Topic: Red Cross and Red Crescent
About this Topic
A look at the work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent organisations.
The Beginnings
As this is our service Ray, we shall be concluding with a fundraising tea party and raffle for family and friends of Transformers. If you have items to spare for our raffle and/or you could help your …
The Red Cross and Red Crescent in Conflicts
In the first session we learned of its origins with Swiss businessman Henri Dunant chancing on the aftermath of a battle and being moved not only to help the soldiers there but also future generations…
When Disaster Strikes
We find out about another aspect of the work of the Red Cross its response to local and national emergencies both major and minor. These disasters can be as large scale as tsunamis or pandemics or as …
Red Cross in the Ukraine
We culminate our Service Ray on the Red Cross and Red Crescent with a survey of what the organisations have been doing to help Ukrainians both in the Ukraine and in countries like the UK who have host…