The film shows the aid provided by the Portuguese Red Cross to refugees on their return to Portugal from Angola, Mozambique, and Timor. The Portuguese Red Cross was supported by the Swedish Red Cross and other national societies in response to an international appeal for assistance by the League of Red Cross Societies.
00:02 Opening titles
01:08 Arrival of refugees to Portugal
05:05 Adolescents' / young adults’ problems in refugee camps
08:11 The Chairman of the Portuguese Red Cross officially accepts temporary housing provided by the League and National Societies
10:40 Camp habitants queuing for clothes donated by other National Societies
Year: 1977
Producer: Swedish Red Cross, adapted by Fernand Reymond, Actua-Film-Genève, for IFRC
Copyright: IFRC, Swedish Red Cross
Country: Portugal
Duration: 12:11 minutes
Language: English
Original format: 16mm colour acetate film with optical sound. Fading to pink at time of digitisation. Applied blurring from 00:40 to 00:45; applied noise reduction; normalised audio levels; and added audio fade in and out to start and end of video.
File name: c00020 H264 reduced.mp4
League Film Library No. 705; ID No. 1638 Component No. 332/333; c00020
Memoriav, l'Association pour la sauvegarde de la mémoire audiovisuelle suisse, provided financial support for the preservation and digitization of this film.
For queries about copyright and the re-use of this film, please contact Archives.Contact[at]ifrc.org .