Deacon Tove Viftrup and Deacon/Nurse Iver Viftrup were sent by DSM to Bangladesh, 1972-84. The family started in Chapai Nawabganj, where Iver Viftrup was working with reconstruction activities following the Civil War. In 1977 Iver Viftrup was involved in founding of the leprosy work DBLM in Nilphamari, and the following years this work – focusing on prevention and rehabilitation - expanded and developed under his leadership and assistance from Tove. The last 2-3 years of their service they were back in Chapai Nawabganj.
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-92709
- Format
- Photographs
- Place Discussed
- Asia Bangladesh
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- Bangladesh
- Reference
- imp-dan-DM_00491.jpg
- Rights
- CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive / Should be used with source reference: Danmission Photo Archive. Danmission Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Danmission. Information is available at http://danmission.dk danmission@danmission.dk
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/749b4f45539b0b46f6671be17fc97e2f