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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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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Pacific Island Countries – Energy Sector

The Governments of Italy and Austria are implementing a wide range of energy and climate change related projects in 12 Pacific Island Countries with the overall goal of supporting sustainable development initiatives on islands. Six of these energy efficiency and renewable energy projects are being implemented by IUCN in Tonga, Palau, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Samoa

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