Story by Lisa Ghali, National Headquarters, Caseworker for Europe and Asia Working for the Red Cross has given me …
Author: Niki Clark
Hope for Peace: The Missing in Colombia
Story by Viviana Cristian, National Capital Region, Disaster Response Leader and Casework Supervisor As the daughter of Colombian immigrants, I was excited to have the opportunity to sit in on …
Red Cross Around the World
[Slideshow] Responding to the Ebola Outbreaks in Western Africa The American Red Cross, along with the global Red Cross network, is helping amplify efforts and strengthen capacity of the Sierra …
Capturing the Hearts of American Teens with International Humanitarian Law
I think I may be turning into an IHL nerd (Does that exist? Like a band nerd?). I just got an e-book copy of the Geneva conventions. Soren, IHL Action …
Learning that Even Wars Have Limits
Some created Monopoly-style board games. Others held highly-attended flash mobs on their college campus. Still others role-played as soldiers, civilians, prisoners and humanitarian workers in the simulation game Raid Cross. …
One Red Cross to Reunite Them All
For anyone that has ever traveled, you know each country offers something unique, something that makes it stand out from other places. Which is why people travel. It’s an awesome …
The Volunteers Reconnecting Families
As National Volunteer Week comes to a close, I am reminded that the work of American Red Cross volunteers never does. For our Restoring Family Links volunteers, the impact of …
The Impact of a Toilet
November 19th is World Toilet Day. Worldwide, 2.5 billion people do not have access to a clean and safe toilet. Tuesday Mwimba, 33, lost the use of his legs after a …
American Perspective: The Size of Typhoon Haiyan
EDIT 4:51 PM ET: Earlier today, we posted a map of Typhoon Haiyan comparing the size of the storm to geography of the United States. In the process of making …
Baselining in Zimbabwe
As a communicator for the American Red Cross, my job is to tell the stories of the work we do around the world. Most of the time, I’m in Washington …