Posted November 30, 2015 by Global Administrator
There’s Black Friday, a day to kick off holiday spending, and there’s Cyber Monday, a day for online sales. But did you know about Giving Tuesday? This year, Tuesday, December 1 will mark the start of charitable holiday giving.
Posted November 27, 2015 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
On an official visit to Canada, ICRC president Peter Maurer met with Canadian Red Cross staff at the national office in Ottawa on Thursday afternoon, where he talked about the evolving role of humanitarian work amidst complex conflicts around the world.
Posted November 25, 2015 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.
Posted November 20, 2015 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
When Jillian Wright of Ottawa, Ontario was approaching her seventh birthday on October 23, she told her friends and family that instead of gifts she wanted money so that she could donate to the Red Cross to help Syrian children.
Posted November 19, 2015 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Toronto-based disaster management expert Sarah Oberholzer shares stories of two Syrian refugees working as translators during her mission at the camp in Erding, Germany.
Posted November 18, 2015 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Posted November 16, 2015 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
When her sister was jailed in Iran, a British Columbia woman worried it would be years before she heard from her again. In 2011, foreign relatives weren’t allowed to communicate with Iranian prisoners and Nasrin felt desperate every day, wondering how her sister, Nooshin, was managing after her arrest for involvement with the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education in Iran. But a year later, she was thrilled to discover the Restoring Family Links program run by Canadian Red Cross would be able to help deliver mail to Nooshin in jail.
Thank you to all who submitted their selfies in the #RedCrossRespect photo challenge! Youth were asked to submit photos that represented healthy relationships to them and here are our winners from the contest – congratulations Andi, Elizabeth, Emilie and Heather!
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