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Retoring family link after natral diater
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Getting ick in prion doen’t have to be a death entence
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f g that werealize what is most important to our heartsand minds. t is in the deepest adversity thatwe discover who we really are. n Haiti we have lostso much. But we have learned a reat deal aboutwho we are as a nation, as a ational ociety and asindividual volunteers.ven as we rieve our loved ones, our colleaues,our brothers and sisters, we can still nd reasons tobe thankul. hose who have survived, even thosewho have lost everythin, nd comort in beinable to help others in need.We are above all proud and rateul in the know-lede that we belon to a worldwide humanitarianmovement based on humanity’s hihest ideals.his bond we have with our brothers and sistersaround the world is somethin no act o nature cantake away.n recent months, have heard the volunteers o the Haitian ational ed Cross ociety described asheroes. We will leave this to others to jude, but certainly consider the word apt when think aboutmy colleaues’ couraeous actions.heir heroism did not start on 12 January. t beanthe day they joined as ed Cross volunteers. t wasthe preparation o these volunteers — those whosurvived and those who did not — that helped usrespond to this terrible catastrophe.t was their presence — day in and day out — thataorded the Haitian ational ed Cross ocietythe respect and cooperation o communitiesthat have suered so reatly. ten in daner,always determined, these volunteers have bravedhurricanes and oods. hey have helped peoplerebuild their homes and nd new livelihoods sincethe hurricanes o 2008 and 2009. Just last year, theyhelped train more than 15,000 people in rst aid,promoted ood hyiene and blood donation, andworked towards the prevention o HV/D andmalaria, hihly prevalent diseases in Haiti.hey did not do all this alone, however. Deleations
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Recognizing the corage and determination of aiti’ ational society volnteer
“It is in the deepest adversity that wediscover who we really are. In Haiti we have lost so much. But we have learned a great deal about who weare as a nation, asa National Society and as individual volunteers.”
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Michaèle Gédéon, president of theHaitian National Red Cross Society,during a recent visit to Léogâne.
Photo: lex Wynter/IRC
rom the merican, Canadian, french, germanand panish ed Cross ocieties — alon withcolleaues rom the CC and the fC — havebeen workin side-by-side with us or many years.When the earthquake struck, ational ocietyvolunteers rom around the world poured into Haitiwithout a moment’s hesitation, willin to oer theirenery, dedication, skills and love. would like tothank all o these everyday heroes — as well asall those who ave their time and money to helpHaiti recover and rebuild. hese people are thevery essence o the ovement that Henry Dunantdreamed o.We have a sayin in Haiti that “behind everymountain, there lies another mountain”. othincould be truer or us today. ot only must we helppeople with their immediate survival, we mustmake it throuh the next bi hurdle — the rains andhurricanes — to bein lookin at Haiti’s lon-termsurvival.
Wè jodi-a, men sonje denmen
, as we say inCreole. ive today, but think about tomorrow.
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Michaèl Améé Géén
President, Haitian National Red Cross Society
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Red Cross, Red Crescent Magazine. No. 1, 2010
Red Cross / Red Crescent magazine covers a range of humanitarian issues. Articles include features on the activities of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as they seek to help people around the world. The magazine is free of charge. You can find previous issues here: http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/archives.html
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