International Aid Work (Page 88)

Guest blog by Lee-Anne Lavell who is working in Nicaragua with the Red Cross. From Halifax, Nova Scotia, Lee-Anne will spend five months in Nicaragua working on a mother and child health program. One morning my supervisor and I met with Fidelia,...

Students from five schools across Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have been challenging each other to spend only one loonie a day, for 10 straight days as part of the Canadian Red Cross Dollar a Day campaign. That means no movies, no fast fo...

Smiles are powerful.  Whether they are from a stranger or someone you love, they always brighten a mood.  Tunisian Red Crescent volunteers recently experienced the strength of a smile while assisting Mohammed Sadok Muhammed cross the border from Liby...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.  LIBYA: The IFRC has launched an appeal to cover the urgent needs of people who are fleeing from Libya into neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt....

[slideshow] It’s been awhile since we posted a photo for Photo Tuesday. Our Secretary General, Conrad Sauvé recently made a trip to Haiti, and we thought to share some photos of his time there. While in Haiti, he visited several Canadian Red Cr...

As we continue to see images of young people affected by the unrest and violence unfolding in several countries in Africa and in the Middle East, a group of Canadian Red Cross youth volunteers from Halifax wants to bring attention to the impact confl...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. LIBYA: In response to the escalating violence in Benghazi and other Libyan cities, the ICRC is calling upon the authorities, demonstrators ...

*This blog was originally posted by our sister society, the British Red Cross. By Victoria Watts This morning, we have woken up to the devastating news that Christchurch in New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake last night, killing a...