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Workcamps in 1955

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Workcamp

Period

Description

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Africa

Algeria

Birmandreis

03.06.1955 - 12.09.1955

Building work / Laying drains (?ua) (Castors project)

Detail

Bérardi

12.09.1955 - 19.10.1955

Reconstruction / Building wooden hut (?ua) for girl's school

Detail

Asia

India

Thiruvanmiyur Kuppam

15.04.1955 - 12.09.1955

Road construction for fishermen village

Detail

Gerua

28.11.1955 - 01.01.1956

Reconstruction after floods / Work on irrigation dam, building for basic school (?ua)

Detail

Jordan

Nahlé

01.09.1955 - 15.09.1955

Construction of irrigation channel / Land cultivation (?ua)

Detail

Lebanon

Hizzin

01.09.1955 - 15.09.1955

School construction

Detail

Jibaa

15.07.1955 - 31.08.1955

Road construction, building of a slaughterhouse

Detail

Saida

15.07.1955 - 21.07.1955

Decoration / Repairs (?ua) in girl's school

Detail

Pakistan

Data

16.04.1955 - 15.08.1955

Road improvement, nursing work

Detail

Baharwal

01.01.1954 - 04.04.1955

Road making, dispensary

Detail

Europe

Austria

Bartholomäberg

04.07.1955 - 04.09.1955

Road construction (avalanche area)

Detail

Sankt Isidor

11.07.1955 - 12.09.1955

Building work in home for maladjusted children

Detail

Belgium

Barvaux

31.08.1955 - 17.09.1955

Building work (erecting fence ?) in children's home

Detail

Orroir

18.07.1955 - 10.08.1955

Building work (interior decoration ?) in children's home

Detail

Mont Comblain

07.08.1955 - 31.08.1955

Building work (erecting fence ?) in children's home

Detail

France

Busigny

26.06.1955 - 17.07.1955

Road construction (Children's Village)

Detail

Silvange

24.07.1955 - 31.08.1955

Building work (Castors project)

Detail

Étang-la-Ville

03.03.1955 - 24.04.1955

House construction in emergency city

Detail

Montpellier

04.09.1955 - 28.09.1955

Building work (Castors project)

Detail

Île-de-Chatou

01.05.1955 - 21.07.1955

Barrack construction for North African families

Detail

Plappeville

24.07.1955 - 31.08.1955

Building work (Castors project)

Detail

Metz-Borny

01.09.1955 - 24.09.1955

Building work (Castors project)

Detail

Montmorency

21.12.1955 - 17.01.1956

Redecoration in girl's home

Detail

Paris-Région

01.05.1955 - 19.06.1955

Emergency house improvement

Detail

Taverny

04.01.1955 - 28.01.1955

House construction for North Africans

Detail

Garche

24.07.1955 - 31.08.1955

Building work (Castors project)

Detail

Cavalière

03.04.1955 - 17.04.1955

Mountain road construction

Detail

Germany

Holm-Seppensen

01.04.1955 - 21.04.1955

Levelling playground for youth centre

Detail

Brühl

02.04.1955 - 17.04.1955

Land drainage / Foundations work (settlers' project) (?ua)

Detail

Neuenkirchen

01.09.1955 - 30.09.1955

Harvest work / Land cultivation (?ua) for hospital

Detail

Worms (1)

01.07.1955 - 31.08.1955

Building work (settler's project)

Detail

Hof an der Saale

17.07.1955 - 21.08.1955

Refugee housing project

Detail

Worms (2)

01.10.1955 - 12.11.1955

Building work (settler's project)

Detail

Mannheim (Erlenhof)

10.01.1955 - 30.09.1955

Playground for children's home & public park

Detail

Greece

Dilináta - Δειλινάτα

04.07.1955 - 03.09.1955

Reconstruction (walls & road) after earthquake

Detail

Italy

Donisi (comune di Siderno)

20.06.1955 - 24.09.1955

School construction

Detail

Netherlands

Den Oever

07.04.1955 - 16.04.1955

Redecoration in youth hostel

Detail

Noordwijkerhout

15.07.1955 - 03.09.1955

Dune way construction

Detail

Norway

Vøyen near Kolsås

11.07.1955 - 07.08.1955

Interior decoration & gardening (boy's home)

Detail

Poland

Warszawa

31.07.1955 - 14.08.1955

Clearing overgrown recreation park

Detail

Switzerland

Chandolin

06.06.1955 - 03.09.1955

Mountain road construction

Detail

Locle, le

09.05.1955 - 13.06.1955

Making garden & playground for children's home

Detail

Burtigny

20.08.1955 - 27.08.1955

Drainage for orphanage

Detail

United Kingdom

Tilford

23.03.1955 - 06.04.1955

Re-decoration in children's home

Detail

Hull

21.08.1955 - 10.09.1955

Interior decoration in slums

Detail

Court, le

14.05.1955 - 28.05.1955

Redecoration in home for incurable sick

Detail

Glencraig

15.07.1955 - 06.08.1955

Building / Repair (?ua) seawall, construction, re-decoration

Detail

London

28.05.1955 - 11.06.1955

Repairs in SCI Centre / IVSP Hostel (?ua)

Detail

Bristol

01.08.1955 - 31.08.1955

Building work in home for handicapped children / Construction school building (?ua)

Detail

Moor Park / Moorpark (?ua)

14.09.1955 - 14.10.1955

Interior (?) decoration in 'Overseas Service' College

Detail

Clent (2)

04.07.1955 - 18.07.1955

Interior decoration in home for handicapped children

Detail

Everton Grange

02.04.1955 - 05.03.1955

Redecoration in old people's home

Detail

Leeds

13.08.1955 - 27.08.1955

Redecoration in slums

Detail

Birmingham

23.07.1955 - 13.08.1955

Decorating in slums

Detail

Millisle

11.07.1955 - 24.07.1955

Decoration in orphanage

Detail

Glasgow

11.06.1955 - 09.07.1955

Redecoration in slums

Detail

Ledston Hall

28.12.1955 - 07.01.1956

Decoration in school for maladjusted children

Detail

Clent (1)

08.04.1955 - 23.04.1955

Road improvement / Repairing wall, surfacing playground (?ua)

Detail

Weeke

02.09.1955 - 17.09.1955

Interior decoration in home

Detail




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