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Photo of the Day: Telling the story through art

Posted April 26, 2012 by Global Administrator

 Photography and other works of art challenging our views on war and its impact on children are on display this week in the lobby of the Schulich School of Law building at Dalhousie University in Halifax. The exhibit is an initiative of Red Cross vol...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted April 25, 2012 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.SOUTH AMERICA: Heavy rain fall over the past four months continues to cause severe flooding and landslides in several countries in South Americ...

Photo of the Day: Preventing the spread of malaria

Posted April 25, 2012 by Global Administrator

Today’s photo is courtesy of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Today is World Malaria Day – a day to bring awareness about a disease that affects millions lives and negatively impacts entire communities throughout the world. ...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross response in Mali

Posted April 24, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! With help from UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) for the tents, volunteers from the Ma...

Disaster robots – need we say more?

Posted April 23, 2012 by Global Administrator

The American Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced that it’s challenging tech-geeks to invent a new robot to help respond during emergencies. To sweeten the deal, the designer of the winning robot will receive a whoppin...

Photo of the Day: Making an IMPACT

Posted April 23, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

[slideshow] For today’s Photo of the Day, I’m sharing a slideshow to introduce you to the newest batch of Canadian Red Cross delegates. Delegates are highly trained professionals who are deployed internationally on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross...

Volunteer profile: Kiran speaks out against bullying

Posted April 20, 2012 by Global Administrator

For almost two years, Kiran Cheema has been volunteering for the Red Cross Violence @ Abuse Prevention Program, RespectED. The grade 12 student and aspiring medical school student from Surrey, BC is an enthusiastic peer facilitator for the Beyond the...

Photo of the Day: Seeing the faces that make Red Cross

Posted April 20, 2012 by Global Administrator

  Earlier this week, we told you about the “Hometown Heroes: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Volunteers” photo exhibition that the Canadian Red Cross in Ontario was launching during National Volunteer Week. Yesterday, the exhibition was officially un...

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