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Almost a billion people go hungry every day and 165 million children under five suffer from malnutrition – a startling fact when you consider there is enough food in the world to feed everyone.
With the G8 summit fast approaching and the UK government tasked with halving the number of people suffering with hunger by 2015, I took a look at how the British Red Cross is tackling three very different causes of hunger, starting with our programme in Lesotho. More
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A woman giving birth alone in a forest is not an unusual story in Myanmar. But now a new Red Cross maternal and child health care programme is delivering much-needed change. More
Girl looking at mobile cinema poster
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In the time it takes to send a text, the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 destroyed an entire city. In a high-tech world where we can find out about a global disaster minutes after it has happened, aid agencies are increasingly asking how they can use technology to communicate with those affected. More
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This is a guest blog by Luke Tredget in Chaquelane, Mozambique. Luke is part of a team of sanitation experts who were sent to the country by the British Red Cross last month.
When severe downpours battered Mozambique at the beginning of the year, swollen rivers broke their banks and flooded homes. This lead to mass evacuations in the southern tip of the country.
Hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the floods, and the entire town of Chokwe was forced to evacuate.
Most of the stricken people sought shelter among family and relatives. Most, except for a small group of children at the local Red Cross orphanage.
Aigherim standing outside with her husband, sister and baby niece
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Tuberculosis (TB) threatens thousands of lives in Kazakhstan and every day Red Crescent workers are providing vital support to people facing discrimination.
In the city of Karaganda, the stigma of TB has left Aigherim and her family living in fear of eviction by their landlord.
Although it is a curable disease, TB kills three people every minute (Stop TB). People who lack the resources to live a healthy life are most at risk, which is why it is often called a ‘disease of poverty’.
Woman pumps water from community well in Chivi district, Zimbabwe
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What a difference a year makes. Last year on World Water Day, the Red Cross water and sanitation programme in Chivi district, south-east Zimbabwe hadn’t even started. This year, the region has 50 new water points, 180 trained community health volunteers and 3,000 families now have access to clean water. More
Gulaim and her daughter standing in the snow outside their home.
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This year on International Women’s Day (8 March), the Red Cross is highlighting its work with women to create change from within communities, promoting gender equality and inclusion.
The Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent runs a fantastic women’s programme, supported by the British Red Cross, which is helping women redress economic, political and social inequalities. In a society which traditionally believes a woman’s place is in the home, the programme is changing mindsets, attitudes and behaviours within individuals, families and communities.
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When Alexandra Lee, 24, was diagnosed with HIV she began a journey which led to new love and new purpose in her life. This is her story: More