Red Cross Stories : worldwide 7
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Red Cross supports response in Serbia and Bosnia during catastrophic floods
May 21, 2014 -
The Canadian Red Cross is now accepting donations to help those affected by the worst flooding in more than a century in Serbia and Bosnia. To date, tens of thousands have been evacuated from their homes and thousands are still waiting to be rescued.
Voice from the field: Delivering Maternal, Newborn & Child Health education in Pakistan
May 09, 2014 - Every day, thousands of women celebrate one of life’s most amazing experiences — becoming a mother. Comprehensive Maternal, Newborn and Child Health programs are giving mothers in Pakistan the chance to celebrate that experience.
Kenyan women seek peace by starting a mixed-tribe group to grind maize to flour
April 01, 2014 - After clashes between Pokomo agriculturalists and Orma pastoralists affected Tana Delta district in late 2012, the Kenya Red Cross, through funding from the Canadian Red Cross, introduced the Tana Delta Violence Prevention Project.
By the numbers: The Red Cross response to the crisis in Syria [video]
March 26, 2014 - As the numbers demonstrate, the scale of the crisis in Syria continues to grow and so does the response of the Red Cross. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) has spent the past three years responding to the humanitarian needs of millions within Syria and National Societies in neighbouring countries are providing help to families fleeing the crisis-hit areas.
Emergency field hospital handed over to Philippine Red Cross
March 03, 2014 - More than three months after many communities in the Philippines were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, the Canadian Red Cross has concluded its emergency health response, handing over the field hospital deployed in November 2013 to the Philippine Red Cross.
Red Cross expands latrine promotion in Kenya
February 25, 2014 - Like many in her Kenyan village called Kaptobogo, Eunice Kisang did not have a latrine at her home until late 2013. She and her family had always hid in nearby bushes to relieve themselves.
How does the Red Cross help reunite families?
November 14, 2013 - The Canadian Red Cross also plays an important role in helping the global effort to restore family links for those who have been separated from loved ones as a result of emergencies through participation in the ANTE MORTEM project.
Canadian Red Cross works with Afghan Red Crescent Society to provide humanitarian aid
September 06, 2013 - The Canadian Red Cross has partnered with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to help the Afghan Red Crescent Society meet goals in development and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
Energy saving stove training
September 04, 2013 - The South Sudan Red Cross provided a very successful training to the women (and men) of Komiri Payam in Budi County in energy saving mud stoves.
Canadian Red Cross responds to hunger crisis in Sahel region
July 01, 2013 - Eighteen million people in seven different countries were affected by a food and nutritional crisis including countries like Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal.
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