Teach a child about other cultures and we can form bonds around the world. jenspie3, CC BYFollowing the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union on April 26, 1986, humanitarian programmes were launched in the West that arranged for children from areas affected by radiological contamination to stay with families in other countries. The idea was to provide them with time away from a potentially contaminated environment and from contaminated food for a few weeks at a time to promote better health. Many of these schemes, known under the banner of Chernobyl children’s projects, are …read more
Source: The Conversation
