January 2008
Dear Friend,
Happy New Year and a very warm welcome to the Irish Red Cross e-update - keeping you in touch with our work, both at home and overseas. In this issue, you will find updates on our Christmas appeal for child soldiers, the current conflict situation in Kenya, as well as details of our special offer on the Helping you to care handbook, produced by the Irish Red Cross.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you most sincerely for your continued support and wish you all the best for the coming year.
With warm regards,
David Andrews,
Chairman
Irish Red Cross
Irish Red Cross Co-ordinator, John Roche, reports from Nairobi on the Kenyan crisis.
Kenya is a country in crisis, reeling from post election violence which began in the wake of political instability at the end of December leaving more than 700 dead, thousands injured and more than 100,000 displaced.
Warm hearted response to Christmas Child Soldier appeal
This Christmas saw an outstanding response from the Irish public to support the rehabilitation of child soldiers around the world. An incredible €200,000 has been donated to date. Thanks to your warm-hearted response to our Christmas Child Solider Appeal, the Red Cross is working to rehabilitate child soldiers and reunite them with their families.
Jump for the Irish Red Cross
Are you brave enough to Bungee Jump or abseil to help us raise some much needed funds? I Love Mondays will be holding a number of bungee jumps throughout Ireland in the coming year with the proceeds going to Irish Red Cross.
In a life or death situation, what to do?
A colleague at work suddenly clutches his chest and complains of a gripping pain. The car in front of you crashes and people are all rushing to help. You are minding a friend’s baby and she suddenly starts choking. Every day in Ireland hundreds of emergencies like these take place, including a staggering 18 deaths everyday from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Would you know what to do?
Handbook to help thousands of carers in Ireland
There are currently an estimated 161,000 Family Carers in Ireland, a number set to increase as people live longer and hospitals continue to discharge people sooner. The Irish Red Cross, recognising the tremendous work carers in Ireland carry out every day of the year, has published the Helping You To Care Handbook.
- Irish Red Cross Statement
- 7.1 million people are facing hunger in Niger. Irish Red Cross urgently needs funds
- Six Irish Red Cross volunteers came third in Europe at the First Aid Convention in Europe (FACE) competitions
- Niger Crisis: Irish Red Cross undertakes biggest food distribution operation in its 70 year history
- Volunteers lend a hand during National Carers Week!
- Irish Red Cross supports Citizen CPR campaign
- Severe hunger and malnutrition in Niger: Red Cross concern over deteriorating situation
- Experienced Irish Red Cross delegate sent to Uzbekistan
- Red Cross founder remembered in An Post International Humanitarians stamp collection
- Limerick are top lifesavers in Ireland
- President McAleese presents First Aid Trophy to Dublin and Louth Volunteers
- TV chef Rachel Allen launches "Save a Life. Change a Life" campaign
- Dublin Volunteers Top Red Cross Ambulance Team
- Over €2 million raised in Irish Red Cross Haiti Appeal
- Irish Red Cross welcomes ratification of Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Irish Red Cross attends International Haiti Summit
- Over half of Flood Relief Fund applications processed, states Irish Red Cross
- Irish Red Cross announces pioneering collaboration in Haiti with leading mobile phone company Voilà
- Irish Red Cross responds to floods around the country
- Irish Red Cross launches appeal for flood victims
- Irish Red Cross aims to raise €1 million for Floods Appeal
- Irish Red Cross estimates €300,000 raised in Floods Appeal
- Annual Report 2008 Highlights
- Snow and Ice: Take care of yourself and others says Irish Red Cross
- Emergency response meeting in light of extreme weather conditions
- €1 million target raised in Irish Red Cross Floods Disaster Appeal
- Irish Red Cross responds to devastating earthquake in Haiti
- Irish Red Cross sends €25,000 in emergency aid to Haiti
- Irish Red Cross sends further €100,000 in emergency aid to Haiti
- Over €450,000 raised for Emergency in Haiti
- Irish Red Cross warns of bogus collections for Haiti Appeal
- Irish Red Cross deploys experts to Haiti
- Irish Red Cross extends deadline for flood relief applications
- Donations to Irish Red Cross top 1 million euro
- Minister O'Dea launches new Red Cross ambulances
- Red Cross experts report from Haiti
- Empowering Haiti's earthquake survivors: On the ground report from Irish Red Cross Delegate Joe Lowry
- Dublin's Q102 teams up with the Irish Red Cross to raise money for Haiti
- Humanity in War: Frontline Photography since 1860
- President McAleese joins young Red Cross members for special birthday event
- Irish Red Cross responds to floods
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- John Roche, reports from Nairobi
- Warm hearted response to Child Soldier appeal
- Jump for the Irish Red Cross
- In a life or death situation, what to do?
- Handbook to help thousands of carers in Ireland
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