Canadian Red Cross in Manitoba Facts at a Glance 2018-2019

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

On average, Canadian Red Cross responded to a disaster every 3 hours and assisted 158 Canadians daily
Assisted over 8,837 Manitobans who experienced disaster (364 in Nunavut, 57,000 in Canada)

PROMOTING HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS

Over 83,100 Manitobans participated in Respect Education workshops (50,500+ in Nunavut, 642,000 in Canada)
320 new Youth Facilitators trained in Violence Prevention initiatives in Manitoba

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS

706 Manitobans participated in SmartStart, an injury prevention course for newcomers to Canada

PREVENTION AND SAFETY

Over 35,100+ Manitobans learned first aid (516 in Nunavut, 577,000 in Canada)
More than 61,300+ Manitobans attended swimming and water safety courses (1.2 million in Canada)

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

More than 2.3 million people reached internationally
1 field hospital Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and cholera treatment centre deployed to Mozambique;
Ongoing support for 1 field hospital ERU in Bangladesh;
Support for 1 public health ERU in the Democratic Republic of Congo
More than 100 humanitarian experts deployed to 35 countries

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

More than 603 active volunteers in Manitoba (12,000 in Canada)
65 employees in Manitoba (2,300 in Canada, including casual staff & delegates)
All of the above would not be possible without our 1.2 million donors – with 80,000 donating monthly. Thank you for your generous support!

Manitoba 2018-2019 Report Back to Communities

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