Manitoba Report to Communities 2018 - 2019

Please click on any of the sections below to find the areas of interest to you.

• Message from the Vice-President
• Facts at a Glance

Our Work in Manitoba and Nunavut

Emergency Management:

• Supporting Poplar River First Nation as they plan for disasters
• Helping Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation prepare for flooding
• Supporting families affected by wildfires
• Welcoming Lake St. Martin First Nation evacuees home
• Specialized team helps fly-in community evacuate and return home
• Evacuating Pauingassi First Nation together
• How volunteers support the emotional wellbeing of Manitobans displaced by wildfires
• How the Red Cross came to help Gertrude the guinea pig

Prevention and Safety

• Supporting communities facing social emergencies
• Strong community team supports kids from O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation
• Leadership training for northern Manitoba youth
• Helping Canadians respond to Mental Health Emergencies
• Celebrating Grand Rapids kids who saved a life

Nunavut

• Helping families affected by home fires in Nunavut
• Building Youth Leaders in Nunavut
• Empowering strong and healthy communities in Nunavut

Manitoba links to International Red Cross work

• Setting up a Red Cross field hospital in Mozambique – check out this short video to see how Steinbach man, Sam Dueck helped people affected by Cyclone Idai
• Reconnecting across continents – read how a Winnipeg woman and refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was reconnected with her daughter after almost a decade of separation
• The Red Cross team in Manitoba was proud to have sent three delegates assist Red Cross operations internationally this year:
  • Sam Dueck from Steinbach assisted in Mozambique
  • Jaime Burgoyne from Brandon assisted in Mozambique
  • Garth Tohms from Winnipeg assisted in Mozambique

Volunteers

• Helping with Disasters when he’s not helping with emergencies
• Former refugee now provides refuge

 
Red Cross work in Manitoba is generously funded by the United Way of Winnipeg

 
Red Cross Fundamental Principles 
Mission, Network, Vision and Values
Canadian Red Cross Annual Report 2018-2019


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