West Africa video: enough food for me and my grandchild
The last harvest in Tambacounda, Senegal, was so bad that Aissatou couldn’t store anything. She and her grandchild have been eating one meal per day. Now, thanks to Red Cross food vouchers, she has...
View ArticleRelief to resilience: ready to weather the storm
With the global population exceeding 7 billion, the earth’s resources are under increasing strain, resulting in more crises and people needing help than ever before. In response, the Red Cross has...
View ArticleHow to survive a hurricane
In the past 48 hours Tropical Storm Sandy strengthened into a category 1 hurricane, affecting Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. It brought heavy rains, with the potential for flash flooding and loss of life....
View ArticleDelegate interview: facing the cycle of disaster in Pakistan
Rafiqul Islam is the British Red Cross’ delegate in Pakistan. Rafiqul works with the Pakistan Red Crescent and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to co-ordinate our...
View ArticlePhoto story: disaster risks in Uganda
With a rapidly growing population, disease outbreaks, environmental degradation and climate change, people’s overall levels of risk to disaster in Uganda are steadily increasing. The Uganda Red Cross,...
View ArticleHow people in Nepal live with the threat of disaster
Georgina Cooper, British Red Cross community engagement manager, recently visited our project in Nepal’s Kathmandu valley, where we’re helping people prepare for disasters. Here, she reports back: My...
View ArticlePutting crisis on the curriculum with Pupil, Citizen, Life-saver
Who was your favourite teacher? The one who brought the Victorians to life, or the one who made chemistry go off with a bang? Chances are they knew how to make their lessons exciting, relevant and...
View ArticleGet your questions in for the resilience conference
This is a guest post by Alison McNulty, a Senior Researcher at the British Red Cross. The British Red Cross is set to hold a conference in London next month that will bring together experts from many...
View ArticleResilience starts at home
This is a guest blog from Corinne Evans, head of UK operations communications. When the Mongol army went into battle, they wore flowing robes of silk. Unlike European chainmail armour, which was easily...
View ArticleWhat do a mobile cinema, wind-up radio and emergency response have in common?
In the time it takes to send a text, the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 destroyed an entire city. In a high-tech world where we can find out about a global disaster minutes after it has happened,...
View ArticleInvesting in peace: the Red Cross supports communities in Kenya
The recent elections in Kenya saw millions of people queuing for long hours to vote, highlighting their commitment to influence social and political change. Sadly, this ballot paper has often come at...
View ArticleCommunities in Haiti take the lead
“Mwen kontan we w” – a simple yet touching Haitian saying that marks the start of the working day for British Red Cross staff, volunteers and community members in Haiti. It means “I’m happy to see...
View ArticleBen’s Story: A life-saving volunteering adventure
British Red Cross volunteer Ben Moon is spending 10 weeks with the Paraguayan Red Cross, strengthening the organisation and help its volunteers and staff do more for people in crisis. Ben, who normally...
View ArticleThe hunger issue: Communities work together in Zimbabwe
Almost a billion people go hungry every day and 165 million children under five suffer from malnutrition – a startling fact when you consider there is enough food in the world to feed everyone. In the...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: teaching first aid to children in Syria conflict
Here at the Red Cross, we see first aid as an essential skill that all children should learn. So much so that we’ve been campaigning to have it put on England’s national curriculum. Of course, it goes...
View ArticleMaternity in Myanmar: ‘I worried that we could die’
This is a guest blog from Xanthe Swift, our agency regular giving manager, who recently visited Myanmar. After an hour in the car, we arrive at the dirt road we are to travel by bullock and cart. At...
View ArticleThe long road to recovery in Haiti
Repairing or replacing hundreds of homes damaged by the Haiti earthquake is a major part of the British Red Cross’ £23 million response to the disaster. But more than three years after the earthquake,...
View ArticleCuddling: the secret weapon against winter
As winter approaches, we asked 2,000 people how they plan to cope with extreme weather conditions. Here are some of their more illuminating ideas, plus some handy advice from us: 1. Get hot under the...
View ArticleIn case of emergency: tweet
During major crises, it’s really important to get information fast – and now you can sign up to get Twitter emergency alerts from the British Red Cross. You probably remember the recent Capitol Hill...
View ArticleFlooding: what’s it actually like to lose everything?
We’ve all become accustomed to flood stories on the news – but one family’s heartbreaking story vividly demonstrates the human cost behind the headlines. The coastal community of Walcott in Norfolk...
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