The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
LEBANON: In collaboration with the Belgian Red Cross, the Lebanese Red Cross youth department launched the “Dissemination of Humanitarian Norms” (DHN) project. Directed at children and youth between the ages of six and 18, the DHN project encourages young people to think carefully about the consequences of conflicts, embrace humanitarian behaviours, become responsible citizens and act according to Red Cross Red Crescent principles. The project started in 2009 and continues to be active in local communities today. The project has successfully reached 101,000 young people and mobilized 750 volunteers across the country.
PHILIPPINES: In an effort to raise environmental awareness among youth, the Philippine Red Cross developed the “Run, Plant and Care for the Mangroves and our Environment” project to help young people better prepare in the face of adverse climate change effects in the Compostela Valley province.