EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
| On average, Canadian Red Cross responded to a disaster every 3 hours and assisted 184 Canadians daily |
| Responded to nine large-scale disasters or emergencies in Manitoba, helping more than 12,500 people |
| Provided more than 560 Manitobans with assistance following a personal disaster, such as a house fire (25 in Nunavut) |
DISASTER RECOVERY
| 2,020 beneficiaries from various disaster responses assisted through the long-term disaster recovery program. Of that total, 1,582 people were able to return home this year. |
| More than 29 grants awarded, distributing more than $122,000 in funds to assist with recovery efforts |
RISK REDUCTION AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
| Visited 25 Manitoba communities to assist with training and planning to help reduce the impacts of future disasters. 11 communities completed risk reduction plans. |
| Over 33,000 Manitobans participated in Respect Education workshops |
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS
| 422 Manitobans participated in SmartStart, an injury prevention course for newcomers to Canada |
PREVENTION AND SAFETY
| More than 31,000 Manitobans learned first aid |
| More than 53,500 Manitobans attended swimming and water safety courses (including 110 people who attended swimming lessons in the first year of the Indigenous Swimming and Water Safety program in Manitoba |
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
| More than 2.4 million people reached internationally through direct programming and in partnership with other National Societies |
| 1 field hospital Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and cholera treatment centre deployed to Mozambique, assisting 9,842 people |
| More than 220 international aid workers deployed to 38 countries; another 43 trained workers were deployed to help within Canada |
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
| More than 755 active volunteers in Manitoba (10 in Nunavut) |
| More than 58 employees in Manitoba |
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Manitoba 2019-2020 Report back to the communities