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  • From fires and floods to festivals, our volunteers are always ready to offer help wherever it's needed. Whether making a cup of tea, helping evacuees find temporary accomodation or providing first aid, there's something everyone can do.

    Pakistan Red Crescent Society Emergency Response Team Balochistan branch

    Posted on March 29, 2011 | No Comments
    From fires and floods to festivals, our volunteers are always ready to offer help wherever it's needed. Whether making a cup of tea, helping evacuees find temporary accomodation or providing first aid, there's something everyone can do.

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  • At the same time, I am moved by the way the Japanese people have responded to the disasters that have struck them. I am a parent and the events that have transpired serve as real life lessons that I use to teach to my children about dealing with tragedy.

    Praying for Japan

    Posted on March 21, 2011 | No Comments
    At the same time, I am moved by the way the Japanese people have responded to the disasters that have struck them. I am a parent and the events that have transpired serve as real life lessons that I use to teach to my children about dealing with tragedy.

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  • IFRC Secretary General, Mr Bekele Geleta went on a field visit first in Egypt and then to the border in Tunisia to meet the different actors, to assess the situation, and to reinforce our messages.

    IFRC: Secretary General visit to the Tunisian/Libya border

    Posted on March 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
    IFRC Secretary General, Mr Bekele Geleta went on a field visit first in Egypt and then to the border in Tunisia to meet the different actors, to assess the situation, and to reinforce our messages.

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  • "Have you heard what happened to Japan" seem to be the common phrase of the day. This phrase is quite common when a natural disaster occurs. "Did you hear about Katrina", "did you hear about Indonesia", "did you hear about Haiti".

    Did you hear…

    Posted on March 16, 2011 | 1 Comment
    "Have you heard what happened to Japan" seem to be the common phrase of the day. This phrase is quite common when a natural disaster occurs. "Did you hear about Katrina", "did you hear about Indonesia", "did you hear about Haiti".

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  • On a daily basis I had to walk for 2 hours to the office and go to the field to visit sick people at home and on other instances I had to focus on educating communities and youngsters in schools and out of school as a peer educator. I worked with dedication and passion which created a good working relationship between the Red Cross and the clinics and other NGOs whom I liaised with.

    International Women’s Day – Profile of Mpho Eusebia Moahloli

    Posted on March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment
    On a daily basis I had to walk for 2 hours to the office and go to the field to visit sick people at home and on other instances I had to focus on educating communities and youngsters in schools and out of school as a peer educator. I worked with dedication and passion which created a good working relationship between the Red Cross and the clinics and other NGOs whom I liaised with.

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  • Volunteering polished me and made me blossom as I have availed myself of the chance to help and serve my country through this platform in the time of disaster. It makes me so satisfied to see myself helping those who are in crisis. I suppose volunteering for the purpose of humanity has always been gratifying and a great source of pride as one grows with the spirit of serving vulnerable communities.

    International Women’s Day – Profile of Maria Ashraf Khan

    Posted on March 10, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Volunteering polished me and made me blossom as I have availed myself of the chance to help and serve my country through this platform in the time of disaster. It makes me so satisfied to see myself helping those who are in crisis. I suppose volunteering for the purpose of humanity has always been gratifying and a great source of pride as one grows with the spirit of serving vulnerable communities.

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  • Volunteering for the Red Cross made me realize that I am part of the biggest humanitarian family in the whole world. From this moment on, every action, every camp, every seminar, every person I met and every minute I spent volunteering in the Red Cross became my spring of knowledge, unconditional giving, and love.

    International Women’s Day – Profile of Sanja Krcunovic

    Posted on March 8, 2011 | 3 Comments
    Volunteering for the Red Cross made me realize that I am part of the biggest humanitarian family in the whole world. From this moment on, every action, every camp, every seminar, every person I met and every minute I spent volunteering in the Red Cross became my spring of knowledge, unconditional giving, and love.

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  • The New Zealand Red Cross responded immediately after the earthquake, providing first aid assistance and distributing blankets and water to the affected population, who are housed in evacuation shelters across the city. 1800 blankets, 2000 water containers and 200 tents have been dispatched from Auckland and the Red Cross is also helping people reach their loved ones through its restoring family links service

    New Zealand Red Cross response to Canterbury earthquake

    Posted on February 23, 2011 | No Comments
    The New Zealand Red Cross responded immediately after the earthquake, providing first aid assistance and distributing blankets and water to the affected population, who are housed in evacuation shelters across the city. 1800 blankets, 2000 water containers and 200 tents have been dispatched from Auckland and the Red Cross is also helping people reach their loved ones through its restoring family links service

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  • Getting started in volunteering shouldn’t be a complicated task, but finding the right activity and/or organization that matches your skills and interests is not always easy. The Red Cross Red Crescent website “FIND THE VOLUNTEER INSIDE YOU” intends to help you with this task.

    FIND THE VOLUNTEER INSIDE YOU

    Posted on February 11, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Getting started in volunteering shouldn’t be a complicated task, but finding the right activity and/or organization that matches your skills and interests is not always easy. The Red Cross Red Crescent website “FIND THE VOLUNTEER INSIDE YOU” intends to help you with this task.

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  • The numbers are all out there. Over a billion living in slums, millions sleeping in flooded homes, countless shelters devastated by disasters every year. But it's no longer news -- earthquakes and hurricanes don't kill people. Buildings do. It's time to fix this picture and work together to make a difference.

    The Shelter Effect

    Posted on February 8, 2011 | No Comments
    The numbers are all out there. Over a billion living in slums, millions sleeping in flooded homes, countless shelters devastated by disasters every year. But it's no longer news -- earthquakes and hurricanes don't kill people. Buildings do. It's time to fix this picture and work together to make a difference.

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  • Dr Mukesh Kapila, Under Secretary General for National Society and Knowledge Development, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Ms Runa Khan Marre, Executive Director, Friendship fascinated participants with anecdotes of their personal experiences in the session From Words to Action: The Responsibility to Lead at 21st IAVE’s World Volunteer Conference in Singapore

    From Words to Action: The Responsibility to Lead

    Posted on February 3, 2011 | No Comments
    Dr Mukesh Kapila, Under Secretary General for National Society and Knowledge Development, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Ms Runa Khan Marre, Executive Director, Friendship fascinated participants with anecdotes of their personal experiences in the session From Words to Action: The Responsibility to Lead at 21st IAVE’s World Volunteer Conference in Singapore

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  • A mega volunteering trend has emerged: there is a perceptible increase in the number of people volunteering in emergencies. This trend is one of the topics discussed during the 21st IAVE World Volunteer Conference held in Singapore from 24th to 27th January 2011.

    Volunteering in Emergencies – A Mega Volunteering Trend

    Posted on February 2, 2011 | No Comments
    A mega volunteering trend has emerged: there is a perceptible increase in the number of people volunteering in emergencies. This trend is one of the topics discussed during the 21st IAVE World Volunteer Conference held in Singapore from 24th to 27th January 2011.

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  • In an interactive session ‘FedEx and the American Red Cross: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Volunteer Programmes’ during the 21st IAVE’s World Conference in Singapore last week, speakers Amanda Lepof, Manager of Corporate Partnerships at the American Red Cross and Shane O' Connor, Programme Advisor to the FedEx Global Citizenship shared the secrets behind the success of their partnership.

    Secrets behind a solid corporate-NGO partnership

    Posted on February 1, 2011 | No Comments
    In an interactive session ‘FedEx and the American Red Cross: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Volunteer Programmes’ during the 21st IAVE’s World Conference in Singapore last week, speakers Amanda Lepof, Manager of Corporate Partnerships at the American Red Cross and Shane O' Connor, Programme Advisor to the FedEx Global Citizenship shared the secrets behind the success of their partnership.

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  • The session Maximising the Power of One - The Aggregation Strategy during the 21st IAVE’s World Volunteer Conference showed the successful example of the Singapore Red Cross’ Blood Donor Recruitment Programme in accomplishing its goals. For the blood mobile organisers of Singapore Red Cross' Blood Donor Recruitment Programme (BDRP), the power of one means consolidating resources, sharing best practices and developing integrated strategies to achieve targets.

    Maximising the Power of One – The Aggregation Strategy

    Posted on January 31, 2011 | No Comments
    The session Maximising the Power of One - The Aggregation Strategy during the 21st IAVE’s World Volunteer Conference showed the successful example of the Singapore Red Cross’ Blood Donor Recruitment Programme in accomplishing its goals. For the blood mobile organisers of Singapore Red Cross' Blood Donor Recruitment Programme (BDRP), the power of one means consolidating resources, sharing best practices and developing integrated strategies to achieve targets.

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  • Did you know that two in every thousand people volunteer for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement worldwide? Did you know that Red Cross and Red Crescent active volunteers contributed 6 billion US dollars worth of services worldwide in 2009? Did you know that most of our active volunteers are engaged is health, although Red Cross Red Crescent is mostly known for its role in disasters?

    Economic and Social Value of Volunteering

    Posted on January 26, 2011 | 3 Comments
    Did you know that two in every thousand people volunteer for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement worldwide? Did you know that Red Cross and Red Crescent active volunteers contributed 6 billion US dollars worth of services worldwide in 2009? Did you know that most of our active volunteers are engaged is health, although Red Cross Red Crescent is mostly known for its role in disasters?

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