Canadian Red Cross
$16,850,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2010-2011
- Agreement period
- July 12, 2010 – October 31, 2013
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-M013298001
Published purpose
This project aims to improve the Red Cross Movement's ability to prepare for and respond, in a timely and effective manner, to the emergency needs of vulnerable populations affected by natural disasters and complex humanitarian situations, particularly in the Americas. The initiative includes three components: (1) Establishing two Emergency Response Units (ERUs) which can be deployed in response to requests for international medical assistance. The ERUs include basic medical and infrastructure services and medical experts to help ensure the urgent health needs of vulnerable populations are met; (2) Recruiting, training and deploying Canadian health and disaster management experts to help strengthen the Red Cross Movement's capacity in humanitarian response and disaster management; (3) Working with targeted National Red Cross Societies in the Americas to help build their disaster preparedness capacity through contingency planning and early warning systems, for example.
In plain English AI-generated
This project supports the Red Cross Movement in improving emergency preparedness and response to natural disasters and humanitarian crises, particularly in the Americas, including establishing emergency response units, training experts, and strengthening local Red Cross capacities.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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