A son finds his family. The Red Cross 'Book of Names' listed 18,575 people,including many unaccompanied children, who were either seeking or being sought by their relatives.

A son finds his family. The Red Cross ‘Book of Names’ listed 18,575 people,including many unaccompanied children, who were either seeking or being sought by their relatives. Photo courtesy, ICRC.

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When war broke out in Angola in 1975, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived on the scene. By the late 1980s, Angola was the Red Cross’s largest operation in Africa, assisting thousands of victims of land mines and also working to re-unite Angolans, especially children, separated by war. Now the ICRC is closing its delegation in Luanda. The Angola Field Group invites you to a presentation,“The End of an Era – The International Red Cross in Angola“, Thursday, May 28, at 8:00 PM at the Viking Club, with Maryse Limoner who was stationed in Angola from 1996-97 and has been the Head of Delegation from 2007-09.

Here’s a link to the ICRC in Angola’s website with photos and project info.

Everybody is welcome to attend our presentations which are offered in close cooperation with the Viking Club. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and snacks are sold at the bar, coupons must be purchased at the door. The Viking Bar now opens at 7:30 PM!  For sale, books in English and DVD’s by Jorge Antonio including ‘Kuduro, Fogo no Musseque!
If you would like to have a map showing the location of the Viking Club, please download it from our Join Us page. The Viking Club is on the main floor of the former Swedish Building at Rua Marien N”Guabi, No 118 in Maianga, across the street from the new Panela de Barra restaurant. See you there!

For nearly three decades, the ICRC supported three limb-fitting and rehabilitation centres in Angola, producing 32,000 artificial limbs thus enabling thousands of amputees to walk again.

For nearly three decades, the ICRC supported three limb-fitting & rehabilitation centres in Angola, producing 32,000 artificial limbs and enabling thousands of amputees to walk again.                Photo courtesy, ICRC.