Figure 1.--The Swedish chapter of Save the Children was very active. Here are Banladeshi refugees being aided by the Sweduish Chapter of Save the Children in 1974.

After World War I, America and Britain was the source of most efforts to help childre. This was also the situation after World War II. The great bulk of the food and other relief efforts came from America. The post-War European revovery helped STC provided increased chritable donations in Europe and America to aid children in conflict-affected regions. The successful capitalist ecomnomies of the Unmited States and Western Europe generated the money needed to assist mostly Third World Countries. Very little vaid came from Communist and the oil rich Muslim countries. Thre were no STC chpters in Communit countries. Here the Government wanted to control all doreign involvement. Individuals were not allowed to engaged in personal charitable activity in other countries. In fact travel and other ctivities outside the country were severly limited. In Muslim countries assisted was primarily given for religious purposes. Many countries are today involved in STC aid efforts. STC chapters were founded in other countries, including countries that had received STC assistance during the two world wars. most of the STC work is done by the varioius chapters. STC chapters were founded in other countries, including countries that had received STC assistance during the two world wars. In addition to the parent British organisation, there are now 29 other national Save the Children chapters who are members of the Save the Children Alliance, a global network of nonprofit organisations supporting local partners in some 120 countries around the world.

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