Here for goodNew Zealand Red Cross in your community and overseas

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

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.

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

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

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

Disaster management•19 Disaster Welfare Support Teams across the country•Volunteer based, 38 volunteers in Auckland•Regular training exercises and simulations

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

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.

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.

For more information see our website redcross.org.nz

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