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Here for goodNew Zealand Red Cross in your community and overseas
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Worldwide strengthRed Cross Red Crescent is the largest humanitarian network in the world and now reaches:• 150 million people • In 190 countries • Through the work of 13
million volunteers.• With 150 years of
experience
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And in New Zealand…We have been helping Kiwis for over 100 years!
New Zealand Red Cross is a network of 12,000 members, volunteers and staff who work together to help people in need and increase community resilience.
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Meals on Wheels• Began in 1951• One of our longest-
standing and most recognised Red Cross services in New Zealand
• Over 600,000 meals delivered in NZ every year, 100,000 in Auckland
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People Savers•Community Trainers •Basic First Aid for children aged 8-12 years •Delivered in schools and community groups •Skills to act in an emergency situation
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Refugee Programmes•750 new refugees each year•Additional 600 Syrian refugees between 2016-2018•Professional support through social workers, cross cultural workers and trained volunteers•Current settlement locations: Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Nelson and Dunedin
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Disaster management•19 Disaster Welfare Support Teams across the country•Volunteer based, 38 volunteers in Auckland•Regular training exercises and simulations
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International aid programmes• We train and deploy
highly skilled health care, IT and other specialist workers
• 44 aid workers deployed overseas for 57 missions
• Pictured: Liz Macdonald, kiwi nurse at an Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone, Nov 2014
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International Emergency Response
• Response includes Provision of funding, shelter kits and other relief items and skilled workers
• Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, March 2015,
• Nepal Earthquakes, April 2015.
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Upcoming events• National Street Appeal 4th -
5th March• Ports of Auckland Round
the Bays, Sunday 6th March• Cross for Red Cross• Fundraising income is used
to support all the Red Cross programmes in this presentation.
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For more information see our website redcross.org.nz
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