10 Reasons to Start a Rescue Team
Our Rescue Teams are an essential part of this movement. They work on their campuses and in their communities to change the narrative on North Korea and raise crucial funds for Refugee Rescues. Are you ready to be a world changer? Here are 10 reasons why you should start a Rescue Team!
1. Expand your knowledge about North Korea
Go beyond the political conversation in the news and learn about the 24 million people in North Korea who are changing their country from the bottom up. As part of a Rescue Team, you will have access to resources to learn more about the challenges the North Korean people face and how you can stand with them.
2. Become an active advocate for the North Korean people in your community
Create and develop a presence for LiNK in your community and demonstrate your abilities as a changemaker. Many of our interns and staff have started out in rescue teams. Notably, Esther Park initially led the UCLA Rescue Team before becoming a Nomad. After her time as a Nomad, she remained with us as a regional manager working with Nomads before moving on.
3. Get involved with a passionate community
Find like-minded friends that can last a lifetime that will support not just the cause but you, too. Hamaila and Julian (pictured right) from the UT Austin Rescue Team are one of many examples of people who connected through a Rescue Team and then came to intern at HQ together, where they not only strengthened their bond but bonded with others in the LiNK family. Though no longer interns, they remain great support for each other and LiNK.
4. Join a global movement with 340+ active Rescue Teams
Become a part of something bigger. We have Rescue Teams all over the world, including in the UK, France, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, and more! Join thousands of world-changers to make a difference on one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.
5. Connect with the LiNK staff
You will have easy access to HQ as part of a Rescue Team and get opportunities to work with our staff on this issue. Our Rescue Teams manager Sarah and her team will be with you every step of the way as you work toward your goals.
6. Help change perceptions of the North Korean people
By leading a Rescue Team, you get to help change the narrative on North Korea and place people over politics. Most people only know North Korea through sensational headlines and its leadership and nuclear weapons. This is your opportunity to let them know of the bottom-up changes happening within the country.
7. Know you are changing lives
100% of the funds raised by Rescue Teams go to our refugee rescues and resettlement assistance programs. Nearly 170 North Korean refugees have made the journey to safety and freedom thanks to the funds raised by Rescue Teams.
8. Be a part of history
We believe the North Korean people will achieve their liberty in our lifetime. By becoming part of a Rescue Team, you will be a part of helping accelerate change.
9. Discounts on LiNK gear
Rescue Teams are often privy to exclusive deals at the LiNK Shop! Deck your wardrobe out with perception-changing shirts and more.
10. Win a trip to South Korea!
We’re taking members from the top Rescue Teams with us to South Korea this summer! If you win, you will venture with us to the heart of Seoul to get an inside perspective on our programs, meet many of the refugees we work with, and take a tour of the DMZ. Learn more about the trip!
Start your Rescue Team today!
