Canadian Red Cross - Haiti News http://www.redcross.ca Haiti news updates from The Canadian Red Cross. en-us Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:30:00 EST Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:30:00 EST Copyright The Canadian Red Cross Society. All Rights Reserved Ground-breaking texting application created for Haiti now set for global deployment http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/news-room/news-room-article-19.asp http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/news-room/news-room-article-19.asp The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the world's largest humanitarian organization, and Trilogy International Partners, a wireless telecommunications company specialized in emerging markets, have teamed up to form an exciting new partnership whose vision is to empower and improve the lives of people affected by disasters. The Road to Madame Console's http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/hope/console.asp http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/hope/console.asp The road from Port-au-Prince to Leogane passes through 'la Route des Rails': a two-metre asphalt median stretching through Carrefour... Stories from the field - Red Cross builds shelters in Haitian capital http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/red-cross-response/building-shelters.asp http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/red-cross-response/building-shelters.asp The makeshift camp in Cite Soleil, one of the poorest areas in Haiti's devastated capital, Port au Prince, is a hive of activity. Stories from the field - Red Cross starts building shelters http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/red-cross-response/shelters.asp http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/red-cross-response/shelters.asp The Red Cross has begun building durable shelters for survivors left homeless by Haiti's devastating earthquake. Canadian Red Cross unveils Haiti shelter prototype, and discusses reconstruction challenges at Shelter Conference in Halifax http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35175 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35175 At the Annual Red Cross Disaster Conference in Halifax, the Canadian Red Cross unveiled a replica of the hurricane and earthquake resistant shelters that will be built in and around Jacmel and Leogane The Red Cross Response in Haiti - Challenges Ahead http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/news-room/news-room-article-12.asp http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/news-room/news-room-article-12.asp As the important relief operation in Haiti continues, the International Red Cross faces significant challenges ahead. Prior to the earthquake, Haiti was one of the most vulnerable countries in the hemisphere Canadian Red Cross shelter program - Jacmel and Leogane http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/news-room/news-room-article-11.asp http://www.redcross.ca/haiti2010/news-room/news-room-article-11.asp Providing shelter for the many people left homeless by the January 12th earthquake is a priority for aid agencies in Haiti. The International Federation of the Red Cross has pledged to provide communities with 30,000 wooden shelters. Canadian Red Cross continues to provide relief in Haiti http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=34610 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=34610 Three months after an earthquake devastated Haiti, the International Red Cross continues to provide much needed relief to those affected by this tragedy.