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Celebrate World Red Cross Day
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The American Red Cross, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, helps millions worldwide prepare, prevent and recover from natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and health emergencies, through mobilizing the power of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement—the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies and more than 97 million volunteers. In all our work, we abide by the seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. Between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007, the American Red Cross responded to 21 international crises; contributed more than $8.4 million in financial aid; deployed 13 disaster relief workers overseas; and provided more than 65,000 relief items.
Measles Initiative
Launched in 2001, the Measles Initiative is a partnership—led by the American Red Cross, United Nations Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF and World Health Organization—committed to reducing measles deaths worldwide. The Measles Initiative partners provide technical and financial support to governments and communities to carry out mass vaccination campaigns.
Originally formed to reduce measles deaths in Africa, the Initiative now supports vaccination campaigns in more than 60 countries around the world. Since 2001, the Measles Initiative supported the vaccination of more than 500 million children. On December 4, 2008, the Measles Initiative announced global measles deaths dropped by 74% between 2000 and 2007. Although more than 3.6 million lives have been saved, there is still much more work to be done.
If you would like more information on the Measles Initiative and how you can contribute to this campaign locally, please contact our International Caseworker, Tasha Mayfield at 858-309-1422 or Tasha.Mayfield@sdarc.org. We need dedicated volunteers to advocate and fundraise for this Initiative throughout San Diego!
The American Red Cross, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, helps millions worldwide prepare, prevent and recover from natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and health emergencies, through mobilizing the power of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement—the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies and more than 97 million volunteers. In all our work, we abide by the seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. Between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007, the American Red Cross responded to 21 international crises; contributed more than $8.4 million in financial aid; deployed 13 disaster relief workers overseas; and provided more than 65,000 relief items.
Measles Initiative
Launched in 2001, the Measles Initiative is a partnership—led by the American Red Cross, United Nations Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF and World Health Organization—committed to reducing measles deaths worldwide. The Measles Initiative partners provide technical and financial support to governments and communities to carry out mass vaccination campaigns.
Originally formed to reduce measles deaths in Africa, the Initiative now supports vaccination campaigns in more than 60 countries around the world. Since 2001, the Measles Initiative supported the vaccination of more than 500 million children. On December 4, 2008, the Measles Initiative announced global measles deaths dropped by 74% between 2000 and 2007. Although more than 3.6 million lives have been saved, there is still much more work to be done.
If you would like more information on the Measles Initiative and how you can contribute to this campaign locally, please contact our International Caseworker, Tasha Mayfield at 858-309-1422 or Tasha.Mayfield@sdarc.org. We need dedicated volunteers to advocate and fundraise for this Initiative throughout San Diego!
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International Services ::
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International Services initiatives focus on primary health care, emergency response and preparedness, restoring family links, and the dissemination of international humanitarian law. For each of these priority areas, we promote cost-effective, community-based programs, which target large numbers of people with humanitarian aid that is rapid, effective, and large-scale.
Armed conflict and natural disaster leave millions of people around the globe in urgent need of humanitarian assistance every year. Adding to the physical losses, the confusion and chaos surrounding war and natural disasters often separates families when they need each other most. Tragically, when families and loved ones are separated by war or disaster, their suffering is greater. But, through the strength of the Red Cross Movement and the work of tracing volunteers at national societies around the world, including the American Red Cross, families reconnect.
American Red Cross International Family Tracing Services accepts tracing cases and traces sought persons when:
- Families have been separated as a result of either armed conflict or disaster.
- As much as possible, families should have tried normal channels of communication before requesting Red Cross tracing services.
- The family member making the inquiry provides essential information on the sought person.
- The family member making the inquiry is a close family relative, who has been in direct contact with the sought person before the conflict or disaster occurred.
I Am Alive
The family messages transmitted by the Red Cross can be very brief, but the three short words "I am alive" may be all that is needed to ease the minds of distraught loved ones half a world away.
Learn more about our local Family Tracing casework in San Diego/Imperial Counties:
International Services initiatives focus on primary health care, emergency response and preparedness, restoring family links, and the dissemination of international humanitarian law. For each of these priority areas, we promote cost-effective, community-based programs, which target large numbers of people with humanitarian aid that is rapid, effective, and large-scale.
Armed conflict and natural disaster leave millions of people around the globe in urgent need of humanitarian assistance every year. Adding to the physical losses, the confusion and chaos surrounding war and natural disasters often separates families when they need each other most. Tragically, when families and loved ones are separated by war or disaster, their suffering is greater. But, through the strength of the Red Cross Movement and the work of tracing volunteers at national societies around the world, including the American Red Cross, families reconnect.
American Red Cross International Family Tracing Services accepts tracing cases and traces sought persons when:
- Families have been separated as a result of either armed conflict or disaster.
- As much as possible, families should have tried normal channels of communication before requesting Red Cross tracing services.
- The family member making the inquiry provides essential information on the sought person.
- The family member making the inquiry is a close family relative, who has been in direct contact with the sought person before the conflict or disaster occurred.
I Am Alive
The family messages transmitted by the Red Cross can be very brief, but the three short words "I am alive" may be all that is needed to ease the minds of distraught loved ones half a world away.
Learn more about our local Family Tracing casework in San Diego/Imperial Counties:
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