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Nov 17, 2021 · Eric Muggeridge, Plan's founder, helped refugee children during the Spanish Civil War. See the history of Plan's global migration aid through today's crises.
Plan International was founded in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and aid worker Eric Muggeridge. Eric was one of five brothers, including journalist and satirist Malcolm Muggeridge.
By all accounts, Eric Muggeridge, one of the founders of Plan, was a real character. Working with him has been described as frustrating, unpredictable, unbearable — but also exhilarating and fun. He always worked at a ferocious pace.
The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War.
Plan was founded in 1937 by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge. Originally named "Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain", it aimed was to provide food, accommodation, and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War.
Sep 28, 2020 · It’s 1936. Spain’s brutal civil war is leaving thousands of children orphaned and displaced. Among the relief volunteers is Eric Muggeridge, who will go on to co-create the organization Foster Parents Plan, providing medical care, food and shelter to suffering children.
Aug 15, 2022 · Eric Muggeridge, a British social worker, is on deployment in Spain during the country’s brutal three year civil war. He and an acquaintance, journalist John Langdon-Davies, identify an urgent need to provide food, accommodation and education to children orphaned or displaced in the conflict.
