International (Page 73)

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.

Canadian Red Cross delegate Gwen Eamer shows us the play tent that's been set up on site at the Red Cross field hospital in Ormoc, in the Philippines.
Why do they need a place to play? It's all in an effort to help the hospital's numerous young patients and their siblings return to their normal activities and recover after Typhoon Haiyan. The play tent provides them with a safe place to do what kids do best, play and smile!

For the past two weeks, a number of Canadian Red Cross staff and three Canadian Red Cross delegates joined 54 participants from over 30 National Societies at the Americas Field School training in Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic. This field school training brings together regional responders in a mission like setting where participants interact with real people, assess community needs, and deliver services to communities.

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.

Today marked a very special celebration for the Canadian Red Cross and Haitian Red Cross. Almost four years after the January 2010 earthquake, as a part of the Canadian Red Cross’ Haitian Integrated Health Program, the cornerstone at the Saint-Michel hospital in Jacmel was laid.

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.