Seoul Children’s Relief Hospital, 1958
Seoul snow covers the ground outside the children's Relief Hospital. The Seoul Children’s Relief Hospital has been a project of Western wives in Seoul, South Korea since 1955. Spearheaded by a 14-woman committee – seven Koreans and seven Westerners – the ladies have brought the once shabby poorly equipped hospital to the point where it now is considered superior to most private children’s hospitals in the city. The founding committee - formed in February 1955 by Lucy Briggs, daughter of then U.S. ambassador - advocated successfully to move the hospital from its old inadequate building to the present location in Sajik Park. Since 1955, the committee has raised $6,500 for the hospital and lent its influence to persuade Armed Forces Assistance to Korea (AFAK) to build a new wing on the building. The funds raised over the years have been used for everything from diapers and curtains to holiday parties for the children.
 to build a new wing on the building. The funds raised over the years have been used for everything from diapers and curtains to holiday parties for the children.
){kind=link}
