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  This past weekend, members of the National Youth Engagement Advisory Committee (NYEAC) met up in Ottawa to discuss the future role of youth within the Canadian Red Cross. The NYEAC is made up of youth representatives from across the country, wit...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. SPAIN: In 2000, the Spanish Red Cross launched an employment plan to promote the job placement of people at increased risk of social exclus...

In this photo, a woman in Mali collects her family’s sack of essential household goods distributed by the Red Cross, such as blankets, mosquito nets, clothing and kitchen utensils. These are items she left behind when she fled her home. In res...

A group of volunteers spent part of this Saturday being trained in disaster management in the Halton Hills region in Ontario. Now that they have completed their training, the volunteers will be added to the list of active volunteers in their regi...

Guest entry by Megan Blanchette, Development and Communications Coordinator, Manitoba Recently the Canadian Red Cross in Manitoba and Manitoba Lotteries teamed up with singer/songwriter Sierra Noble, and the winners of Canada’s Got Talent, Sag...

When we think of the damage caused by disasters, we tend to think of basic needs like shelter, water, food, and health, but we often forget how many other emotional, mental, and spiritual things are effected in a disaster. Red Cross psychosocial dele...

@ For many years, the Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan has been one of the major providers of healthcare in Turkmenistan. With support from the British Red Cross, the Community-Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) program has been advocating...