Greetings, NK News reader! Welcome to Ask a North Korean, the feature where you can email in with your questions about life in North Korea and have them answered by our defector writers.

Today’s question is from Yasuko in Japan, who asks what North Koreans think about NGOs working in the country.

Various humanitarian groups have over the years worked in North Korea to bring help to those in need.

However, there have been accusations leveled at the North Korean government that international aid does not always reach its intended target, and is instead given only to those loyal to