It’s been three months since waves of people started arriving in Bangladesh by the thousands. Now, at least 621,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar since August 25, joining more than 300,000 who left earlier. That’s almost one million people. But nine-year-old Nur Kiyas doesn’t want to be just one in million.
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Travailleuse psychosociale canadienne en mission au Bangladesh, Sandra Damota parle de ses expériences en tant que membre d’une équipe internationale du Mouvement de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge chargée de veiller sur des milliers de réfugiés provenant du Myanmar.
It’s hard enough to help people when you clearly see the pain, exhaustion or panic on their faces. But when thousands file past in the dark, as they arrive from Myanmar at the Bangladesh transit centre - stumbling, moaning or just staring blankly - all a small team of Canadian doctors and nurses could do was try their best.
Dès l’âge de 9 ans, les jeunes se retrouvent parfois seuls pour de courtes périodes. Le cours « Prêts à rester seuls! » de la Croix-Rouge canadienne permet aux jeunes âgés de 9 à 13 ans d’apprendre des techniques de base en secourisme et d’acquérir les compétences nécessaires pour assurer leur sécurité à tout moment où ils ne sont pas sous la supervision directe d’un parent, d’un tuteur ou d’un adulte en qui ils ont confiance.
Say hello to lifelong Red Cross supporter Betty Anderson! But had Betty’s mother not slept in the morning of the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917, we would have missed out on meeting an extraordinary woman and lifelong supporter of the Canadian Red Cross.
“If not you, then who? You have the power to help stop bullying,” says Rachel Vicencio. She’s one of 90 leadership students at Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, B.C., who has trained to become a Canadian Red Cross Beyond the Hurt Youth Facilitator.
When you love driving but hate driving winter conditions, here are some tips and resources to help you be better prepared for safe driving this season.
Community Voices tells the stories of people who are working to build their community’s resiliency in Southeast Asia. Watch how the Myanmar Red Cross is helping build stronger communities, and encouraging women to get involved.