KKOOM’s Push to Educate Korean Orphans

After returning to Korea, Korean American adoptee Aimee Jachym realized that she had a new dream. She quit her job as a corporate lawyer and decided to fully dedicate her life to improving the lives of Korean orphans. She founded Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission (KKOOM), a non-profit organization that reaches out to Korean orphans by providing English lessons, food, books, and clothes.

KKOOM relies on unconventional resources such as a network of expat volunteers as mentors and Skype to tutor students who cannot meet in person. Jachym told The Korean Herald that she hopes to encourage “kids to forge relationships with people from English speaking countries. We hope that when they know people from countries like America, they will want to continue learning English for the rest of their lives.”

Last month, KKOOM launched its Post-High School Support Initiative to provide aid to young adult Korean orphans as they begin the next stages of their lives. By helping Korean orphans of all ages, KKOOM shows that anyone can make his or her individual dream possible.

You can stay up-to-date with KKOOM’s work by “liking” their Facebook page.

[Photo: KKOOM Quarterly]