"THE WAITING PEOPLE"
Sir,-Listeners to this programme may wish to do something useful about what they hear. They will realise that, great as are the physical miseries of these people, which can, if we care, be alleviated by your money, they suffer also from the realisation that they personally don’t matter very much to anyone in particular. About seven years ago in Belgium, and a year or two later in Britain, Aid to Displaced Persons was organised "to find for each of these persons a friend who will write to him, say once a month, calling him by his name." At times, of course, circumstances may suggest practical help, but the central concern is the offer of individual interest and human affection. The language difficulty is met, where necessary, by panels of voluntary translators, The organisation is registered under the War Charities Act (1940) and is affiliated to the Standing Conference of British Organisations for Aid to Refugees; it has no religious affiliations. A letter (or an aerogramme, postage 8d) to Mrs. E. Russell, 53 Draycott Place, London, S.W.3, giving such particulars as one would supply when asking for a pen-friend, will bring information and open the door to a thoughtprovoking experience.
I. A.
ANDREWS
(Christchurch).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 871, 13 April 1956, Page 5
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