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 Libya with his family on his twelfth birthday.
While responding to thousands of people fleeing violent clashes in Libya, Red Crescent volunteers took a little time to throw him a birthday celebration, offering him a small gift and yoghurt. The grin that lit up his face was enough to help these volunteers and his parents carry on for the difficult day ahead.
Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers do not only provide emergency assistance to thousands of people in vulnerable situations, they also take the power of humanity into all of their day to day efforts and try to make every individual they help feel special.
To learn more about this response or how to support these efforts visit www.redcross.ca/libya.