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Photo of the Day: Helping victims of fire in Iqaluit

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! The Canadian Red Cross is on scene in Iqaluit helping the community following a fire in a townhouse ...

Tech Talk: Podcast on crowdsourcing for change

Disaster responders and do-gooders in the tech community worldwide have been paying particularly close attention to Ushahidi, a non-profit tech company that specializes in developing free and open source software for information collection, visualiza...

Photo of the Day: Malnutrition affecting Mauritania

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 child in Mauritania was found to be malnourished during a food security assessment undertaken by the IF...

Photo of the Day: Volunteers sport new look

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. It's not your typical fashion accessory, but the Red Cross vest recently underwent a bit of a redesign and mem...

Photo of the Day: Alasia gets some comfort from Mickey

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 photo is courtesy of our sister society, the American Red Cross. Ten month old Alasia Johnson grips a...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. ITALY: 250 Italian Red Cross staff and volunteers are taking part in the rescue and relief operation at the site of capsized liner Costa Co...

Photo of the Day: Responding to Edmonton condo fire

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. Canadian Red Cross personnel in Edmonton have been busy this past weekend as they continue to respond to an ...

Tech Talk: Using smartphones to save lives when disaster strikes

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* Every week, 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! Imagine helping to reunite families, directing individuals to safe locations and ...

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