Story: Development assistance and humanitarian aid

Cambodian Colombo Plan students, 1972 (2nd of 2)

Cambodian Colombo Plan students, 1972

Tutor Roger Midwinter shows (from left) Him Mara, Mouw Young Yourng, Neal Neary and Tan Seng how to use equipment in the language laboratory of Wellington Polytechnic. The four were part of a contingent of eight Cambodian science students studying in New Zealand under the Colombo Plan. Colombo Plan scholarships were a substantial component of New Zealand's aid from the 1950s.

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John Overton, 'Development assistance and humanitarian aid - Increasing aid, 19th century to 1970s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/32837/cambodian-colombo-plan-students-1972 (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by John Overton, published 20 Jun 2012