CBHFA in Timor-Leste: access to health and community empowerment
CBHFA in Timor-Leste: access to health and community empowerment
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UNICEF: Community-based health approach in DR Congo
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a five-day visit to assess the situation of women and children amidst what is widely seen as Africa’s worst humanitarian crisis. Here is the first in a series of related reports. OCCIDENTAL PROVINCE, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 26 August
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Volunteers in health – Prisons in Ireland and a village in Timor Leste | Irish Red Cross
Ireland is the first country in the world to introduce Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) in Action through groups of special status Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates in a prison setting. The programme operates under a partnership between the Irish Red Cross, Irish Prison Service and Education Training Boards (formally known as the
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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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Strengthening disaster laws to save more lives and restore livelihoods more quickly
Over the last ten years natural disasters have affected more than 2.4 billion people — the equivalent of one-third of the earth`s population — and they have cost over USD 910 billion in damages. Legislation is an important tool to address the threats posed by natural disasters. Laws can help ensure that the international response to
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Building capacities: Gender & diversity in Asia and Pacific
Building Capacities: Best Practices in Asia Pacific (3/5) Red Cross and Red Crescent societies aim to mobilize as many diverse people at community level as possible to ensures equal voices and space for diverse groups in the community to share ideas and benefit from all services. Both women and men should enjoy equal representation and
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IDRL – Disasters in Asia: the case for legal preparedness
For Arabic visit: http://bit.ly/1vd68nZ The International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) Programme seeks to reduce human vulnerability by promoting legal preparedness for disasters through advocacy, technical assistance, training and research.
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Building capacities: Resource mobilisation in Asia and Pacific
One of the main purposes of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies is to mobilize people and resources at community level to improve the lives of the vulnerable. In order to become locally sustainable, branches must expand the types of local resources and funds they get. This film describes successful activities to strengthen funds and
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Reducing risk through law: the case of the Phillippines
Reducing risk through law: the case of the Phillippines
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Building Capacities: Volunteers and Youth in Asia Pacific
Building Capacities: Best Practices in Asia Pacific – Volunteers and Youth (1/5) The vast majority of human resources of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are volunteers. In all their diversity, both young and old, from all backgrounds, ethnicities and social groups, they are the lifeblood of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.
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