International Friendship League
The International Friendship League was the German offshoot of the International Friendship League founded in England on September 26, 1931 by Noel Ede . Their goal was to promote friendship between people from all nations through personal encounters. Above all, trips abroad, holiday camps (so-called centers) and pen pals were used for this purpose .
Between the two world wars, the organization existed mainly in England. After the Second World War , sections were established in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway , Denmark , Sweden and Finland . In Germany there were local chapters in Bonn , Düsseldorf , Cologne , Leverkusen , Solingen , Wolfach in the Black Forest and Wuppertal .
In 1952, the German local groups merged to form the "German Section" of the IFL, which however went out again in 1961 until it was re-established in the 1980s.
Today IFL sections exist in France , Germany , Great Britain , Canada , the Netherlands , Portugal , Senegal , the Seychelles , Sweden , Togo and Uganda.
Web links
- International Friendship League (English)