Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia
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Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia (LARA) was created in April 1946 by eleven volunteer relief organizations, it was the Asian equivalent to CRALOG
in Europe.
The purpose of the organization was to coordinate efforts in occupied Japan and have a single point of contact with the military authorities (SCAP
) which refused to deal with the member organizations, such as the Catholic Church, on a one to one basis.
LARA was operational 1946-1952 and sent large amounts of food and clothing to Japan, by December 1949 more than 10 million tonnes had been sent.
LARA was initially the only non-governmental relief organization allowed to operate in Japan, although beginning in late 1947 CARE Package
s (U.S. Army ten-in-One rations) from CARE
were also distributed. In 1949 UNICEF began distributing milk to Japanese schoolchildren, although the cost for this was charged to the Japanese government.
The member organizations included amongst others:
Roughly 20% of the aid was donated by Nikkei
and Japanese nationals.
CRALOG
The Council of Relief Agencies Licensed to Operate in Germany was a non governmental organization created in 1946 by the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service and included 11 major relief agencies such as the International Red Cross.Food relief shipments to Germany had been...
in Europe.
The purpose of the organization was to coordinate efforts in occupied Japan and have a single point of contact with the military authorities (SCAP
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following World War II...
) which refused to deal with the member organizations, such as the Catholic Church, on a one to one basis.
LARA was operational 1946-1952 and sent large amounts of food and clothing to Japan, by December 1949 more than 10 million tonnes had been sent.
LARA was initially the only non-governmental relief organization allowed to operate in Japan, although beginning in late 1947 CARE Package
CARE Package
The CARE Package was the original unit of aid distributed by the humanitarian organization CARE...
s (U.S. Army ten-in-One rations) from CARE
CARE (relief)
CARE is a broad-spectrum secular relief, humanitarian, and development non-governmental organization fighting global poverty. It is non-political, non-sectarian and operates annually in more than 70 countries across the globe.One of the organization’s primary focuses in its fight to eradicate...
were also distributed. In 1949 UNICEF began distributing milk to Japanese schoolchildren, although the cost for this was charged to the Japanese government.
The member organizations included amongst others:
- Lutheran World ReliefLutheran World ReliefLutheran World Relief is an international nonprofit organization specializing in International Development and Disaster Relief. It was headquartered in New York, but has been based in Baltimore, Maryland since 1995....
- Church World ServiceChurch World ServiceFounded in 1946, Church World Service is a cooperative ministry of 37 Christian denominations and communions in the United States, providing sustainable self-help, development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance around the world...
- Mennonite Central CommitteeMennonite Central CommitteeThe Mennonite Central Committee is a relief, service, and peace agency representing 15 Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Amish bodies in North America. The U.S. headquarters are in Akron, Pennsylvania, the Canadian in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-History:...
- Church of the BrethrenChurch of the BrethrenThe Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination originating from the Schwarzenau Brethren organized in 1708 by eight persons led by Alexander Mack, in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the...
- Catholic Relief ServicesCatholic Relief ServicesCatholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the U.S. bishops, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 90 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and...
Roughly 20% of the aid was donated by Nikkei
Japanese diaspora
The Japanese diaspora, and its individual members known as , are Japanese emigrants from Japan and their descendants that reside in a foreign country...
and Japanese nationals.
External links
- Japan thanks U.S. relief agencies Lutheran, March 1997.
- Nikkei & japanese abroad