Chicken pox is a common and generally low risk illness, but overcrowded conditions in large makeshift settlements in Bangladesh means the disease is able to spread rapidly. With over 34,500 cases of the disease reported since December, the worry is that this illness risks compounding many other vulnerabilities of the people who live here.
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L’hiver ne nous a pas épargnés cette année, c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire! Alors que la météo continue de s’acharner sur nous, il est important de limiter les déplacements autant que possible. Si vous devez sortir, portez plusieurs couches de vêtements et couvrez-vous bien de la tête aux pieds. N’oubliez pas de répandre du gros sel dans votre entrée pour éviter les chutes.
Stephen stands next to a lone tree, only steps away from his home. One side of the tree is burned, while the other side appears to be untouched. It’s a reminder of just how close his home, just outside of Quesnel, was to being completely destroyed by the British Columbia Wildfires of 2017.
Nos bénévoles veillent sur tous les Québécois, dont les Madelinots! En novembre dernier, lorsqu’une tempête a coupé les Îles-de-la-Madeleine de toute communication, alors que des pannes de courant et un incendie forçaient la relocalisation de nombreux résidents, nos bénévoles sont intervenus.
A successful project, like solar-powered water pumps, relies not just on aid workers, but community members who work closely with them.
While winter is a beautiful season in Canada, the extreme cold weather and heavy snowfall creates a variety of risks. Are you prepared for emergencies this winter ? Test your winter safety knowledge with this quiz.
With all this unruly winter weather lately, it is important to limit travel as much as possible. If you are snowed in all is not lost. Here are some fun snow day activates to prevent any stir craziness.
In 2018 alone, roughly 2.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes in communities across Ethiopia because of ongoing conflict. Read about three mothers who are doing what it takes for their families, despite the difficult conditions they find themselves in.