Salient: An organ of student opinion at Victoria University, Wellington. Vol. 23, No. 4. Wednesday, May 4, 1960
[Victoria collection day fir refugees. Friday, May 6.]
On Friday, May 6, the University is to hold an all-day collection for refugees, as our contribution to the World Refugee Year programme.
Some pointers:
* The target for New Zealand is £125,000 of which £75,000 will be devoted to World Refugee Year projects. £50,000to contiuning grants to Asia and Africa.
* Although the war ended 15 years ago, there are still 112,000 refugees remaining in European camps. Or these, 90,000 are existing in unofficial camps and in sub-standard private accommodation—attics, cellars, huts and even chicken houses.
* There are 12,000,000 refugees in the Far East.
* Some results of the refugee problem are:
—few opportunities for education:
—vocational training is non-existent:
—instable family life.
—low morale and poor health:
—no future to look forward to.
*Norway has given at the rate of 5/- per person (New Zealand gives at the rate of 10d. a person. Let's help to increase our contribution).