women in American history is Clarissa Harlowe Barton (Red Cross). Born on December 25, 1821, as the youngest of 5 children, she began her life in the service of others until her death on April 12, 1912 (Biography). Clarissa Barton is an incredibly important person that worked as an American nurse, suffragist, and humanitarian. As an American nurse, Clara Barton, as she preferred to be called, traveled with the International Red Cross. In 1881, at age 60, she founded the American Red Cross and even
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International Committee of the Red Cross An analysis of culture July 9, 2011 OL 615 Leadership Across Boundaries Quinnipiac University In order to understand the culture of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one must first examine its history. The ICRC was formed in 1863 by Swiss businessman Henri Danant who witnessed the carnage of war and vowed to limit future sufferers of war. The two strategies he proposed, the formation of national relief societies and the development
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The Purpose of War and Its Effects Time and time again, Americans are told how necessary and essential war is by their government. While Americans sacrifice their lives for the United States, so are citizens of other countries. But, also individuals are telling everyone how inhumane war. The fact of the matter is war always seems to be a repeating factor in life. Whether people try to justify war or not, there are many reasons and circumstance that are ignored and hidden. War could be defined
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Clara Barton was a very brave nurse in the Civil War and a paragon of leadership. Among many other great things, I believe she was one of the main pioneers in paving the road for women in medicine. Clara Barton was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton on December 25, 1821. She died on April 12, 1912. She was born in the very small village of North Oxford, Massachusetts. She had a very interesting childhood growing up in a large household. Clara Barton also performed many heroic accomplishments. In Clara’s
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PrinciPles and rules for red cross and red crescent Humanitarian assistance www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network, reaching 150 million people each year through our 187 member National Societies. Together, we act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. We do so with impartiality
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goods and services like food, clothing, toiletry, CDs, books, etc. British red cross, is a well known business organization, however British red cross is not a profiting organization while Tesco is. The International Red Cross started in 1863 and was inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. The British red cross helps people in crises. There are 189 Red Cross organization across the world including the British Red cross. Each organization has a responsibility to help vulnerable people within
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November 10, 2011 Beyond Borders Recently there has been a dramatic increase of refugees, estimating 11 million today which is up from the 3 million that was recorded in the mid-1970s (UNHCR.com). Founded in 1919, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is now the largest humanitarian organization. In 1965 the IFRC proclaimed the Seven Fundamental Principles of Humanitarianism. The principle of humanity, the principle of impartiality, the principle of neutrality,
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people need to play a stronger role in finding the solutions to addressing these, areas such as HIV and AIDS, migration and youth violence. Youth in the Red Cross add value to the development of humanitarian action at the community level with regard to prevention, education and care of vulnerable groups. They represent a huge untapped resource. Red Cross in the Caribbean is currently undergoing a process of strengthening youth volunteering in the region by developing a better understanding of the emerging
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Clara Barton is an amazing woman who pushed past many limitation to do what she felt was right, and become a battlefield nurse. She pushed through Gender role, being unprepared, and warzones, all to help save lives and make a difference in the War. Clara was widely seen as the Angel of the Battlefield. Giving everything she could to save lives, and bring relief to the soldiers of the Civil War. One of the biggest issues she had, however, was the gender roles of her time. In Clara’s time, It was unheard
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shaped coast, Bangladesh often becomes the landing ground and breeding place of catastrophic cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal. The high number of casualties is due to the fact that cyclones are always associated with storm surges. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) is being a joint venture with the Government of Bangladesh, The CPP is an organic component of the nation’s institutional early warning system as clearly defined in the “Standing Order on Disasters”
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