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Photo of the Day: Keeping kids healthy in Niger

Today’s photo is courtesy of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Ninety percent of the children and 80 percent of the mothers coming to the Integrated Health Center in the village of Kofo are malnourished...

Thank you for supporting Red Cross operations in Japan

Today marks one year since a devastating earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan.  Thanks to your support, the Japanese Red Cross continues to help families recover and rebuild their lives. Watch this video to see tsunami survivors express their t...

Tech Talk: Muskoka disaster management team goes social

Guest blog by Barry Radford, Canadian Red Cross disaster management volunteer in Muskoka. *Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! ...

Pink Shirt Day for Red Crossers

[slideshow] Staff and volunteers from across the country wore pink today in support of Pink Shirt Day. The campaign came about as a result of a bullying incident in Nova Scotia back in 2007. It’s an issue that’s close to our heart at the Canadian ...

Tech Talk: Fundraising and volunteer recruitment via social media

February 13-17 is Social Media Week in cities around the world. We’ll share some learnings from events held in Toronto throughout the week. Canada is one of the most connected countries when it comes to social media – over 50 per cent of Canadians ha...

Volunteer profile: Finding friendship across generations

Elaine Theriault is a typical 2nd year sociology and anthropology student at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. A native of Maine, she’s living away from home and keeping busy with her studies and university life. But for one hour ...

Photo of the Day: Giving back

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know.This past New Year’s Eve was anything but a celebration for residents of an apartment building in Dartmouth, Nov...

When it comes to bullying, are boys and girls the same?

When I think of bullies, I normally think of the two characters on the right: Nelson from The Simpsons, who shoves kids into lockers and steals their lunch money, or Regina George from Mean Girls (played by Rachel McAdams), who gossips behind other g...

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The purpose of this blog, quite simply, is to talk. This blog is an opportunity for Red Cross staff, volunteers, supporters and friends to share stories about what is happening in your community and the important work you are doing. It is a tool that will help keep all of us connected.

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