The Guide International Service helped people start new lives after WWII.

In 1941, World War II was believed to be coming to an end and there were many countries torn apart, people without homes, people displaced far away from their home and country.

Much of Europe had its cities and towns bombed leaving many homeless. People had fled their homelands in fear or had been deported to work in slave camps. Much of Malaya and the East was also bombed and persons displaced.

War had also brought the lack of food for many people. With lack of food and proper living conditions the health of these people was poor.

Many Groups had been into Europe to help the soldiers in giving them a place to gather and rest but there was the need for the displaced people to be helped. It was seen that this would have to be planned so as to help as many as could be there as the war ended.

It was going to take a lot of people a lot of work to gather these displaced persons, young and old, to feed them, clothe them, nurse them back to health and help them go home, or go somewhere to make a new home and life.