ACT continues to provide seeds, tools and food. This has meant crossing between the different groups involved in the conflict to ensure food aid reaches those who need it most, ACT reports. Food aid stocks in the country are running low and the embargo, while permitting humanitarian aid, has prevented delivery of replacement stocks. Many groups have been organized to repair houses, roads and community buildings, ACT reports. A survey will assess the existence and condition of seed storage facilities.
Work is underway to provide equipment to enable skilled people to carry out essential work.
Trauma counseling workshops assist church communities to examine the root cause of conflict within their society and assist people to live together in harmony. New activities revolve around fishing equipment, seed storage rehabilitation and income generation. The delegation reports that the hunger situation in North Korea has been stabilized but not solved. The images of weak and suffering children are heart wrenching, according to Laurel Hensel of the ELCA's World Hunger Program. Delegation members pointed to the need for advocacy around specific issues, including U.S. military involvement.