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Posted September 21, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.SRI LANKA: The Colombo branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross, with the financial assistance from the IFRC, launched a regional program around the i...
Posted September 20, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Every Tuesday, 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! [slideshow] These photos were taken by Canadian Red Cross aid worker Sophie Chavanel. Sophie is in Ch...
Posted September 14, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
*Guest blog by Nicole Robicheau, Canadian Red Cross delegate in Haiti. The Red Cross shelter team in the La Montagne region of Jacmel recently discovered an innovative way to get their supplies to the shelter site. Finding it challenging to trans...
Posted September 13, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
*Guest blog by Nicole Robicheau, Canadian Red Cross delegate in HaitiEvery Tuesday, 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! [slideshow] Lofira Alexi, 70, an...
Posted September 12, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Earlier this summer, many of us first heard news of a severe drought in the Horn of Africa that led to food shortages. With millions at risk of malnutrition and starvation (many of them children), the United Nations declared the crisis in Somalia a ...
Posted September 09, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Canadian Red Cross has been getting quite a few requests from media looking toconnect with staff or volunteers who helped respond to this incredible event. The Canadian Red Cross sent many volunteers (1...
Posted September 08, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.PAKISTAN: Providing emergency healthcare is just one facet of the Red Cross Red Crescent response to the flash floods. Teams are distributing f...
Posted August 22, 2011 by Global Administrator
Breanne England, a staff member of the Canadian Red Cross in Ottawa, has spent much of the summer managing the response to the Horn of Africa drought. Now, she’s in the region to see firsthand the extent of this humanitarian crisis and how the Red Cr...
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