Photo: Clarisse Smitas / International Federation
In Jamaica, Cuba, and across the central Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa’s torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides, threatening lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure, such as schools and health centres.
Photo: Hungarian Red Cross National Directorate
In the small town of Kiskőrös in southern Hungary, about 120 kilometres south of Budapest, Lana and her eight-year-old daughter Anastasia, who lives with Down syndrome, found a new sense of belonging after fleeing their home in Kharkiv due to the violence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Photo: Canadian Red Cross
Growing up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, I learned the value of hard work at an early age. The youngest of four children in a small tight-knit community of less than 500 people, I saw firsthand the importance of forging your own path and standing up for what you believe and for others.
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