Not much more .... Andonea Rotas
Reference code
S-0800-0004-0004-00022
Title
[Greece] There are thousands of children like thirteen-year-old Andonea in Greece.
Date(s)
1945-01-01 - 1948-12-31 (Creation)
UNRRA / 1351
"Her mother was killed by a stray bullet, and she lost sight of her father during the occupation. With her little brother, Alkis, she lived with her grandmother, contributing to the meagre family purse by begging, until picked up by the police and put in the Beggars' Asylum at Kaissariani, on the outskirts of Athens. Photo by Mr. Carter. No. 3."
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UNRRA / 5060
"Living with their grandmother in Athens, they were forced to beg in order to get enough money to eat. Picked up by the police, they were placed in the Beggars Asylum, Kaissariani, on the outskirts of Athens. Here they get sufficient [food] to eat, dur [i.e. due] to UNRRA rations, but as yet they have had no opportunity of going to school or of living under decent conditions. They are seen here with Mrs. Vivian Fletcher, writer from Washington, D.C. (ERO)."
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UNRRA
UNRRA was established by agreement of 44 nations on 9 November 1943; operations came to an end in the latter part of 1946, with the last staff appointment terminating 31 March 1949. The purpose of UNRRA was to "plan, co-ordinate, administer or arrange for the administration of measures for the relief of victims of war in any area under the control of any of the United Nations through the provision of food, fuel, clothing, shelter and other basic necessities, medical and other essential services"
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
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