| Description | Reports by Bridget Stevenson, detailing Save the Children Fund (SCF) work in Agadir, Morocco, following the earthquake in Agadir, 1960. Also included is an initial report on a proposed project in Algeria, following the end of the war in 1962:
/1 Summary of the work of the SCF [6 copies]. Remarks under the headings of: prefabricated huts for babies, training centre, Taroudant Orphange, cementing floors, the Blind Home at Taroudant, supplementary feeding, residential nursery, vaccine, summer camps, students without scholarship grants, boys clubs, sponsorships, handicraft classes, irrigation channel and clothing distributions. Attached manuscript note in German.
/2 'Bericht uber die Arbeit des Save the Children Fund, Agadir, Marokko' [Summary of the work of the SCF, Agadir, Morocco] [2 copies]
/3 Copy of an address by Bridget Stevenson to an unidentified meeting, giving a detailed summary of her SCF work in Germany.
/4 Letter from Bridget Stevenson to P. C. Sante, Preventorium, Inezgene, Morocco, 28 March 1960, referring to: Stevenson's journey to Agadir, her impression of the four evacuation camps around Inezgene, the urgent needs of the camps, the total number of people dead, injured or in camps, and her living conditions.
/5 Comprehensive carbon copy report detailing Stevenson's trips to Algeria, September 1962 and January 1963, to help set up projects with SCF after the Algerian War. Referring to: set up of an infant and welfare clinic, Orlansville, Algiers and various projects in and around Teniet-el-Haad.
/6 Report on 'Certificate Course in Food Science and Applied Nutrition, 1 March - 1 November 1965' about a course run by UNICEF and WHO, undertaken at London School of Hygiene and Tropic Medicine and University of Ibadan, Nigeria, written by by H. Teekens, SCF administrator in Agadir, 5 November 1965. Detailing key points from lectures on improving nutrition in Nigeria and suggestions for its application in Morocco.
/7 'Some impressions about the fellowship course in food science and applied nutrition', by H. Teekens. Includes information under the headings: the London part, the Ibadan part, individual assignments, general arrangements, transport and conclusion.
/8 Letter from Bridget Stevenson to H. E. the Governor of Tarfaya, S. Morocco [in French]. Sent in response to appeal for suggestions for children's welfare. Details recommendations for the creation of various programmes: travelling clinic, welfare centre, institutions including orphanages, apprenticeship centres, lodgings, etc.
/9 Interim report of gifts in kind made to SCF, Agadir, Morocco over a nine month period [date unknown].
/10 'Interim report No 2' [date unknown]. Report of Bridget Stevenson's work during first 10 months spent in Morocco. Remarks under the headings of: the Blind Home at Taroudant, the orphanage at Tiznit, the supplementary feeding programme, the residential nursery at Inezgane, summer camps, boys clubs, sponsorships and Freedom from Hunger.
/11 Manuscript letter in French from Pupils without Grants, Tiznit ['whom the SCF helps by providing a house and food'], to 'Mere de la jeunesse' [the mother of youth, Bridget Stevenson] thanking her for her help, 13 May 1965.
/12 15 June 1965, Evaluation of SCF Programme, Agadir, 1960-1965. Report to Bridget Stevenson from H. Teekens detailing: introduction of SCF programme to Moroccan Royal Court, the inital work and problems faced by SCF and the structure of Moroccan provincial authorities. Also information under headings of: widows' training scheme, rehabilitation, home for blind children, school meals, Freedom from Hunger campaign, the procedure and conclusions.
/13 Notes on a visit to Morocco, September 1964 by Captain and Mrs G. C. Adams. Describes Southern Morocco [Agadir Province], Agadir Town and North Morocco, detailing issues faced by locals in each area. Also includes impressions and suggestions for improvements in education and housing. Suggests scope for work under headings of agriculture, welfare and education. Written for the purpose of providing a background for verbal discussion of detailed projects.
/14 'Rough outlines of sponsorship scheme', written by Bridget Stevenson for H.T., 1962. Details the requirements needed to start a sponsorship scheme and to apply for a sponsorship. Remarks under the headings of: aim, staff required, application forms, card index, length of sponsorship, selection, payments, group sponsorships, special sponsorships.
/15 Staff leave rota, SCF, Agadir, 1965.
/16 Letter to the Directeur de l'Enfance Britanique in Agadir 4 May 1962 offering to send a female worker.
/17 Balance sheets for the SCF projects in Agadir, March-November 1965 [July missing]. |