International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Red Cross. An international organization that's been helping other for 136 years, founded under the terms of the agreement from Geneva, Switzerland (the rule of the humane treatment). More than 25,000 volunteers support The Red Cross in helping others, and donations keep the programs running, but The Red cross foundation needs more help. I believe with your help The Red Cross can grow and keep working to save lives. The Red Cross Foundation started in America on May 21, 1881 by Clara Barton.…

Summary The episode “Delivering The Goods” in the video series, RX For Survival, shares stories on several organizations developed to help poor communities improve their health and well-being. The video shares public health contributions delivered by organizations and individuals who have made an impact in communities that lack resourceful health information on how to reduce the risk for diseases. This episode shows how the Riders for Health charity, Mechai Viravaidya, Médecins Sans…

how a person can care and provide for a stranger in need. Title and Responsibilities Clara Barton has received many titles throughout her career. During the wartimes she was known to be the “angel of the battlefield” (Clara Barton, American Red Cross Founder, n.d). She earned that title by showing up in the middle of the battle to provide supplies and support for the…

Those working with the Red Cross provide different training courses to those within the community. They show members of all ages various tasks, from life saving CPR for adults to swim lessons for children. This organization reaches out to over 187 other countries to provide charitable relief with a grid of 13 million working on behalf of the corporation. Yet these tasks barely scratch the surface of what the Red Cross works to provide for not only national but international society. Barton's…

from the effects of natural disasters, poverty, and war. There are two humanitarian organizations that offer a number of programs to assist those in need. The Cooperative for Assistance Relief Everywhere or C.A.R.E and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or I.F.R.C, are two organizations that over relief to people all over the globe. Each of these organizations have several different programs specified to a particular need. The C.A.R.E organization was founded…

Clara Barton was a woman of incredible stamina and valor to whom America as a whole owes much. Her efforts in the Civil War are well remembered and well documented. Her bravery in helping wounded soldiers on the battlefield set her apart from other women of her time, initiating her social work for years to come. The skills she learned as a child she used for the good of humanity. The far reaching influence of Clara Barton’s tireless work helped to drastically improve the healthcare of the…

The Mother of The American Red Cross Association Over time, the history of health care in America has changed exponentially as a result of the hard work and dedication of courageous and inspirational nurses. One nurse in particular that stands out from the rest is Clara Barton. She is most famously known as the founder of the American Red Cross and National First Aid Association. Barton was an exceptional nurse that sacrificed her own well-being for the sake of helping others in need. She was…

The Life of Clara Barton The organization of American Red Cross has changed lives of those who are in need, by providing emergency assistance throughout the United States and worldwide. Clara Barton has found the organization during her journey in Europe, and she acknowledges the work done by the International Red Cross. Throughout the history, she is one of the many influential people who are recognize for their work in improving health care quality. The work done by her has left a legacy, and…

According to the Red Cross Organization one day while she was tending a wounded soldier a bullet passed through her sleeve and killed the soldier she was tending (n.page). That was not her only near death experience. She always kept records of the men se tended, and that…

serve her country. Clara Barton later formed The American Red Cross. The American Red Cross in an organization where whenever a disaster occurs, they go help with food, supplies, and they even hold blood drives. Clara Barton wanted to make sure that there would be something where anyone could get help from some organization like The American Red Cross. When hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other disasters occur The American Red Cross will be there. They are dedicated and helpful to the…