Americas Archive

  • In Haiti, a country which has suffered from two massive natural disasters in the last few years, hundreds of thousands found themselves once again facing a winter without shelter. The Haiti Red Cross Society is working to ensure that these people are supported through their challenges.

    In pictures: Red Cross at work following Hurricane Sandy in Haiti

    Posted on November 16, 2012 | No Comments
    In Haiti, a country which has suffered from two massive natural disasters in the last few years, hundreds of thousands found themselves once again facing a winter without shelter. The Haiti Red Cross Society is working to ensure that these people are supported through their challenges.

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  • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) organized a workshop on e-learning in the Americas. The week-long workshop opened on 15 October, bringing together training leaders from all over Latin America. This Storify will be updated throughout the week.

    Live tweeting from the first workshop on online learning in the Americas

    Posted on October 18, 2012 | No Comments
    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) organized a workshop on e-learning in the Americas. The week-long workshop opened on 15 October, bringing together training leaders from all over Latin America. This Storify will be updated throughout the week.

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  •     What is youth leadership? What do we mean by young? We could consider a definition with two parts: An objective definition, based only on the age of a...

    Dyanne Marenco González, Costa Rican Red Cross volunteer, on youth leadership

    Posted on April 26, 2012 | No Comments
        What is youth leadership? What do we mean by young? We could consider a definition with two parts: An objective definition, based only on the age of a...

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  • Yesterday the Canadian Red Cross and IFRC held a join workshop on effective violence prevention before, during and after a disaster. In addition to publishing a new report on the subject, the two organisations have created a presentation/photo essay discussing the issues around violence and disaster.

    Slideshow – Violence prevention in disasters

    Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
    Yesterday the Canadian Red Cross and IFRC held a join workshop on effective violence prevention before, during and after a disaster. In addition to publishing a new report on the subject, the two organisations have created a presentation/photo essay discussing the issues around violence and disaster.

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  • On January 12th, 2010 a devastating earthquake struck in Haiti. Thousands died in the quake, and up to 1.8 million people were left homeless.

    Two years on, the Red Cross Red Crescent is hard at work in Haiti

    Posted on January 11, 2012 | 1 Comment
    On January 12th, 2010 a devastating earthquake struck in Haiti. Thousands died in the quake, and up to 1.8 million people were left homeless.

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