<p>Betty talks of another shopping adventure, the joy of gardening, and being invited to address the Nanchang English Speaking Club. (Image: Betty hard at work preparing reports)</p>

Betty talks of another shopping adventure, the joy of gardening, and being invited to address the Nanchang English Speaking Club. (Image: Betty hard at work preparing reports)

Episode 11 - 17 May 1946: Nanchang English Speaking Club

This series tells the story of UNRRA, The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the first and largest international aid effort in human history. It's told through the eyes and letters of one of its staff, 29 year old Australian girl, Betty Souter.

Few people now living have ever heard of UNRRA or the extraordinary urgent work it performed as the tide of World War 2  turned in favour of the allied nations. Millions upon countless millions of people were displaced, starving and homeless. They had no water, no power, and no hope.

Interestingly, It’s a story that’s just as relevant today as our world faces its own challenges of political divisions, inequities, hunger, pandemic, and impending displacements of whole populations due to changing climate and rising sea levels.

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This series tells the story of UNRRA, The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the first and largest international aid effort in human history. It's told through the eyes and letters of one of its staff, 29 year old Australian girl, Betty Souter. Few people now living have ever heard of UNRRA or the extraordinary urgent work it performed as the tide of World War 2 turned in favour of the allied nations. Millions upon countless millions of people were displaced, starving and homeless. They had no water, no power, and no hope. Interestingly, It’s a story that’s just as relevant today as our world faces its own challenges of political divisions, inequities, hunger, pandemic, and impending displacements of whole populations due to changing climate and rising sea levels.

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Episode 11 - 17 May 1946: Nanchang English Speaking Club

Episode 11 - 17 May 1946: Nanchang English Speaking Club