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XLN Telecom builds on support for RedR
This summer XLN Telecom is building on their support for RedR by donating the winning prize for the RedR Photography Competition.
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Young Engineers Royal Navy Challenge 2010
On 5 May RedR Member Brian Shorter helped judge the Young Engineers Royal Navy Challenge 2010 - an annual event organised by Young Engineers - an organisation set up to inspire young people to develop an interest in engineering.
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Managing emergency logistics in Indonesia
On 30 September 2009, an earthquake struck just off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. RedR Member Dan Sanger flew out on 1 November 2009, as part of the British Red Cross' Emergency Response Unit Logistics Team.
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RedR hygiene promotion training making a difference in Haiti
With over a million people left homeless and currently living in temporary settlements, one of the most urgent interventions in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake, has been ensuring the provision of safe water and sanitation.
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London to Haiti challenge raises vital funds for RedR's programme in Haiti
Organising your own event is a great way to raise funds for RedR. The Elliott Wood Partnership did just that when they staged their London to Haiti challenge on Saturday 27 March.
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New certificated Essentials of Humanitarian Practice course prepares nurse for the aid world
With a growing interest in the aid and development sector, and a plan to shortly begin a Masters degree, intensive care nurse Nancy Reynolds enrolled on RedR's newly credit-rated Essentials of Humanitarian Practice course.
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Pakistan Update 3: Last Days in Pakistan
In the final instalment of her diary entries from Pakistan; RedR UK's HR Director, Justine Tordoff, talks of tying up loose ends and taking time to appreciate some of the beauty of Islamabad.
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Pakistan Update 2: Insecurity in Islamabad
In the second instalment of her diary entries from Pakistan; RedR UK's HR Director, Justine Tordoff, talks of the recent rioting in Islamabad, and the kindness and helpfulness she has encountered from the people there.
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Ensuring safe water and sanitation for Haiti's displaced
Brett Maynard is a RedR-trained Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) specialist, currently deployed with Save the Children UK's WASH response in Haiti.
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Pakistan Update 1: First few days in Islamabad
RedR UK's HR Director, Justine Tordoff, arrived in Pakistan on 17 March. Here she shares her thoughts on her first couple of days there.
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Haiti earthquake - humanitarian response on a huge scale
RedR Member Maggie Heraty was part of the joint RedR and Bioforce team that flew out to Haiti on 2 February. Here Maggie shares her thoughts from the first few days.
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Search and rescue in Haiti
RedR Member, Brian Davison was part of a nine-person team sent out by UK search and rescue charity RAPID UK, following the devastating earthquake in Haiti on 12 January.
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RedR's Needs Assessment course provides vital skills for Haiti response
Ben Jenkins is a Training Officer for UK-based search and rescue charity, SARAID. He flew out to Haiti with a team from SARAID following the devastating earthquake on 12 January.
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Haiti earthquake - first impressions
RedR Member Maggie Heraty was part of the joint RedR and Bioforce team that flew out to Haiti on 2 February. Here Maggie shares her first impressions.
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RedR-trained medical worker saves lives in Haiti
Valerie Rzepka is Chair for grass-roots medical response and relief organisation, Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT). Valerie has recently returned from Haiti where she was providing medical care following the devastating earthquake, and she is now
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Working as a Public Health professional in the humanitarian sector
Lucy Reynolds is a Public Health professional and RedR Member who has been working in the humanitarian sector since the mid 1990s. Here she shares some of her experiences of working in relief, in particular her work in China following the 2008 earthquake.
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Starting a career in relief work
Attending RedR's So You Think You Want To Be A Relief Worker? Workshop was the first step for Stephanie Robertson in pursuing a career in relief work.
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Disaster Management training saves lives in northern Sri Lanka
A local Sri Lankan aid organisation was able to help a community in the Jaffna region of Sri Lanka when a severe cyclone struck, thanks to RedR training
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The importance of prioritising staff safety when working in volatile regions: RedR in Sri Lanka
For close to thirty years Sri Lanka has been suffering from a crippling civil war which has required long-term humanitarian attention. It is important that humanitarian staff have adequate knowledge of safety and security practices.
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Ensuring clean water and sanitation services in Sri Lanka's troubled East
Mr. R. Prashanthan, a Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) Officer, explains how attending a RedR training course has helped him improve water and sanitation services in camps for internally displaced persons and rural communities in Sri Lanka.
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