gain exposure to from each meeting. political and civic engagement for social change, and discover tools to become effective advocates. 02 11 We’ve engaged over 2,000 students in 10 years. UOTTAWA MCGILL Here's our team across Canada. MCMASTER QUEENS UBC WESTERN YORK WATERLOO UOFT HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 12 © HanVoice / 2018 Senator Yonah Martin welcoming HanVoice students into her Senate office in October 2018. Through our program, our students: 01. Gain experience in 04. Develop young grassroots organizing. professionals. We provide opportunities for young Students receive holistic development Canadians to engage in and strategize training from Directors who are year-round grassroots campaigns at one professionals from diverse fields, of our nine chapters. including in networking and leadership. 02. Become more 05. Emerge as confident effective advocates. human rights advocates. From drafting meeting requests to Students will transform with training delivering an effective pitch, students and direct interactions with receive training on the advocacy process policymakers. from start to finish. 03. Learn more about the issue. Students attend seminars to learn about Canadian foreign policy, the current human rights situation, and more. HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 13 © HanVoice / 2020 A portrait picture of Bushra. Bushra is the co-president of the University of Toronto chapter. PROGRAM IMPACT We surveyed 75% of our chapters “In high school, and 80% of the I didn’t know how participants from a to translate my frustrations about the pilot training in world into something Ottawa. practical. Lucky for me, I found HanVoice.” Bushra (20) University of Toronto HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 14 all chapter members pilot program participants said that HanVoice said that HanVoice helped their improved their knowledge of 96% 97% 57% 73% chances of getting a job human rights issues said that HanVoice said that HanVoice led them to advocate 87% 94% improved their advocacy skills 96% 97% for other human rights causes said that HanVoice said that HanVoice led them to vote 61% 82% improved their leadership ability 55% 61% for the first time HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 15 © HanVoice / 2018 Senator Yonah Martin leading a tour of Parliament for HanVoice students in October 2018. HANVOICE ADVOCACY Program Cost Student Travel $15,000 Administration $17,500 $50,000 “Powerful meeting Speaker Travel $5,000 with HanVoice. The civic engagement displayed by Misc $2,500 these young people will Venue & Catering Lodging & Meals $2,500 $7,500 change the world. I hope our Government will listen.” Former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 16 © HanVoice / 2018 Picture of HanVoice chapter members at the University of Toronto asking questions at a training in October 2019. “I sat down with some of the passionate young people behind HanVoice, a strong group of advocates for the human rights of North Koreans.” Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar “These“Powerful students meeting are passionatewith HanVoice. advocates The civic for theengagement rights of North displayed Koreans. by Theirthese drive, young dedication people will and determinationchange the world. to see a better future for North I hope our Government Koreans is exceptional.” © HanVoice will listen.” Picture of thirty students who participated in the three-day Lobby Day in October 2018. Conservative MP James Bezan, ShadowFormer MP Minister Celina for Caesar-Chavannes National Defence HANVOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCACY HANVOICE 17 We’re raising a new generation of leaders by empowering North Korean voices. 03 18 Pioneers Program © HanVoice / 2017 Picture of our fourth Pioneer, Ellie Cha. Each year, we select North Korean As part of the program, our Pioneers defectors living in South Korea to have met with federal ministers, participate in our 6-month program as politicians and parliamentarians, and “Pioneers.” Their first two months are the Prime Minister. They have testified spent in Toronto, where they receive before the House and the Senate, and training in advocacy, leadership, and ESL. have also appeared numerous times on Afterwards, they participate in a 4-month national media. They have travelled internship with a parliamentarian in across the country, putting a human Ottawa where they have the chance to face to this movement, and educating apply these skillsets. Canadians about the ongoing human rights crisis in their country. 03 19 Through our program, the Pioneers: 01. Learn how to harness 04. Gain exposure to personal narratives to the “halls of power” advocate for change and leadership. This includes oral advocacy training, We provide the Pioneers unprecedented strategies in capacity-building, leadership, exposure and access to key decision- and critical thinking.

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