Archive for April, 2011
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Rebecca Rasmussen: What the Red Cross Means to Me
Posted on April 29, 2011 | 4 CommentsEvery semester at the college where I teach English, there is a Red Cross blood drive, and every semester I give my blood in the school’s gymnasium on the designated day. -
Interview d’un volontaire du Croissant-Rouge Comorien
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsLe croissant-Rouge Comorien dispose d’un grand nombre de volontaires, estimé à environ 6 600 et répartis dans l’ensemble du territoire National avec environ 164 Comité Locaux. Sur ce, le Croissant-Rouge Comorien a laissé s’exprimer un des volontaires du CRCo pour permettre au publique de mieux comprendre ce travail de volontariat.. -
Malagasy Red Cross volunteers in action
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsDuring the last years Malagasy volunteers have acted in numerous operations, such as the relief efforts in the aftermath of cyclone Ivan, health awareness campaigns and emergency response during the 2009 political crisis. -
Liberia: Resources and refugees exhausted as crisis continues
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No Comments"We ran away from our country because we were scared to die, but now I feel that we will die if we stay here," says one refugee who crossed the border from Côte d'Ivoire to Liberia with his eight children. "We are calling on the international community to come and help us, otherwise our children will die, one after the other." -
Around the world in four stories
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsAs part of the campaign La diversidad, nuestra mejor opción, this on line game helps young people to understand the reality of immigrants in Spain, but also of Spanish citizens with different cultural backgrounds. -
Sierra Leone: Red Cross and Land Rover helping young people build a brighter future
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 1 CommentSince 2001, the Sierra Leone Red Cross has been delivering a life-changing child advocacy and rehabilitation (CAR) programme which helps some of the country’s most traumatised young people recover and reintegrate back into society. The programme also helps other children, who were not part of the fighting forces, but who suffered violence and witnessed horrific events – including the murder of their parents and families, the mutilation of their friends and maiming of community leaders. -
Three national societies working together "like family"
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 1 CommentThe kitchen and food distribution is a collaborative effort between the Tunisian, Qatari and Algerian Red Crescent Societies; both seasoned volunteers and newcomers. Lasaad, a father of 2, works as a chef in a hotel in Monastir, Tunisia and is a first time volunteer. When asked why he left his job to come here he answers simply "I wanted to help." It's a sentiment echoed frequently by volunteers working at the transit camp.
