Posted on July 28th, 2011 by Gloria Huang
Two American Red Cross responders, Laura Hevesi and Colin Chaperon, reflect on their experiences working in Tunisia as part of an international team that organized the construction of a transit camp and provided vital services to migrants who had left their homes as a result of the civil unrest in Libya. >>Listen Now >> All episodes [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2011 by Wendy Harman
New video from Mary Mary for their song Survive includes Red Cross footage.
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Posted on July 27th, 2011 by Wendy Harman
“These lamps are very useful in promoting a sense of safety and protection during the night.”
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Posted on July 25th, 2011 by Gail J McGovern
On July 21 and 22, American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern traveled to Port-au-Prince, her fifth visit to Haiti since last year’s devastating earthquake.
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Posted on July 20th, 2011 by Robin Parker
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work… SOUTH SUDAN: Volunteers for the newly formed South Sudan Red Cross went out on [...]
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Posted on July 18th, 2011 by Wendy Harman
Bret, lifeguard initiation, flurricanes, and more
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Posted on July 13th, 2011 by Robin Parker
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work… SOMALIA: Levels of malnutrition have reached a new peak and are currently the highest [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2011 by Gloria Huang
Judith St. Fort, a native of Haiti and American Red Cross member, discusses long-term recovery programs in Haiti and how the strength and resilience of Haitian families encourage her to continue working eighteen months after the January 2010 earthquake.
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Posted on July 11th, 2011 by Gloria Huang
What are these Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) doing? They actually aren’t in a parade, but are delivering much needed items to residents in Minot, ND who are cleaning up their homes after the historic flooding that occurred recently in their town.
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Posted on July 6th, 2011 by Robin Parker
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work… SUDAN: The recent violence in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan has left almost [...]
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