shelter Archive
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After the storm
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsWhen Susan Wallace evacuated her home and went to the American Red Cross shelter at Indian River High School in Dagsboro, Delaware, she didn't know what to expect. She was so pleasantly surprised by her two-night visit to the shelter that she intends to become a Red Cross volunteer. -
El efecto refugio
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsLas cifras son conocidas por todos. Más de mil millones de personas viven en barriadas pobres, millones duermen en casas inundadas, innumerables refugios son devastados por desastres naturales cada año. Pero ya no es noticia: los terremotos y huracanes no matan gente. Lo hacen las construcciones. Es hora de reparar este cuadro y trabajar juntos para cambiar las cosas. -
Pakistan: This is real. This is now. You can make a difference.
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsIn Pakistan today, 17 million people have been affected by what is now the worst flooding in the country's history. Over 1.23 million houses have been damaged. at least 1,500 have already died, and more than 2,000 have been injured. The video slide show below will give you some idea of how the people of Pakistan have been affected, and how the Red Cross Red Crescent has reacted quickly to provide assistance to those in the greatest need. -
Haiti: Three months on and the rains have begun
Posted on April 12, 2010 | 2 CommentsThree months have passed and the challenges in Haiti continue to grow - Recent heavy rains and their mud-soaked aftermath have once again turned the spotlight back onto Haiti. As Iain Logan, Head of Relief Operations in Haiti for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , says: “Our work has only just begun here. We've climbed to the top of a hill only to see the mountain looming ahead.” -
PHOTOS: Aftermath of Haiti earthquake
Posted on January 14, 2010 | No CommentsYesterday’s earthquake in Haiti, which reached 7.3 on the Richter scale, primarily affected the cities of Port-au-Prince, Carrefour and Jacmel, all located in the West Province area, an estimated population... -
Working night and day: True volunteer spirit in the Philippine National Red Cross
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 3 CommentsIt is 2 a.m. on Tuesday, 6 October, and the 31 volunteers from Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) are exhausted. They have spent the last five hours manually off-loading tons... -
After the hurricane – rebuilding against the odds
Posted on October 12, 2009 | No CommentsBuilding back better after the storms that ravaged Haiti in 2008 is a challenge for a country suffering poverty, environmental degradation and donor fatigue. ICRC delegate Patrice Brutus grew up... -
Humanitarian diary: Tears and generosity in Samoa
Posted on October 2, 2009 | No Comments
On 29 September, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake, followed by tsunamis, struck Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa, leaving tens of thousands in search of humanitarian assistance. The Samoa Red Cross and its volunteers issued warnings to leave low-lying areas and have since been providing life-saving shelter and other support. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has allocated 325,000 Swiss francs (312,207 US dollars, 214,619 euro) from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund.
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“Everybody around here knows about Mama Bona, because it is Mama Bona who looks after the kids”
Posted on June 18, 2009 | 1 CommentFor over 15 years, 49-year-old Mama Bona has taken care of children separated from their families as a result of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When she... -
Fatma: taking care of the family as they escape the fighting
Posted on May 29, 2009 | No CommentsIn early August 2006, the Lebanese hamlet of Mhaibib became a battleground for the Israeli army and Hezbollah forces. Aunty Fatma took charge of the family as they fled to... -
Korean Red Cross lends helping hand to vulnerable population
Posted on April 2, 2009 | No CommentsCreated with flickr slideshow. Created with flickr slideshow. Photos: Rob Few/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
