Jeugd Rode Kruis Metterdaad (“Junior Red Cross At Work”, Netherlands Red Cross, c. 1953-1958)

Film about Junior Red Cross relief activities following the floods in the Netherlands on 1 February 1953. Junior Red Cross Societies from around the world sent supplies and gifts to children affected by the floods. The Austrian Red Cross built a centre to provide respite accommodation for flood victims, with the intention that it would later become a training centre. 00:00 Opening titles. 00:08 Scenes of the destruction caused by floods; people beginning to clear up and reclaim their possessions. 01:20 Children helping to clear the streets and retrieve possessions. 02:26 Distribution of school supplies and gift boxes from Junior Red Cross groups in different countries, including American and Italian Junior Red Cross groups. 06:21 “Het Henry Dunanthuis te Zeist”: The Henry Dunant House in Zeist: construction of building largely by the Austrian Junior Red Cross, with additional funding from the Swiss and German Red Cross Societies, to serve as temporary respite accommodation for people who suffered flood damage. 09:19 Opening ceremony of house, 6 October 1953: speech by President of the Netherlands Red Cross Baron von Tuyll; unveiling of statue of Henry Dunant in the grounds by President of Austrian Red Cross Professor Burghard Breitner; speech by Major General Wilkens, Chief, Netherlands Army Medical Corps. 11:11 Views of the completed house; arrival of busload of people to stay at the house; daily activities there; funding from Danish Junior Red Cross to cover expenses. 14:14 Closing titles. A similar film produced by the Austrian Red Cross is available here:    • Sturmflut in Holland ("Storm Surge in Holl...   Year: c. 1953-1958 Language: Dutch Filming and editing: H. Schimmelpenningh Sound: G.T.B. Copyright: Netherlands Red Cross [assumed] Duration: 14:22 minutes Original format: 16mm black and white acetate film with optical sound (positive print). Digitised in 2021. Several perforations were repaired before scanning. Applied noise reduction; softened pops at 00:22 and 06:21; normalised audio; reduced volume from 08:22 to 09:19 and from 14:06 to end; added audio fade in at start and audio fade out at end; brightened picture. League Film Library No. 188; ID No. 2071 Component Number 264; c00621. Written on film: "Copie internatio i/o" This film has been published with the kind permission of the Netherlands Red Cross. All rights reserved. This publication or any part thereof may not be reproduced, distributed, published, modified, copied, translated into other languages, or adapted without prior written permission from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Every effort has been made to locate the copyright holder(s) and obtain permission to reproduce this film. Please get in touch with the IFRC for any information relating to this film or its rights holder(s). For all queries about copyright and the re-use of this film, or for queries about the other films in our collection, please contact Archives.Contact[at]ifrc.org. For any comments or concerns related to personal data included in this film, please contact [email protected] For further information about the IFRC Archives, please visit: https://ifrc.soutron.net/public/catal...