Posted August 20, 2013 by Global Administrator
As the temperature rises across Canada again, we're looking for some of the best ideas to help you keep cool. Extensive exposure to heat can lead to heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. These tips and tricks are inspired by kids for kids - ...
Posted August 19, 2013 by Global Administrator
Today, August 19, marks World Humanitarian Day - a day to pay tribute to all of the humanitarian workers who have lost their lives doing their job. Today, the Red Cross commemorates all volunteers and staff, especially those in Syria, where more ...
Posted August 16, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest blog by James Park Things are getting a bit dicey for the Global Issues Symposium for Youth team as they partake in a team building exercise to balance five dice on popsicle sticks. Every year, the Canadian Red Cross in British Columbia hosts ...
Posted August 15, 2013 by Global Administrator
Earlier this week we shared a video about International Youth Day and how the IFRC has launched the Your Voice campaign for individuals all across the globe to voice their opinion on the most important humanitarian priorities for the years to c...
Posted August 15, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest post by Chiran Livera, international Red Cross aid worker Namibia is a large country affected by a strange mix of disasters: both droughts and floods. Earlier this year, floods affected the north eastern part of the country, where it borders...
Posted August 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
There aren't many people who can say they get to kayak to work every day. But that's exactly how Bryan Nahrgang commutes to the Canadian Red Cross satellite office in Moose Cree First Nation. It takes Bryan an hour to get to the office from his h...
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. GAMBIA: For the first time in 15 years, communities in Gambia found themselves without food and income following poor rainfall during the 2...
Posted August 13, 2013 by Global Administrator
For 150 years, the ICRC has been providing medical care in times of war or conflict. Providing heath care in conflict can be both difficult and dangerous. Teams are forced to work in the best conditions they can find which sometimes lack basic eq...
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