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Posted March 06, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. EL SALVADOR: As part of its response to a recent outbreak of dengue in El Salvador, and with funding from the European Commission’s Humanit...
Posted March 05, 2013 by Global Administrator
Hossam Elsharkawi from the Canadian Red Cross International Operations team was in Newfoundland this past week to give presentations to local Red Cross volunteers, the Rotary Club and students and professors with the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial U...
Posted March 04, 2013 by Global Administrator
In Mongolia, an extreme weather phenomenon called dzud is having an impact on nomadic herdsmen who have lived under the open skies of Mongolia's steppes and deserts. It is threatening their way of life, forcing many to resettle in urban slums. Fi...
Posted February 27, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society received an award at the recent launch of the new National Strategic Plan on...
Posted February 26, 2013 by Global Administrator
When Arta Rexhepi arrived in Canada from Kosovo with her family nearly 14 years ago, she was greeted and comforted by Canadian Red Cross volunteers. She was among a group of 5,000 refugees fleeing conflict who arrived in Nova Scotia and Ontario from ...
Posted February 25, 2013 by Global Administrator
Last week, Ontario Zone headquarters hosted the Red Cross Society of China, Jiangsu Branch. We met with six delegates, through International Operations, to discuss and share best practices in Disaster Management. Denis Dion from National Office...
Posted February 20, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. Bangladesh: After the storm that occurred this past October, the Red Cross continues to work to rebuild lives and livelihoods. Since t...
Posted February 18, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
I have just returned from The Gambia where we visited four community gardens in North Bank and Lower River Region. These women-run community vegetable gardens, supported by the Red Cross and the Government of Canada, allow families affected by t...
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