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Building capacities: Community and branch development

Building Capacities: Best Practices in Asia Pacific (4/5) Red Cross and Red Crescent societies mobilize people at community level to improve the lives of the vulnerable. They achieve this by involving them in planning services that meet their own identified needs and building their long-term strengths to manage themselves.  This film contains many examples of […]

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The Snap! Game

“SNAP!”: A game to elicit word associations   Participants get to activate their minds by tapping on their ability to quickly come up with words on a certain theme, listen actively, and react rapidly when something special happens.   “Snap!” is a fast-paced, intensely fun game that can be deployed with three aims: – Energize participants:

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Shaping your Shelter: A game on post-disaster reconstruction of homes

A participatory activity for communities affected by disasters aimed at inspiring a desire to learn about safe building methods, in particular “bracing” (structural reinforcement). With limited time and materials, players construct shelter for households recently affected by an extreme event. They confront the trade-offs between quick and cheap housing versus stronger but more resource- and

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From risk assessment to road safety with the Yemen Red Crescent Society

In 2001, the Yemen Red Crescent Society (YRCS) conducted a vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) study in Hajjah and Hodeidah governorates. The study showed that traffic accidents are a major hazard and the YRCS decided to initiate a pilot road safety project in the two governorates. The YRCS branches in Hajjah and Hodeidah would carry

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