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9British Red Cross What we achieved 20068

Rebuildinglives

Whenthe Pakistanearthquake

struck in2005,teenagersMiriam

andSidra barely escapedwith

theirlives.

Sidra remembers:Ourschool

building collapsedwithme

underneath.We lost lotsof

people that day,including my

baby cousin.

But,helpedby the RedCross,

the family have beenrebuilding

theirlives andtheirhouse.

Using bricksandironsheeting,

the girlsfamily built a new,

strongerhouse so they wouldbe

dry andsafe throughthe winter.

ForMiriam,hernewhome marks

a newbeginning:Ourother

house wasbuilt of mudbut this

isa beautiful home.

by theBritish Red Cross wereready for

Indonesian families.

Ida Sabriwas overwhelmed by tears assheentered her newhome,along with her

husband Abdullah and young son Fadri.

Shesaid:Iwas so stressed thinking about

thehousebutthis is likea medicineforus.Wearevery thankfulto theBritish

Red Cross and peoplein Britain for

helping us.

And this is justthebeginning.In 2007,1,900 further houses willbecompleted

and financialsupportprovided to a further3,400 families in Indonesia.Thenext

year willalso seeadditionalfinancial

supportwork in up to 30 villages in SriLanka and thecompletion ofmorethan

200 houses in theMaldives.

WhenIveusedfirstaid, itsbeen

insituationswhereotherpeople

justdidntknowwhatto do

KatieStewart(17),youngfirstaid

volunteer

Our firstaiders werealso ready to

help atmorethan 10,000 publicevents

throughouttheUK including theGreatNorth Run in Tyneside,where500

volunteers helped nearly 1,000 casualtiesin a singleday.

AndRedCrosstrainingmakesalife-saving

difference.InSussex,volunteerJillBartlett

usedadefibrillatortobringamanback tolifeafterhecollapsedandstoppedbreathing.

Shesaid:Itsanamazingthingtosave

someoneslife,butIcouldnthavedoneitwithoutthehelpoftheRedCross.

Wealso established a uniqueinclusive

firstaid programme,specially designedto includegroups or individuals with

disabilities.Over thenextthreeyears,

wewillwork in partnership with otherorganisations to makefirstaid skills

accessibleto all.

Lessonslearned

In recentyears,weresponded to severalmajor crises,including thetsunamiand

London bombings,whosecomplex nature

broughtparticular challenges to us as anemergency responseorganisation.

Thats why,following reviews ofour

responses,wehavebeen making

improvements to our services so wecanbeeven better prepared to acteffectively

nexttime.

Afreshstart

FromAfricatoIndonesiathroughtotheMiddleEast,thepast12monthsbrought

severalcrisesthatdemandedanimmediate

response.But2006wasalso ayearinwhichwehelpedcommunitiesacrosstheworld

recoverfromearlierdisastersandrebuildtheirlives.

Morethanoneyearonfromthe Pakistan

earthquake,theRedCrossandRed

CrescentMovementisstillverymuchtakingahands-onapproachbuilding 13,500

newemergencysheltersandimproving

healthcareforlocalcommunities.

As thesecond anniversary ofthetsunamipassed,hundreds ofhigh-quality,

earthquake-resistanthomes constructed

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BritishRedCrossWhatweachieved2006

In2006,wehelped365,900peopletoregaintheircoafterapersonalcrisis throughourindependentlivingcommunityequipmentservices,makinga differenceoftheirdaily lives.

Morethan44,330refugeesandasylumseekers 34whomweredestitutereceivedemergencyassistanhelpfromus.

I livealonewithnofamilynearme,sotheservicegraduallyenable

toresumeanormallife.Themostimportantaspectwasgivingme

confidencetodothis

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Respondingandrebuilding

Lastyear,theBritish Red Cross oncemorefound itselfon thefrontline,responding tocrises both athomeand overseas.But2006

was also a year for regeneration,duringwhich wehelped many communities acrosstheworld to recover fromdisasters andrebuild their lives.

Inevitably,thenewyear broughtnewchallenges.A devastating earthquakehitIndonesias Java in May,killing thousands

and prompting our immediateresponse.Working through theInternationalRedCross and Red CrescentMovement,weprovided emergency firstaid,food andshelter to thosecaughtup in thedisaster.

When conflicterupted in theMiddleEast

during thesummer,hundreds ofthousandsweredriven fromtheir homes.Dueto itstrusted neutralstatus,theMovementwasoneofthefew organisations given accessand wewereableto help.And in Africa,wherean already desperatesituation

deteriorated further dueto droughtandongoing conflict,millions ofpeopleacrossthecontinentbenefited fromcontinuedRed Cross support.

ReadyintheUK

Herein theUK,we wereready to respondround theclock athundreds ofincidents

across thecountry.In August,weofferedsupportwhen thousands ofpassengerswerestranded atHeathrowand Glasgow

airports following a major security alert.And when severeflooding in theHighlandsleftscores ofpeoplestranded in November,

our volunteers spenthours rescuing thosecutoffby theweather.

For thosecaufireand emerg

arealdifferenincluding evaata Sussex firvictims ofa Bon our supposervices throu

us into their em

And weweretcaughtup in doverseas.BuitheForeign anour volunteer

teams to respoacross thewoin Egyptand Thelp and emoaffected.

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helping people and communities to

prepare for and recover from them

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Monday26JanuaryItwasdarkbutstillhot andstickywhenwearrivedatLungiairport,SierraLeonelastnight.ImtravellingwithAshSweeting,afreelancecameraman,andwereheretomakeshortfilmsabouttwoSierraLeoneRedCrossprogrammes.Oneiscommunityanimationandpeacesupport(CAPS),theotherischildadvocacyandrehabilitation(CAR).AftermeetingsattheRedCrossheadquarterswesetoffona five-hourjourneytoBo,where wewerestayingovernightbeforetravellingontoNiagorehun,aremoteruralcommunity.Itwasa bumpyjourneyinonof thevehiclesdonatedbyLandRover,mostofthe roadsarenttarmacandanythatare,are fullofpotholes.

Tuesday27JanuaryWespentthewholedayfilmingthe CAPSprogrammeinNiagorehun.Theprogrammeencouragescommunitiestoworktogetherandbuildpeacethroughactivitiessuchascommunityfarmsandbuildingwells.Thevillagersgreeteduswithatraditionaldanceandsongandthenshowedus around.IimmediatelynoticedhowdifferentNiagorehunlookedtothevillageswedpassedthrough.Despitebeinginthemiddleofthebush,itwas spickandspan.Inmostcommunitiesinthisareayouseerubbishandcookingpotslyingaround,andclothesdryingonthegroundwhere theypickupgermsandcancauseillness.OntheCAPSprogrammepeoplelearnabouttheimportanceofkeepingtheenvironmentclean.OnewomanIspoketo, KadieSawaneh,saidhowmuchthehealthof thecommunityhadimprovedasaresultof theprogrammeandhowdiarrhoeaandscabiesarenolongerrife.

Thursday29JanuarySpentthewholedayatthe CARcentreinKambiawhereIwasblownawayby the

storiesIheard.Salamatu,18,toldme:Whentherebelsattackedtheykilledmyfather.Salamatuwasthencapturedandforcedtojointherebelsfortheremainderof thewar.Nowsheisat theCARcentreandtrainingtobecomeahairdresser.Salamatuplanstosetupabusinesssoshecansupporther youngsonHassanandherself.Iwasinaweof herspiritandbravery.

Friday30JanuaryBackinFreetownforone lastinterviewwithEmmanuelTomy,secretarygeneral,oftheSierraLeoneRed Cross.IlovedwhathesaidabouttheannualpeacefestivalthattheRed Crossorganises:Itsachancetosingwithyour formerenemy,dancewithyourformerenemy.Itsnoteasy,butithashappened.

Tuesday3FebruaryAfteracoupleof daysinLiberiascapitalMonrovia,ItravelledtoBongcounty,wheretheLiberiaRedCrossholdscommunity-basedhealthprogrammesinanumberofvillages.Todaywasan interestingdaywithdiscussionabouthandwashing,defecationandtheluxuryoftoilets.WevisitedMinicomFarmcommunity,whereBenshowedmearound,andtoldmehowthe threecommunallatrinestheRedCrossbuiltarehelping.Afterwards,heasked:Howmanypeopleinyourcountryhavetheirown toilet?Anoddconversationensued.Hecouldntbelieveeveryhouseholdhasatoilet,andthat evenunemployedpeoplecanaffordone.I'veusedenoughlong-dropsinAfricatorealisehowluckywe are.

Wednesday4FebruaryIt'sbeenahotandhectic dayvisitingtheMonroviaCARprogramme.Thereare150kidsattheCAR centreandtheyjuststartedtheirten-monthcourselastweek.Itbeginswithliteracyandnumeracybeforetheylearnavocation,such ascarpentryorsoapmakingwhichispopularasit'seasy tomakealivingfrom. Ihungoutwiththekidsduringrecreationandthey lovedhavingtheirphotostaken.Butwhenitcameto talkingabouttheirexperiencesduringtheconflictandtheirdreamsforthe future,theybecamemuchmorewithdrawn.Inoticedahuge differencebetweenthesekidswhoarebeginningtheCARprogramme,andthoselikeSalamatu,inSierraLeone,whowerejustaboutto graduate.Youcouldtellthatthewholeprogrammefromthe counsellingtotheeducationandskillstraininghadgivenheranew confidenceinlife.Ifind,workingfor theRedCross,thatpeopleoftenaskme

whetheraidworkactuallyworksandifdonationsreallyreach thoseinneed.Inthelasttwo weeksI'veheardsomanymoving storiesandseenintheeyesof thepeopleIhavemetjust howmuchdifferencetheorganisationmakes.

Forfurtherinformationandtoviewthefilmsvisitredcross.org.uk/conflictandpost-conflictcare

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Climatechangeis expectedtocausemore severeandmorefrequentnaturalhazards.Asour citiesandcoastsgrowmorevulnerable,thesehazardscanleadto disastersthatarefarworsethanthosewehaveseento dateBanKi-moon,secretarygeneral

oftheUnitedNations,2007

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ThemagazineforBritishRedCrossvolunteersandstaffIssue 72October2009

Page12

These podcasts are easy.

Red Cross goes online

Advocacy:whyitstimetospeakup

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Womanslifesavedat

musicfestival

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Tomreunites

families

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Blogging, you say?

Red Cross goes onlinePage 12

Advocacy: why its time tospeak upPage4

Womans life saved atmusic festivalPage5

Tom reunites familiesPage16

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To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent

people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation

of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to

appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the

world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch

or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has

breathed easier because you have lived; that is to have

succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The British Red Cross is supporting Kyrgyzstan RedCrescent to improve the social and economic position of

1,600 of the most vulnerable women living in Kyrgyzstan.

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"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."Henry David Thoreau

Our values point the way to how we behave in our daily

work within the organisation and with those in need.

is not one of our values

"A mind lacking in

aspects, I think, is

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There is nothing in a

caterpillar that tells you it's

going to be a butterfly.

Buckminster Fuller

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inclusiveMy year in values...If I had to express each day with just one value by an inclusive act during a meeting, a compassionate motivation to spend my spare time on a

project, a corageous moment standing up for an idea, or a dynamic burst of energy to get the appeal done my 2009 would look a little like this:

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Design that movesothers comes fromissues that move you.

Jennifer Moria, Moria Design

On the smallest

level, creativity canalter moods. Onthe grandest level,it can change lives.Steffanie Lorig, Lorig Design