Approved agencies for aid deliveries to Asia
The Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia, LARA were a non-governmental organization that provided aid to Asia during World War II . LARA was founded in April 1946 by eleven voluntary aid organizations; it was the Asian equivalent of CRALOG in Europe.
The purpose of LARA was to coordinate the aid deliveries through the approved agencies for aid deliveries to Asia during the occupation of Japan and to set a point of contact with the military authorities SCAP . LARA helped to get in touch with member organizations such as B. the Catholic Church to negotiate on a one-to-one level.
From 1946 to 1952, more than 10 million tons of food and clothing were sent to Japan through LARA.
LARA was initially the only non-governmental aid organization that was allowed to operate in Japan, although CARE packages (rations of the US Army ) were also distributed by CARE from the end of 1947 . In 1949 UNICEF began distributing milk to Japanese school children. The Japanese government has been billed for the costs.
The LARA member organizations included:
- American Friends Service Committee
- Catholic Relief Services
- Church of the Brethren
- Church World Service
- Lutheran World Federation
- Mennonite Central Committee
About 20% of the aid was donated by emigrated Japanese nationals.
See also
Web links
- Japan thanks US relief agencies Lutheran, March 1997.
- Nikkei & japanese abroad