Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM MR-AAO-197
Title
International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa Canada : [Part 3]
Date(s)
- 1980-01-01 - 1990-12-31 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Yale University holds a substantial collection on the US-IDAF, which includes some material on IDAF Canada.
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa Canada (IDAF Canada) operated from 1980-1990. It focused mainly on raising funds to support political prisoners and their families in South Africa and Namibia. US-IDAF executive director Kenneth N. Carstens was instrumental in the establishment of the Canadian IDAF.