Martin de Vries, a Canadian Red Cross aid worker currently in Ethiopia as part of the Africa drought response, shares how the first rainfall of the year brings joy to a community, but doesn't mean the end of the drought.
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Il y a près d’un an, des feux de forêt ravageaient la région de Fort McMurray, forçant les habitants à quitter leur foyer et à évacuer les lieux. Très vite, la catastrophe et l’évacuation ont fait la une des journaux dans le reste du pays et dans le monde entier. Aujourd’hui encore, grâce à la générosité des Canadiens, la Croix-Rouge continue à venir en aide aux sinistrés qui se relèvent peu à peu du sinistre.
L’année dernière, Sheila Champion et sa famille ont vécu l’inimaginable : alors que le reste du pays, incrédule, suivait par l’entremise de divers médias la progression des feux de forêt qui menaçaient Fort McMurray, la famille Champion, ainsi qu’environ 88 000 autres résidents de la ville, était contrainte de fuir son domicile sans savoir si elle pourrait y retourner un jour
Following the evacuation from Fort McMurray in 2016, Sithara Fernando experienced post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and a major depression. One year after the wildfire, she shares her story to help other people who are still recovering. She is thankful for the support of the Red Cross in providing mental health resources in the community.
April 25, 2015 was a day the world watched in shock at the devastating snapshots on TV of century-old monuments tumbling to the ground, homes collapsing amidst the dust and people looking for loved ones under the rubble. But for Bijay Bharati, a Nepali-Canadian, it was his worst nightmare. His wife and children were staying in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Working with the Canadian Red Cross as a Health Delegate in South Sudan, Bijay watched the news unfold.
In honour of National Volunteer week, we’re taking a closer look at the fundamental principle of voluntary service. This principle is very basic, but it has a huge impact on the Red Cross and Red Crescent, because there is no way we could do the work that we do without our volunteers.
Sometimes first aid means checking an unresponsive patient’s airway, breathing and circulation. Sometimes it means recognizing the symptoms that could lead to self harm, or supporting someone through a panic attack.
“We always say if someone is hurt, we can help them,” says Diane Story, who has been a first aid educator at the Red Cross for almost 40 years, adding that this doesn’t always mean physically. “Sometimes they are hurt in a different way.”
Vous avez décidé de consacrer une partie de votre temps libre au bénévolat, mais ne savez vraiment pas par où commencer ? Voici quelques renseignements qui vous donneront un aperçu des possibilités à la Croix-Rouge.