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Quang Binh: Training of resource trainers on mine risk education
Implementing the agreement between the Quang Binh Red Cross and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), from 6 to 8 December 2018, the provincial Red Cross in collaboration with UNDP organized a training of resource trainers on mine risk education. After the training, trainees will be resource trainers on mine risk education to train community…
International Volunteer Day: Celebrating and spreading the humanitarian values of volunteerism
This morning (05/12/2018), at the National Convention Center, Hanoi, more than 1,000 Red Cross volunteers and employees of Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company participated in the International Volunteer Festival on December 5th and award handover ceremony of the “I volunteer” competition. The program is co-organized by Vietnam Red Cross in collaboration with the National Institute of Hematology…
Rapid market assessment in disaster response
“Rapid assessment of the market is one of the most important content of disaster response and the current global trend needs to develop widely,” said Tran Quoc Hung, Vice President of the Vietnam Red Cross at the opening ceremony of the training course for members who are cash focal persons and members of the disaster response…
Positive Impact of Consortium Mechanism via Project “Building Resilience to Natural Hazards in Central Vietnam
Natural disaster is happening increasingly and complicatedly as a result from climate change, causing servere damages and losses on the land of Central Vietnam, but in the face of traumas and losses, the reception attitude of the local government and people today is very different. In fact, urban area with rapid population growth, migration and…
Gala “Heart for Chidren” – 10 years of rebirth beats
On the evening of November 4, Viettel Industrial and Telecommunication Corporation (VTC) and Vietnam Heart Foundation – Vietnam Television launched the “Heart for Children” Gala for 10 years to revive the beats. Vietnam Red Cross has always accompanied the program “Heart for children” in recent years. On the night of the Gala, the Vietnam Red…
Dong Thap: training on social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance for Red Cross staff
On 1/11/2018, in Cao Lanh (Dong Thap province), Vietnam Red Cross, the Red Cross of Dong Thap province and the Social Insurance organize work training on social insurance, health insurance, voluntary insurance for 150 trainees from Red Cross, communes of the Cao Lanh city. Attending were Ms. Tran Thi Hong An – Vice President of…
Le Mong Dao Educational Support Fund provided scholarships to 106 poor students in Ninh Binh province
On 30/10/2018, Ninh Binh provincial Red Cross in collaboration with the Educational Support Fund Le Mong Dao held a scholarship ceremony “Together to make dream” for students, poor students who study well in the province with a total value of 280 million. The scholarships are divided into 4 groups, each with 2-5 million VND. Awarding…
Handing over the Disaster Preparedness Center and the Central Region Disaster Relief Warehouse
On the morning of October 31, the handover ceremony of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Center in Central Vietnam under the Red Cross Vietnam took place in Da Nang City. This is the largest warehouse in the country invested by the Vietnam Red Cross, which has the function of reserving relief supplies to timely support…
Sharing experience workshop on collecting information on mainstreaming gender in natural disasters
On 01/11/2018, in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province, the Vietnam Red Cross organized a workshop to draw lessons on the collection of research information on gender in natural disasters. Ms. Nguyen Thu Ha – Head of Disaster Risk Management Department of Vietnam Red Cross delivered speech at the workshop Vietnam is one of the…
Vietnam Red Cross supports US $ 10,000 to assist Indonesians in overcoming the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake and the 6m high tsunami on September 29, 1818 had a heavy impact on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. As of October 28, 2018, double disasters have left nearly 2,086 people dead, about 5,000 missing; 68,451 houses, 327 religious buildings, 7 bridges destroyed; Economic losses are estimated at $ 1.22 billion (according to…