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About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker connects personal relief during WWII to their current support for UNICEF.
In plain terms
They trust UNICEF because they received help from them after the war.
What can you take from it?
Personal experience shapes trust in charitable organizations.

Where it applies

  • humanitarian aid
  • post-war recovery
  • philanthropy

Putting it to work

  • supporting charities
  • evaluating relief efforts

Questions to consider

  • Who helped you when you were in need?
  • How do you choose to give?

Another view

Personal history may not reflect current organizational realities.

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