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Ugandan youth put eco-friendly future ‘in the bag’
Community Innovators with the Uganda Red Cross hope to make a big difference in young peoples’ lives with small, green enterprises
As monsoon clouds threatened still more rain, the Indian Red Cross Society geared up to respond to floods that killed more than 200 people and affected some 10 million others. More than 40 million hectares of land in the country is prone to flooding, with an average of 18.6 million hectares of land flooded each year. “As well as assessing what people need, our trained volunteers are in action distributing emergency supplies of tarpaulins, blankets and other aid,” said S.P. Agarwal, secretary general of the Indian Red Cross. In response, the IFRC allocated US$ 355,000 from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to support Indian Red Cross efforts to help 80,000 people.
Community Innovators with the Uganda Red Cross hope to make a big difference in young peoples’ lives with small, green enterprises
Migrants often have a lot to be afraid of as they struggle to get by in new surroundings: Arrest. Deportation. Violence. Theft. But building and maintaining trust is possible, say experts. They share their advice in this short, selfie-style video.
From Ebola to disasters, the Ugandan Red Cross is used to responding to a wide range of crises. In western Uganda, for example, the Red Cross has been helping a growing number of people displaced by catastrophic yearly mudslides and floods.
Will a new urgency, sparked by frustration, help close the humanitarian gender gap?
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