American Red Crosser Jenelle Eli is a humanitarian, crisis communicator, refugee advocate, and most recently, named to the class of 2022 PRNEWS Top Women in the Industry Innovators category. Between …
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One Woman’s 50-Year Journey with the Red Cross
In the late 1960s, the Vietnam War was an unavoidable headline. At that time, a young woman by the name of Sue Wieting was teaching at a school near Quantico, …
Youth Action Campaign: Making a Global Impact in High School
Evan Edler is a 16-year-old Red Cross volunteer from Massachusetts, who spent this past year participating in his school’s International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Youth Action Campaign. IHL is a set …
On the Ground Perspective: Lone Star Response
Post by Richard Reed, Senior Vice President, Disaster Cycle Services They say everything is bigger in Texas. They aren’t kidding. I’m writing to you from here in the Lone Star …
National Volunteer Week – Share Your Story!
April 12 – 18 is National Volunteer Week, a time to recognize and celebrate the selfless efforts of those who give so much in support of others. For well over …
Part of the Puzzle – Our International Movement
Today is world Red Cross/Red Crescent Day – here’s kind of a cheesy – but effective – way to look at the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement: Technically, the movement is …
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
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 …