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Did you know that the Red Cross responds to an average of one disaster every three hours in Canada? Our support network extends further than you might think.
 

When a devastating tropical storm swept villages out to sea and killed hundreds of people in his Philippine city, Al Madale just knew he needed to return to Red Cross.

When Ryan Si was in Grade 10, he felt inspired to make a difference in his school community and help improve the lives of his peers. Now he is teaching workshops to his fellow students to help reduce bullying. 

Les conflits qui sévissent au Soudan du Sud et les déplacements qu’ils engendrent ont créé une pression énorme sur les systèmes de santé du pays. Grâce au soutien de la Croix-Rouge canadienne et du gouvernement du Canada, la Croix-Rouge du Soudan du Sud fournit des soins de santé essentiels à 33 000 femmes et enfants qui vivent dans des communautés éloignées et difficiles d’accès.

For some girls in South Sudan, menstruation is not just uncomfortable – it can become a major barrier to stay in school. Here is how the Canadian Red Cross is helping.  

Over the weekend of May 12, the Kettle River in Grand Forks, B.C. flooded into the downtown region forcing several low-lying areas to evacuate. The Canadian Red Cross is helping meet the urgent needs of flood-impacted residents in Grand Forks and the rest of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary. We encourage evacuated residents to register with Emergency Social Services or the Red Cross. 

Conflict and displacement across South Sudan has put an enormous strain on health care systems. South Sudan Red Cross, with the support of Canadians and the Government of Canada, is reaching 33,000 women and children with vital health care in remote and hard-to-reach communities.

Gathering water in remote Nepal was already a challege, but after the devestating earthquake in 2015 it only became more difficult. Read how the Red Cross is helping bring water closer to remote communities.