Cruz Vermehla Timor-Leste
On Sunday 26 August I visited the Headquarters of the Timor Leste Red Cross, locally known as Cruz Vermehla Timor-Leste. Earlier this year, this chapter of the Red Cross was formally admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Secretary-General Isabel Guterres and Vice President Zacarias da Costa, took me on a tour of their premises that was given to them by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2001. Within its premises, the Austrian Red Cross sublets space and the Federation of the Red Cross uses offices as well.
The Timor Leste Red Cross has about 10,000 members and roughly 300 active volunteers spread out within many of the districts, such as Ermera, Aleiu, Bacau, Los Palos, and Same, home to the future Monaco Red Cross sponsored Maternity Clinic.
The main activities of the Timor Headquarters are to coordinate services and programmes that are primarily divided into water and sanitation issues and community based first aid. The water and sanitation issues include activities that build latrines, canalization of water in remote areas and the building of wells in response to strong floods. The have a community water supply and sanitation project that help to combat diseases like malaria and diarrhea and they conduct first aid programmes that teach citizens how to recognize poisonous infections and treat them. There is a strong emphasis on teaching mothers these skills.
The current headquarters Timor Leste Red Cross has a storage facility for wells and ICRC distribution supplies and piping. The local Red Cross devised a strategic plan that includes operational strategies and the hope to move offices to a larger vacated building that we also visited.
As a result of the recent crisis situation, the Timor Red Cross has opened its doors to local workers who lost their homes. They are currently residing in the offices until they feel safe enough to move back home or rebuild their houses.
The Cruz Vermehla is following the construction of the Monaco Red Cross Maternity Clinic in Same with great interest and looks forward to meeting their fellow Red Cross representatives from this friendly country with the hope of strengthen further cooperation in the future.
Secretary-General Isabel Guterres and Vice President Zacarias da Costa, took me on a tour of their premises that was given to them by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2001. Within its premises, the Austrian Red Cross sublets space and the Federation of the Red Cross uses offices as well.
The Timor Leste Red Cross has about 10,000 members and roughly 300 active volunteers spread out within many of the districts, such as Ermera, Aleiu, Bacau, Los Palos, and Same, home to the future Monaco Red Cross sponsored Maternity Clinic.
The main activities of the Timor Headquarters are to coordinate services and programmes that are primarily divided into water and sanitation issues and community based first aid. The water and sanitation issues include activities that build latrines, canalization of water in remote areas and the building of wells in response to strong floods. The have a community water supply and sanitation project that help to combat diseases like malaria and diarrhea and they conduct first aid programmes that teach citizens how to recognize poisonous infections and treat them. There is a strong emphasis on teaching mothers these skills.
The current headquarters Timor Leste Red Cross has a storage facility for wells and ICRC distribution supplies and piping. The local Red Cross devised a strategic plan that includes operational strategies and the hope to move offices to a larger vacated building that we also visited.
As a result of the recent crisis situation, the Timor Red Cross has opened its doors to local workers who lost their homes. They are currently residing in the offices until they feel safe enough to move back home or rebuild their houses.
The Cruz Vermehla is following the construction of the Monaco Red Cross Maternity Clinic in Same with great interest and looks forward to meeting their fellow Red Cross representatives from this friendly country with the hope of strengthen further cooperation in the future.
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