Fund For Korean Children
SIR,—While the struggle in Korea continues to fill the headlines of th. world Press, those with imagination appreciate dimly what the conflic of these past tragic years has meant to the people of Korea. Witt half of their country devastated, and their colleges, schools, factories shops and homes destroyed or broken up; with 4,500,000 refugees (( be cared for (amongst them 77,000 known to be .oephans), there much to appeal to us who.pride ourselves as a nation on our humanity
• Indeed, some of us have had visual evidence of the tragic scale o
suffering of the people of Korea, and very specially of that of their
children. 1
" What can I do ? " is the cry of the housewife and the family man, " How can I help where so much is needed ? "
One of the many organisations which have been working during the last two years to establish contacts with the Korean people is International Help for Children. Small as this Organisation is, it has been directly responsible for helping over 5,000 children from Greece, Germany, Italy, France and Britain. Working through small voluntary committees or existing relief bodies, it arranges for groups of children, accompanied by their own leaders speaking the language of both child and host, to spend months, and sometimes years as the guests of private families. In this atmosphere of love and affection the child, so long removed from secure home conditions, is enabled to build up his strength before returning to take part in the struggle again amongst his own people. Greek, German and Italian refugees helped in this way have prospered exceedingly, and have made lasting friendships with the families with whom they have spent so many happy months.
Now over 100 families have been found by International Help for Children Committees willing and able to invite 25 Korean children as guests into their homes for a long period of rehabilitation. The authorities on both sides have given every assistance and all is set for this work to go ahead. It is felt that a KOREAN CHILDREN FUND of £3,000 should be established to help meet the costs of travel and administrative expenses in connection with this project. We are, therefore, asking all those who feel able to help in this humane work to send as large a contribution as possible to us addressed to:—
International Help for Children c/o Barclays Bank, 161 Euston Road, London, N.W.I. —Yours faithfully,
RUPERT DE LE BERE, President.
EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA, Vice-President. SYBIL THORNDIKE, Vice-President.
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