This post was written by Sasha Poll, an American Red Cross staff member deployed to the Philippines in early February. For the past month, I’ve been in the Philippines helping …
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This post is from Winnie Romeril, who is deployed to the Philippines to help with the Red Cross relief efforts following Typhoon Haiyan Today I sat with Tito Aure and …
Livestream: How Can We Improve Urban Disaster Preparedness?
Today, the team at the Global Disaster Preparedness Center is hosting some fantastic speakers to discuss issues and lessons learned around urban disaster preparedness. In the last few years, big …
Preparing for Disasters in Colombia
Editor’s note: Jenelle Eli is on the international communications team at the American Red Cross. She and her team will be blogging from Colombia for the next few weeks. Today …
Sara—the Search and Rescue Dog—and her Game of Fetch
Editor’s note: This post was written by Jana Sweeny, the American Red Cross’s Director of International Communications. Jana and her team are traveling around Colombia this week, visiting communities made …
Mobile Clinics in Haiti Help Pregnant Women Stay Healthy
Editor’s note: This post was written by Patrick Robin, a Senior Program Officer for the American Red Cross team carrying out projects in Haiti. Patrick previously lived in Haiti for …
Spotlight: The Ongoing Humanitarian Effort in Syria
Recently, the American Red Cross contributed another $500,000 to the humanitarian relief efforts in Syria. This brings our total contribution thus far up to $1.5 million. Sometimes, you can let …
Typhoon Haiyan: A Staggering Sheltering Effort
The Red Cross teams carrying out typhoon response in the Philippines produced a fantastic graphic with interesting data on the sheltering effort that has been carried out so far – …
World AIDS Day: Doan Thi Khuyen’s Story
Around the globe, nearly 34 million people are living with HIV. On this World AIDS Day, take a minute to get to know one of them—Doan Thi Khuyen. Strong-willed and …
Help for People Living with HIV in Hanoi
Editor’s note: This post was written by Thang, a peer counselor/outreach worker for the Vietnam Red Cross. I was working in the counseling room in Dong Da hospital when the …