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Photo of the Day: Keeping kids healthy in Niger

Today’s photo is courtesy of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Ninety percent of the children and 80 percent of the mothers coming to the Integrated Health Center in the village of Kofo are malnourished...

Tech Talk: Muskoka disaster management team goes social

Guest blog by Barry Radford, Canadian Red Cross disaster management volunteer in Muskoka. *Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! ...

Photo of the Day: Man's best friend

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work accross the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!  We couln't resist sharing this sweet photo from Dogster.com of a four-legged volunteer from the American ...

Volunteer profile: Finding friendship across generations

Elaine Theriault is a typical 2nd year sociology and anthropology student at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. A native of Maine, she’s living away from home and keeping busy with her studies and university life. But for one hour ...

Photo of the Day: Giving back

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know.This past New Year’s Eve was anything but a celebration for residents of an apartment building in Dartmouth, Nov...

When it comes to bullying, are boys and girls the same?

When I think of bullies, I normally think of the two characters on the right: Nelson from The Simpsons, who shoves kids into lockers and steals their lunch money, or Regina George from Mean Girls (played by Rachel McAdams), who gossips behind other g...

Photo of the Day: Silent scourge, fighting Malaria in Central African Republic

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know. The apparent tranquility is deceptive. Half of the 12,000 inhabitants have either fled other parts of the Ce...

Photo of the Day: Volunteers sport new look

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know. It's not your typical fashion accessory, but the Red Cross vest recently underwent a bit of a redesign and mem...

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