Activities
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Empowering young asylum seekers and refugees
The EU-funded Volunteering for Social Inclusion (VSI) project looked at the merits of voluntary service as a pathway to support the social inclusion of young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and Denmark. -
Social basket
The "Social Basket" project was established by the Koprivnica branch of the Croatian Red Cross in December 2014 to provide food and other practical items to the most vulnerable residents of Koprivnica. -
Building resilience in Austria
The "Social Buddy" project aims to build resilience by offering support and guidance to people experiencing difficulties such as sudden unemployment and family problems, including the loss of a family member. -
Disaster preparedness for older people
"PrepAGE" worked across five EU countries to identify the specific needs of older people in emergencies, and to develop strategies to increase the disaster preparedness of this group. -
Fighting acute malnutrition in Chad
Working in partnership with the Red Cross of Chad, the French Red Cross implemented a project to reinforce health structures and reduce cases of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) in the districts of Ati, Oum Hadjer and Yao. -
Combating violence against older women
"Breaking the Taboo" aimed to improve the situation of older women living at home by empowering health and social service professionals to recognise abusive situations and to help combat them.
