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We are proud to announce our new IGNIS book called Crossing the Divide: Learning to Love in North Korea by our co-founders, Stephen and Joy Yoon. Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon now! https://a.co/d/0HYm7Yh

New IGNIS Book Released by Stephen and Joy Yoon! Buy it on Amazon now!

https://a.co/d/0HYm7Yh

PSA: Ignis Community has moved donation platforms and kindly ask all of our recurring donors to sign up with us again! Read more about it on our blog. Thank you for your cooperation!

We've Moved Donation Platforms! — IGNIS Community IGNIS Community has moved donation platforms and for all of our valuable recurring donors, we ask that you sign up with us again to schedule your donations! You can do so here and click on recurring: Donate If you’d like to set up an account to keep track of all your giving, please be sure to

What a year 2023 was! No matter what difficulties we have faced, we continue to move forward and hope 2024 may be the year we reach above and beyond with everything we set to do!

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Il-Song had a seemingly impossible dream. When he and his mother left their home in 2013 to travel to Pyongyang Medical School, he struggled to lift himself and stand on his own strength. 2 and a half years later, Il-Song was able to stand on his own and even walk.

Read more of Il-Song’s story of hope by clicking the link in our story!

Did you know about IGNIS’s “Plant the Seeds” program? Since 2008, IGNIS has partnered with 16 nurseries and kindergartens to provide lunch to children and teachers. This program isn’t just about nutrition, but building relationships with the communities. And you can partner with us! Click the link in our story to read more about “Plant the Seeds” and how you can join us in this project.

Read our latest blogpost!

Discovering Joy & Other Updates — IGNIS Community The third series of Discovering Joy has aired on Youtube hosted by our co-founder, Joy Yoon . In this season, Joy continues to provide educational teachings for children and families with disabilities. This season specifically covers “Nutrition and Development”. The purposes of these series expl...

Since 2009, IGNIS Community has been dedicated to Share the Warmth with the children of North Korea. This project focuses on providing warm boots to children as the winters in NK can reach -30° Celsius (-22° F). Since 2009, with the help of faithful donors, IGNIS has been able to provide 109,377 pairs of boots to children in NK.

If you’d like to learn more about this project and how you can partner with us to Share the Warmth, click here: https://igniscommunity.org/sharing-warmth

*this project is currently on pause as the borders of NK have not opened due to covid-19, but will resume upon reopening.

“Children like Oo-Ein are more than just patients, they are children on the road to discovering who they are. This is a road that they cannot travel alone.”

Have you read Oo-Ein’s story of hope?

https://igniscommunity.org/ooein

“Children like Oo-Ein are more than just patients, they are children on the road to discovering who they are. This is a road that they cannot travel alone.”

Have you read Oo-Ein’s story of hope? Link in our bio!

Season 3 of Discovering Joy is out! This season will cover educational content on "Nutrition and Development". All the episodes are specifically designed to address the needs of children with ADHD, ASD, and other developmental disorders.

We would love for this content to encourage all families who have children with disabilities. Please share the series with your loved ones who may be in need of extra support!

Please click CC for English captions as the series are in Korean.

[EPISODE.51] 우리 아이에게 무엇을 먹여야 할까요? | 기쁨의발견(Discovering Joy) (+ENG) 기쁨의발견(Discovering Joy) Episode. 51 교육 치료사로서 10년 동안 평양에서 소아장애가 있는 아이들과 부모들을 교육하고 훈련하는 일을 해왔으며, 저 역시 발달장애와 신체장애가 있는 두 아이의 엄마로 매일 기쁨과 도전을, 때로.....

Our humanitarian teams received their multi-entry Special Validation Passports! Read our blog below for more information!

IGNIS Community Receives Multi-Entry Special Validation Passports — IGNIS Community Article derived from Joy Ellen Yoon’s blog