Red Cross Talks (Page 164)

if you ever see an oversized lifejacket walking around your community, you'll know Buckles is in town! Buckles is the Canadian Red Cross mascot for water safety. He gets around the country quite a bit too. He's been to Timmins, ON; last summer...

Guest post by Tahina Rabezanahary, Program Manager for Africa, Canadian Red Cross In recent months, I travelled to Mali, Liberia and Kenya to visit Canadian Red Cross Maternal, Newborn and Child health projects. Most of my visits consisted of meet...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. INDONESIA: One month after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Aceh Province, the Red Cross continues to support affected communities. Follow...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. ZIMBABWE: As millions of Zimbabweans head to vote in the presidential election today, more than 1,000 local Red Cross volunteers trained in...

I recently visited the Moose Cree First Nation in Northern Ontario off the James Bay coast for the launch of the Red Cross Be Ready program. Be Ready aims to help the community prepare for disasters specific to the community. It also has its own spec...

The Red Cross in Moose Cree First Nation in Northern Ontario off the James Bay coast is teaching the community to Be Ready for disasters.The Red Cross is participating in the Gathering of Our People, an annual festival celebrating First Nations cul...