International
Appeal for Kenya Donations
From Kenya youth leader Jacklyn C. Alivitsa:
“I spoke with our Red Cross Bungoma branch chairman and he said at the moment what is needed most are
CLOTHES: Since most families had their houses burnt down, they have no clothes or beddings to protect them from cold nights in the Displaced camps. We contributed our own clothes and shoes but they were not enough so if the youths can collect clothes they don’t wear anymore and send them over, it shall be a blessing.
MEDICATION: The displacement camps are congested and communicable diseases are spreading. In fact, in the news yesterday, there was an outbreak of typhoid and cholera.”
If you would like to support the response efforts in Kenya, visit their Red Cross website.
UPDATE
“i want to take this time on behalf of all youths in kenya to thank you all for the encouraging mails and prayers to kenya during the past two months we have been going through elections crises. though we lost 1000 lives and 350000 people were displaced and homeless, we are now sure kenya is at peace.
the mediation team succeeded in creating peace and agreement between our government and the oppositons party.
you trully showed the redcross heart.
thanks alot.
jacklyn c. alivitsa
kenya redcross, bungoma branch.
youth committee”
Climate Change
Between 2004 and 2006, the number of disasters that the Red Cross and Red Crescent responded to increased from 278 to 482. Significantly, floods and other meteorological events have driven this increase. In 2004, the Red Cross and Red Crescent responded to 54 floods. By 2006 this figure had jumped to 121. Already this year, the International Federation has responded to more than 100 floods. These numbers do not include the so-called ‘small scale’ disasters – such as floods that affect only two or three villages, but are devastating nonetheless. Indeed, most disasters go unrecorded, too remote or obscure or small-scale for the wider world to bother.
From http://www.ifrc.org/docs/news/opinion07/07101001/
More at the Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
Blood Donation
Club 25 is a youthful concept, promoting the value of saving lives by giving blood. Through Club 25 young people are encouraged to attend a blood centre, learn about healthy lifestyles and to give blood regularly, aiming for about 20 blood donations by age of 25 years. They also share what they have learned with their communities through health promotion activities to prevent HIV/AIDS, substance abuse and other health risk behaviours; in addition there are opportunities to be active in promoting first aid, good nutrition, physical exercise and road safety.
More at the IFRC Youth Website.
If you are from a foreign youth program and would like to share your projects with American volunteers, please email us! We would love to add your information to this page.
