- L’Italia repubblicana e gli aiuti internazionali
- Edited by Silvia Salvatici, Annalisa Urbano
Le adozioni a distanza del Foster Parents’ Plan: aiuti americani nell’Italia in trasformazione (1947-1969)
- Silvia Cassamagnaghi
- © 2024 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0389-0.03
From 1947 to 1969, when Italy still had severe disparities and vast pockets of deprivation, the Foster Parents' Plan (FPP), an international organization, operated to support children who were victims of war – abandoned, refugees or orphans –, creating “personal bonds” with foster parents who supported them from a distance. The first activities of the Plan were aimed at those admitted to institutions, but soon it was dedicated, through tested organizational methods, to helping children living with their families, aiming not only at their mere subsistence, but by enabling them to provide for themselves and become active members of the community
- Keywords:
- Child sponsorship; Post-World War II era; Voluntary organisations; Italy in Cold War; Long-distance Adoption,
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Chapter Title
Le adozioni a distanza del Foster Parents’ Plan: aiuti americani nell’Italia in trasformazione (1947-1969)
Authors
Silvia Cassamagnaghi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0389-0.03
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2024
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L’Italia repubblicana e gli aiuti internazionali
Editors
Silvia Salvatici, Annalisa Urbano
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214
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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