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ANNUAL REPORT2011

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SELECTED ABBREVIATIONS

CONTENTS

AIDS AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome

CDAC CommunicatingWithDisasterAffectedCommunities

EMT EmergencyMedicalTechnician

GBV GenderBasedViolence

HIV HumanImmunodeficiencyVirus

ICRC InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross

DL DisasterLaw

IFRC InternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentsocieties

IHL InternationalHumanitarianLaw

IRC IrishRedCross

JRCS JapanRedCrossSociety

RFL RestoringFamilyLinks

8 Chairman’sForeword9 SecretaryGeneral’sForeword10 OurWorkinIreland23 OurWorkInternationally34 Fundraisingand

Communications38 SummaryAccounts2011

GENEVA CONVENTIONS1.Ameliorationoftheconditionofthewounded

andsickinarmedforcesinthefield.

2.Ameliorationoftheconditionofwounded,sickandshipwreckedmembersofarmedforcesatsea.

3.Treatmentofprisonersofwar.

4.Protectionofcivilianpersonsintimeofwar. Additional Protocol I:ProtectionofVictims

ofInternationalArmedConflicts. Additional Protocol II:ProtectionofVictims

ofNon-InternationalArmedConflicts. Additional Protocol III:Adoptionofan

AdditionalDistinctiveEmblem.

Irish Red CrossAnnualReport2011

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLESHumanity TheInternationalRedCrossandRedCrescentMovement,bornofadesiretobringassistancewithoutdiscriminationtothewoundedonthebattlefield,endeavours,initsinternationalandnationalcapacity,topreventandalleviatehumansufferingwhereveritmaybefound.Itspurposeistoprotectlifeandhealthandtoensurerespectforthelifeofthehumanbeing.Itpromotesmutualunderstanding,friendship,co-operationandlastingpeaceamongstallpeople.

ImpartialityItmakesnodiscriminationastonationality,race,religiousbeliefs,classorpoliticalopinions.Itendeavourstorelievethesufferingofindividuals,beingguidedsolelybytheirneedsandtogiveprioritytothemosturgentcasesofdistress.

Neutrality Inordertocontinuetoenjoytheconfidenceofall,themovementmaynottakesidesinhostilitiesorengageatanytimeincontroversiesofapolitical,racial,religiousorideologicalnature.

Independence TheMovementisindependent.TheNationalSocieties,whileauxiliariesinthehumanitarianservicesoftheirgovernmentsandsubjecttothelawsoftheirrespectivecountries,mustalwaysmaintaintheirautonomysothattheymaybeableatalltimestoactinaccordancewiththePrinciplesoftheMovement.

Voluntary ServiceItisavoluntaryreliefmovementnotpromptedinanymannerbythedesireforgain.

UnityTherecanonlybeoneRedCrossoroneRedCrescentSocietyinanyonecountry.Itmustbeopentoall.Itmustcarryonhumanitarianworkthroughoutitsterritory.

UniversalityTheInternationalRedCrossandRedCrescentMovement,inwhichallSocietieshaveequalstatusandshareequalresponsibilitiesanddutiesinhelpingeachother,isworldwide.

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SriLanka

Myanmar

Malaysia

Palestine

Pakistan

China Japan

IndiaHaiti

Indonesia

NewZealand

Philippines

Israel

SudanNiger

Libya

Kenya

SomaliaIvoryCoast

AfghanistanIraq

Maldives

Malawi

Ireland

Hungary

Around97millionpeoplearemembersofaRedCrossorRedCrescentorganisationineachof187countriesaroundtheworld.ThereforeinvirtuallyeverycountryonthismapthereiseitheraRedCrossorRedCrescentorganisationworkingtohelppeople.

TodayboththeInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(f.1863)andtheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocieties(aco-ordinatingbodyf.1919)runprogrammesthatprovidevitallyneededservicesinareassuchashealthcare,shelter,waterandsanitation,educationandemergencyreliefincountriesallovertheworld.

WORLDACTIVITIESTheIrishRedCross,whoseworkinIrelandandoverseascanbeseeninthismap,ispartofthelargesthumanitariannetworkintheworld-theInternationalRedCrossandRedCrescentmovement.

TheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossretainsitsspecialfocusandappliesitsexpertiseinsufferingcausedbywarandtheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocietiesfocusesonDisasterPreparednessandRelief,dealingwithsufferingcausedbyearthquakes,hurricanes,floodsandotherdisasters.

TheNobelPeacePrizehasbeenawardedonmoreoccasionstotheRedCrossandRedCrescentMovementthantoanyotherorganisation–fourtimesintotal.ThefirstNobelPeacePrizewaswonbytheRedCross/RedCrescentfounder,HenryDunant.

FOREWORDDAVID J O’CALLAGHAN, CHAIRMAN

Throughout2011,theinternationalhumanitarianagendawasdominatedbytheuprisingsacrossNorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast,thefoodcrisisintheHornofAfrica,andtheresponsetothenaturaldisastersinJapanandTurkey.Hereathome,thankfully,wehadnolargescaleemergencies,althoughwedidhaveahighprofileroleinrespondingtotheeastcoastfloodinginOctober.IrishRedCross(IRC)volunteersdid,forthemostpart,spendtheyearfocusedontheirongoingroutinegoodworkinlocalcommunities,rightacrossthecountry.

ItwasayearinwhichweachievedsomenotablesuccessesandIparticularlywanttomentionourWorldHealthOrganisationawardfortheIRCCommunity-basedHealthandFirstAidprogrammeinIrishPrisons,andourInternationalFederationAwardattheInternationalGeneralAssemblyfortheIRCYouthHIV/AIDSAwarenessprogramme.ItshouldmakeusallproudtoseeIrishRedCrossrecognizedinthiswayandgiveusconfidenceforthefuture.Lookingback,2011wasawatershedyearfortheSociety.Thepasttwelvemonthshasmarkedanewbeginninginmanywaysandagrowingcommitmenttochangeandrejuvenation.OurnewConstitutionwasamajorprioritythroughtheyearandthishassincebeenenacted.GreatstridesweretakenindevelopingourgovernanceprocessesandstrengtheningourfinancialmanagementframeworksothattheIrishRedCrossmeetsbestpracticestandards.Additionallywehavebeendevelopingourfundraisingcapabilitysoastoenableustogrowanddevelopourservicesintheyearsahead.Thereismuchmoretodobutwecanbeconfidentthatwearenowbuildingonverysolidfoundations.

Iwanttothankourvolunteersanddonorsfortheirgenerosityandsupportthroughthepasttwelvemonthsandlookforwardtoyourcontinuinggoodwillintheyearahead.IalsowanttomakespecialmentionofouroverseasdelegateswhocontinuetodousproudthroughthewonderfulworktheydointhenameoftheRedCrossmovementaroundtheworld.

Lookingaheadwearedeterminedtobuildonourrecentachievements.Throughthecourseof2011wehavestartedonajourney.I’mconfidentthatthisjourneywillcontinuein2012andwewillseefurtherprogresstoanewandexcitingfuturefortheIrishRedCrossSociety.

David J O’CallaghanChairmanoftheIrishRedCross

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2011wasEuropeanYearoftheVolunteer,andremindedallofusthattheworkoftheIrishRedCrossisonlymadepossiblethroughtheselflesseffortsofthousandsofvolunteersaroundthecountry.Letmestartbythankingourvolunteers,oneandall,foranotheryearofgiving,helpingandcaringinawaythatenablesourSocietytomakeanenormouscontributiontoourcommunitiesandmakearealdifferencetopeople’slives.

Ifourvolunteersareourgreatestasset,ourdonorsandfinancialsupportersareaveryclosesecond.Throughtheyearpastwecontinuedtorelyonthegenerosityofourdonorstofundtheworkwedoathomeandabroad.WealsowanttoacknowledgethecontributionwereceivefromGovernmentfundswhichisacriticalsupport.Forthisandthefinancialassistancewereceivefromallourdonors,weareimmenselygrateful.

Muchofthegoodworkwedoisdonequietlyandroutinely.IRCvolunteersdidfeatureprominentlyintheresponsetotheeastcoastfloodinginOctober,thesupportofcommunitiesduringtheseverewinterweatherinJanuaryandinternationallythroughoursupportofthecrisisstrikenpeopleofJapanandEastAfrica.Whilesuchpublicityservestohighlighttheworkthatwedo,itdoesnotdojusticetothescaleofourcontributioninhelpingothersandimprovingtheirlives.

Atanotherlevel,wehavebeenbusywiththeongoingreformandrejuvenationoftheSocietyandthatefforthasbeengatheringmomentum.Muchworkhasbeendonetostrengthenourcorporategovernancepractices-culminatingintherecentenactmentofournewconstitution.OurobjectiveistomeetalltherequirementsofthenewCorporateGovernancecodeforIrishCharitiesandweareconfidentthatwewillmeetthisgoalbyyear-end.WearealsobeginningworkonanewStrategicPlanandthistoowillbewelladvancedbyyear-end.

Forthefirsttimewearepreparingourfinancialaccountsfor2011onafullbranchconsolidatedbasis.ThisistheculminationofyearsofeffortandwillbeamajormilestonefortheSociety.WearegratefultothemanyBranchandAreaTreasurersacrossthecountrywhohavesupporteduswiththeconsolidationprojectandindoingso,havehelpedbringmuchgreatertransparencyandintegritytoourfinancialaccounts.Asanotherpartofthiseffort,lastJunetheIRCbecameoneofthefirstadoptersoftheStatementofGuidingPrinciplesofFundraising.ThiscommitsustohighstandardsinallourfundraisingactivitiesandensuresthatIRCdonorsseeusasabestpracticeinstitution.

Thereismuchmoretobedone.Wewanttoputmuchgreaterfocusonthecareandsupportofourvolunteers,greaterengagementwiththosewhobenefitfromourservicesandthefurtherdevelopmentofourfundraisingactivities.Alltheseareonourlistofprioritiesfortheyearaheadandaswemakeprogresswiththemandcontinuetheprocessofreformandrejuvenation,wecanbeconfidentthattheIrishRedCrosswillgofromstrengthtostrength.

Donal FordeSecretaryGeneraloftheIrishRedCross

FOREWORDDONAL FORDE, SECRETARY GENERAL

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OUR WORK IN IRELAND

2011

A competitions group has been established reporting to the Training Working Group and oversees and arranges the IRC competitions each year.

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TRAININGInIreland,theIrishRedCrossistheleadingfirstaideducator.TomaintainthispositiontheIRChasacontinuousprofessionaldevelopmentpathwayformembers.ThisinvolvesourTrainingWorkingGroupdesigning,deliveringandevaluatingalltrainingandencouragingmemberstoparticipateatthevariouslevels.TheSocietyensuresthatallfirstaidtrainingprovidedincludestheverybestpracticesandtechniquesandusesguidelinesbasedonmedicalandscientificliteratureusingevidencebasedmethods.AspartofthecertificationprocesstheIRCoffersEuropeanaccreditation,EFAC(EuropeanFirstAidCertificate).

AcrossEuropeeachyeartherearealmostonehundredmillionmedicalemergencies,rangingfromcardiacaccidents,domesticaccidentsanddisasters.Takingimmediateactionandapplyingtheappropriatetechniquesduringthefirstcriticalminutescanmakeallthedifferenceinsavinglives.ThisiswhyteachingfirstaidtothegeneralpublicisaprimarymissionofRedCrossRedCrescentSocietiesincluding,ofcourse,theIRC.

InEurope,RedCrossRedCrescentNationalSocietiestrainmorethan3.5millionpeopleeveryyear,supportingthedevelopmentofindividualsandthecommunity’scapacitytocopewithemergencies.

Commercial Training and ServicesCommercialtrainingandservicescontinuestodevelopandispresentlyworkingtoenhanceexistingoperationsanddeveloparangeofproductsandservicesonofferforsale.Thecontinuingaimistohaveasuiteofserviceswhichwillenhanceandcomplementourexistingserviceswhichincludeoutsourcedfirstaidandcommercialtraining.

InOctober2011,theIrishRedCrosscompletedamajorrestructuringofitscommercialcourses,andappointedanewSalesManager,tomanagethesalesprocesswithourcustomersandaServiceDeliveryManager,whohasresponsibilityforthequalityanddeliveryofourcourses.Thesechanges

aresignificantandemphasisetheimportanceofcommercialincometothecharitableworkoftheSociety.

FIRST AID EDCUATION EUROPEAN NETWORK (FAEEN)Firstaidisanessentialtooltoachievethe2020IFRCStrategy“Savinglives,changingminds”TheFirstAidEducationEuropeanNetwork(FAEEN)wasfoundedin1991.TheNetwork’sobjectivesareto• SupporttheimplementationofahighqualityfirstaidprogrammeinEurope

• Createcommonmethodologyincludingtoolsandtechniques

• EncouragethedisseminationoffirstaidacrossEurope

TheNetworkmeetseachyear.ThismeetingisatechnicalmeetingforEuropeanexpertsinfirstaid.Atthe2011meetinginPrague,BernieStevenson,IRCNationalTrainingSupportManagerwaselectedtotheSteeringGroupoftheNetwork.AsamemberoftheSteeringGrouptheIRCwillplayacrucialroleinstrengtheningNationalSocieties’capacitytoimprovethequalityofandthedeliveryoffirstaidprogrammes.TheNetworkencouragestheanalysisofchangingtrendsandneedsinNationalSocietiesforfirstaideducation.

ThroughtheFirstAidNetwork,Irelandwasrepresentedattheinternationalfirstaidevidencereviewprocess,co-chairedbytheAmericanRedCrossandAmericanHeartAssociationwhichwasconductedinparallelwiththefiveyearlyreviewofevidenceforresuscitationbyILCOR(InternationalLiaisonCommitteeonResuscitation).Followingonfromthisreviewthefirstaidevidencebased“IFRCFirstAidResuscitationGuidelines”werepublished.ThesereinforcetheeffortsofallNationalSocietiesinthedesigningoffirstaidprogrammesandensuretheyarebasedonthelatestevidence.TheIRCadoptstheseguidelinesinalltheirfirstaidtraining.

TheIRCstrivestoensureflexibilityindeliveringfirstaidtoall.Weachievethisthroughusingdifferentmethodologies,newtechnologiesandofferingcontinuousprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiestotutors/trainers/instructors.IRChas

increasedthenumberofpeopleeducatedinfirstaidbymakingfirstaideducationmoreaccessibletoall,includingthosefromvulnerablegroups.Firstaidtrainingfacilitatestheindividual’sabilitytobethefirstlinkinthechainwhenrespondingtoanemergency.

Master Trainer SkillsTheNationalTrainingSupportManagerjointlydeliveredaMasterTrainerProgrammetotwentythreeRedCrossRedCrescentNationalSocieties.ShewasaccompaniedbytheCo-ordinatoroftheEuropeanReferenceCentreforFirstAidEducation,DrPascalCassanandTechnicalOfficerforFirstAidTraininginBritishRedCrossandFrenchRedCross.TheTrainingProgrammewashostedbytheBulgarianRedCross.

Propensity to Act ResearchManyscientificstudieshaveshownthatinthecaseofanaccident,thepresenceofawitnessabletoactefficientlybeforethearrivaloftheemergencyservicesincreasesthechancesofsurvivalofavictim.Thereisadirectlinkbetweentheleveloffirstaidknowledgeandthequalityoftheassistanceprovided.TheIRCisworkingwithDrPaulDonovan,NUIMaynoothtoundertakeresearchintowhytraineesinfirstaidmaybereluctanttoactfollowingtraining.Theresultsofthissurveywillbecommunicatedin2012.Training Working Group and Sub Groups (TWG)TheTrainingWorkingGroup(TWG)meetseverytwomonths.

TheTWGconsiderstrainingdesignandrevisionsandalsooverseestheworkofthespecialistsubgroupsdealingwithspecifictrainingprogrammes.Eachspecificprogrammeisheadedupbyavolunteerprogrammemanager.

Voluntary Network ThisnetworkconsistsofagroupoforganisationsoperatingvoluntaryambulancecovernamelytheIrishRedCross,OrderofMaltaIreland,CivilDefenceandSt.John’sAmbulanceBrigade.Thegroupformaliseditsnetworkin2011andagreedonrotatingthechairingand

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President’s Perpetual Trophy & Dominic Nugent Trophy

COMPETITIONS

President’s Perpetual Trophy

1st Cork

2nd Donegal

3rd Limerick

Hosted by:Cork

FACE 2011Irish Red Cross’ Limerick volunteer team took 3rd prize at the coveted First Aid Convention in Europe (FACE) competitions, which took place in Italy. The team members were; Niall Dunworth, Zoe Gogarty, Gerard O’Connor, Ann O’Mara, Kyna Regan and Orlaith Shinners.

FACE 2012The IRC will host FACE in July 2012 in Dundalk, Co Louth. A dedicated Project Manager and a volunteer Steering Group have commenced planning this major event which will see 30 European countries compete and will be attended by approximately 1,000.

FACE

administrativesupportgoingforward.Aseriesofmeetingstookplacetoconsidercommontrainingissues,examinationsandliaisonwiththeHSEandPHECC.

Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)ThePreHospitalEmergencyCareCouncil(PHECC)protectsthepublicbyspecifying,reviewing,maintainingandmonitoringstandardsofexcellenceforthedeliveryofqualitypre-hospitalemergencycareforpeopleinIreland.IrishRedCrossisaPHECCrecognisedtraininginstitutewhichisarequirementbeforeanorganisationcanprovidePHECCrecognisedcourses.In2011IRCreneweditsrecognisedinstitution

statusandisapprovedtodeliverthefollowingcourses:• NationalQualificationinEmergency

MedicalTechnician• EmergencyFirstResponse• CardiacFirstResponseCommunity

Instructor• CardiacFirstResponseAdvanced

Instructor• CardiacFirstResponseAdvanced• CardiacFirstResponseCommunity

ThePHECCClinicalCareCommitteeoverseesandadvisesonoperationalaspectsofclinicalcaremattersandin2011PHECCawardedaplaceonthisCommitteetotheIRC.Thiscommitteeplayedanactiveroleindevelopingthe

ClinicalPracticeGuidelinesguide.IRCisavoluntaryorganisationwhichoperatesambulanceservicesnationally.

Thereforeanindividualactingonourbehalf(paidorvoluntary)mustbeapprovedtoimplementClinicalPracticeGuidelines.In2011theIRCsuccessfullyappliedtoPHECCforapprovaltoimplementthe3rdeditionClinicalPracticeGuidelines.

Inco SystemAnewsystemofadministeringPatientCareRecords(PCRs)withintheIRCwasadoptedinDecember2011.Thisinvolvesatextgenerateduniquereferencenumberanduploadingofde-personaliseddatatothePHECCpatientcarewebsite.


Cadet & Novice Team and Individual Competitions

President’s Perpetual Trophy & Dominic Nugent Trophy continued

Dominic Burke Perpetual Trophy

Cadet Individual Novice Individual

Cadet Team Novice Team

1st Louth

2nd Galway

3rd Limerick

1st Galway

2nd Donegal

3rd Dublin Borough

1st Galway

2nd Limerick

3rd Cork

1st Dublin Borough

2nd Cork

3rd Donegal

Won by Cork

Dominic Nugent Trophy

1st Louth

2nd Limerick

3rd Kerry

Kilbeheny Training CentreAprogrammeofrefurbishmentwascarriedoutin2011atthepremisessituatedinCountyLimerick.ThepropertywasgiftedtotheIRCandisutilisedasatrainingcentretoassistinthehostinganddeliveryofnationalandregionaltrainingevents.

Irish Red Cross CertificatesAnewcertificatedesignandlayoutincorporatingaportraittypecertificateandadetachablecardforwalletstorageisbeingintroduced.

Course MaterialsThePracticalFirstAidcourseworkbookhasbeenrevisedandupdated.WorkisalsounderwayonamendingtheIRCOccupationalFirstAidtrainingmaterials.

Instructor Training CourseIn2011theIRCreviewedandupdateditsInstructionalTechniquestrainingandadoptedanewsyllabus,trainingmaterialsandexpandedthetrainerpanelforthiscoreprogramme.

Moving People CourseThisnewtwodaycoursewasintroducedin2011andisbasedonthetrainingofferedtothenationalambulanceservice.AnIRCpanelofregionallybasedFETACapprovedMovingPeopleinstructorshasbeentrainedandadedicatedIrisheditionworkbookhasbeenprinted.Necessaryequipmenthasbeensecuredforeachpairofinstructors.

Emergency Medical Technician TrainingTheIrishRedCrossnowhasthelargestvolunteercohortofEMTsinIreland.TheEMTprogrammeisthehighestlevelofin-servicetrainingofferedandinvolvesStateaccreditedqualificationsatNQEMTlevel.ThedeliveryoftheprogrammeandsupportfortheNQEMTassessmentsisamajorpartofoverallIRCtrainingprogression.

ThetaskofrecordingEMTregistrationandmaintainingtheregisterforbothinserviceandexternallytrainedvolunteerEMTsisakeypartofthetrainingfunction.

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC)Acommitmenttolifelonglearningandcontinuousprofessionalcompetency(CPC)isessentialtomaintainandimproveeachmember’sknowledgeandskills.

InconsultationwithPHECCanewsystemofrecordingandretainingContinuing

ProfessionalCompetence(CPC)activitywasadoptedforIRCEMTs.Thesystemispointsbased.EachEMTmustachieveasetnumberofpointstomeethis/herCPCrequirements.Thepointsareaquiredfromdifferentcategoriesincluding:coursedelivery,attendingtraining,patientcontactandpubliccoverduty.

Emergency First Response CourseInterestinandparticipationinEmergencyFirstResponseCoursetrainingwithintheIRCcontinuesapace.SeveralhundredIRCvolunteershavebeentrainedasEFRs,aStateaccreditedrespondertrainingprogramme.365membersarelistedontheIRCEFRRegistermaintainedbytheTrainingDepartment.TheserecordswillassistinthelinkagestotheHSEplansforbothCFRandEFRtraineesaspartoftheirfuturestrategies.

Cardiac First Response CourseThe2010InternationalGuidelinesonResuscitationwereintroducedintoIrelandbyPHECCinOctober2011withthelaunchofnewIrishteachingmaterialsandDVDs.ThenewCardiacFirstResponseCommunityandCardiacFirstResponseAdvancedCourseswereintroducedandaprogrammeofup-skillinginCFRAdvancedhascommencedforEMTsandEFRsintheIRC.

Psychological SupportTheIrishRedCrossisamemberoftheNationalSteeringCommitteeoftheCriticalIncidentStressManagement(CISM)NetworkofIreland.Twoofthekeysaimsofthenetworkare:• topromoteawarenessandeducationof

thesubjectandapproachestoCriticalIncidentStressManagementinIreland

• toliaisewithandtoinfluenceappropriateindividuals/bodiesinsupportoftheagreedobjectives

TheCISMNetworkWorkshop2011washeldon3rdNovemberatNUIMaynooth.AkeyoutcomeoftheworkshopwastherecordkeepingofCISMinterventionswhilemaintainingtheindividual’sconfidentiality.

TheIRCPeerSupportnetworkcontinuesitsprogressionwiththeadoptionofnewtrainingmaterialsandaNationalPeerSupportphoneline.TheIRCisrepresentedontheSteeringGroupoftheEuropeanNetworkforPsycho-SocialsupportandalwaysparticipatesintheIrishCriticalIncidentStressManagementNetwork.TrainedPeerSupportersofferalisteningeartomembers.AdditionalPeerSupportersarebeingtrained.

InductionAnewinductionfolderande-manualonadatastickhasbeendevelopedbytheTrainingDepartmentandtheTrainingWorkingGroupandwaslaunchedattherecentIRCNationalInstructor’sSeminar.

OFAAATheOccupationalFirstAidAssessmentAgencycontinuestoactinrelationtoOccupationalFirstAidtrainingoverseenbytheHealthandSafetyAuthority.EachyeartheOFAAAassesses10%oftheIRCOccupationalFirstAidinstructors.TheresultsofsuchassessmentsindicateaconsistentlyhighlevelofinstructionalskillandoverallfirstaidteachingcompetencewithintheIRC.

Vulnerable PeopleThetrainingworkinggroupsetupasubgrouptoadaptfirstaidteachingmaterialsforworkingwithvulnerablepeople.Apilotprogrammeofsuchadaptedtrainingwasundertakenandnewteachingmaterialshavebeendevelopedandlaunched.

Casualty SimulationCasualtysimulationtrainingcontinuestoberolledoutacrossallregionsandareasinsupportofcompetitions,exercises,coursesandFACE.

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COMMUNITY AND AMBULANCE SERVICES2011wasanexcitingyearforIrishRedCrossCommunityandAmbulanceServiceswithvolunteersinvolvedinfantasticprojectsalloverthecountry.

NewinstructorsandpractitionersweretrainedinthevariousCommunityServicesthroughouttheyearwhichinturnwillencouragethegrowthoftheseservicesincommunitiesalloverIreland.TheSkinCamouflageservicereceivedagreatboostasIRCtrainersforthefirsttimetrainednewpractitioners.TherapeuticHandCareremainsaspopularaseverandthereareplanstoexpandthisservicetoincludeNeckandShoulderMassagein2012.TheCommunityServicesWorkingGrouphasdonegreatworkindevelopingnewsupportsforfamilycarers.IthasdevelopedaHelpingYoutoCaretrainingcoursetoaccompanythehugelysuccessfulHandbookandwithnewinstructorstrainedin2011thiscourseissettoberolledoutin2012.InearlyNovember,therewasagreatmediaresponsetotheIRCCareroftheYearawardwithmanyprintandradiooutletscoveringthestory.

MembersoftheCommunityServicesWorkingGroupgavepresentationsattheNationalInstructorSeminarandNationalYouthForumin2011inordertoraiseawarenessofCommunityServicesandalsotoincreasethenumberofbranchesandmembersinvolvedintheseactivities.Therapeutic Hand Care (THC)TrainersfromtheBritishRedCrossinNorthernIrelandranacourseforIrishRedCrossTHCvolunteersinNeckandShoulderMassageinApril2011.TwelveexperiencedTHCvolunteerstookpartinthisexcellenttrainingandarenowabletoprovidethisadditionalservice.ThereareplanstoexpandtheIRCTHCservicetoincludethisinthefuture.

THCvolunteerswererequestedtoprovidehandmassageatmanyeventsaroundthecountryincludingNationalCarersWeek2011,theCaringforCarersAGM,IrishRaynaudsandSclerodermaConference,DCUAnnualHealthFairandanumberofbranchopendays.VolunteersalsotookpartintheEuropeanYearoftheVolunteerOpenDayinDublinonAugust22nd2011.

IRCinvolvementfeaturedprominentlyintheIrishTimesandalsoinasegmentonIrelandAMonTV3.

TherapeuticHandCareProgrammeManagers,RosemaryHaydenandAgnesJohnsongaveaCommunityServicespresentationtoover150IRCYouthmembersattheNationalYouthForuminDublin.ThepresentationofferedtheopportunityforthoseattendingtheforumtotryouttheirTHCskillsforthemselves.TheresponsebyyoungmemberstothisservicewasfantasticandtheCommunityServicesWorkingGrouphopestoreducethetrainingagelimitforthiscourseto12yearsofage.

Intotal,119peopleweretrainedinTherapeuticHandCarein2011with5

newinstructorsalsotakingpartinthenewInstructorTrainingprogramme.

Search and RescueIrishRedCrossvolunteersandambulancescrewscontinuetoassiststateagenciesinfindingmissingpeopleeachyear.Inaddition,theIrishRedCrosscontinuestodevelopitsthreespecialistSearchandRescueUnitswhichworkinsupportofAnGardaSíochánaandtheIrishCoastGuardinallsearchandrescuemissions(working24hoursaday,7daysaweek):• Wicklow/DublinMountains:GlenofImaalIrishRedCrossMountainRescueTeam

• Sligo/LeitrimMountains:Sligo-LeitrimIrishRedCrossMountainRescueTeam

• Galway/MayoLakes:Corrib-MaskIrishRedCrossIn-shoreLakeRescue

Major Emergency ManagementTheIrishRedCrossisformallyrecognisedbythestate’splantodealwithmajoremergenciesasanauxiliarytothestate’sservices.During2011,theIrishRedCrosswasactiveinanumberofplannedmeetingsandworkshopstoensurethemosteffectiveco-ordinationswithstateagenciesandotherbodieswithinthevoluntaryemergencyservicessector.Inthisregards,theIrishRedCrossworkedwiththefollowing:• MajorEmergencyManagementFrameworkNationalWorkingGroup

• HealthServicesExecutive(HSE)• OrderofMaltaIreland• St.JohnAmbulanceIreland• CivilDefenceIreland• TheIrishCoastGuard

Skin CamouflageIRCSkinCamouflagevolunteerscontinuetoprovidethisuniqueserviceinclinicsalloverthecountry.Skincamouflageistheapplicationofspecialcovercreamstoimprovetheappearanceofscarringandotherdisfiguringskin

conditions.InJuly2011,IRCinstructorsPamelaBinksandSheenaCallaghanprovidedtrainingforthefirsttimetoeightnewpractitioners.Thisbringstofourteenintotalaroundthecountry.TherearenowSkinCamouflageclinicsinCork,Dublin,Donegal,Kildare,Tipperary,LouthandWexford.Inordertoadvertisethisserviceasmuchaspossiblepractitionershavebeenpromotinglocallywithintheirareas.TheservicewasalsofeaturedprominentlyintheGPForumandWaitingRoomMagazine.

Helping You to CareTheHelpingYoutoCareAwardacknowledgesthehardworkanddedicationofallCarersathomeandinthecommunityandisopenbothIRCmembersandnon-members.TheCareroftheYearAwardpresentationwasheldon7thNovemberinCork.Mrs.MaryBradywaspresentedwiththe2011awardforherlife-longdedicationtocaringforherfivechildrenoverthepast40years.Theawardceremony,atCorkCity’sGreshamMetropolehotel,wasattendedbyKathleenLynchTD.Theprizewas€2000(sponsoredbyChapter5CreditUnion)andaluxuryspabreakfortwointheSheratonHotelinAthlone.

The‘HelpingYoutoCareCourse’isbeingre-launchedinthecomingmonthsandIRCareasandbrancheshavebeencontactedseekingapplicationsforinstructorsofthenewcourse.AtrainingdayfortheseinstructorswilltakeplaceinMay.

WorkhasbegunonthesecondeditionofthehugelysuccessfulHelpingYoutoCareHandbook.Thisrevisededitionwillbeavailablein2012.Voluntary Ambulance ServiceDuringDecember2010andJanuary2011,theIRCsupportedthestatutoryservices

withtheresponsetothewinterweather.Thisresponseinvolved;theassistanceofpatientsbytransportingthemwhereHSEvehicleswerenotavailable;transportingofpublichealthstafftovisitpatientsisolatedathomeaswellasbringingfoodandmedicationtothosecutoffduetotheweather.Thevolunteerresponsewasfantastic,withvolunteersinover20areasinvolvedinsometypeofresponse.TheSocietyreceivedlettersofthanksfromtheHSEChiefExecutive.

Neworreplacementsecond–handvehicleshavebeendeployedinthefollowingareas:Carlow,Kildare,Mayo,Limerick,Waterford,Kildare.

DevelopmentofthedesignforthenextsetofIRCambulancesisunderway.Aprototypeisbeingbuilt,freeofcharge,byWilkerAutoConversations.ThisprototypewillbetestedinoneUnit,withfeedbackthenbeingincorporatedintothefinaldesign.Theprototypeisexpectedtobeavailableinearly2012.

Community Based Health & First Aid in Action (CBHFA)TheCommunityBasedHealth&FirstAidinActionisanintegratedcommunitybasedschemeinwhichIRCvolunteersworkwiththeircommunitiesindiseaseprevention,healthpromotionandfirstaid.Irelandisthefirstcountryintheworldtorunthisprogrammeinprisons.Prisoninmates,whohavesuccessfullycompletedtheCBHFAprogramme,aregiventheopportunitytoworkaspeereducatorsbybecomingIRCvolunteers.ThisprogrammeiscurrentlyrunninginWheatfield,CloverhillandSheltonAbbeyprisons.

InAugust2011,theprogrammewasawardedaWorldHealthOrganisation

(WHO)bestpracticeawardforhealthpromotioninprisons.ThisisafantasticdevelopmentfortheSocietyandshowsthetypeofpioneeringworkbeingcarriedoutbythisprogramme.

Continuedeffortsarebeingcarriedoutbythepartnersinvolvedintheprogrammetosecureongoingfundingtoensurethatitisabletocontinueintothefutureandexpandintomoreprisonfacilities.

MembershipAttheendof2011therewere5486IRCmembers.Belowisabreakdownofthemembershiptype

BranchesFollowingtheimplementofthenewCARE(CRM)system,areviewofactivebrancheswascarriedoutbythemembershipassistantandthefollowingbrancheswereclosed:Arklow,Avoca,Clifden,Ferbane,Shanagarry,Swinford,Element6,Shannon,Dromahair(Co.Cavan),Portarlington(Co.Laois).AnewbranchopenedinLarraghmore(Co.Galway)inApril.

2905

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Annual266Junior-5-10yrs116Life1494Senior–17yrs+2905Youth–11–16yrs705

Members

(alongsideBernieRutherford)attendedtheGeneralAssemblyofInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocieties(IFRC),inGenevatorepresentIrishRedCrossYouthandtocollectthisprestigiousprize.

YOUTH ON THE RUN (YOUNG REFUGEES PROGRAMME)TendelegatesfromIrishRedCrossYouthgotthechancetonotjusthearaboutthestrugglesthatrefugeesface,buttoexperiencesomeofthemthemselveswhentheytookpartinthe“YouthontheRun”programmeinIceland,fromthe23rdtothe29thofSeptember2011.

Thepurposeofthe“YouthontheRun”programmeistoenableyoungpeopletoputthemselvesintheshoesofrefugeesandasylumseekersaroundtheworld,viaa24-hourroleplaygame.Theroleplayisbasedupontheinteractionofparticipants(whoplaytherolesofrefugees)andinstructors(whoplaytherolesofvariouscharactersthattherefugeesmeetontheir

longjourney).Byusingthisunconventionallearningmethod,youngpeoplearemorelikelytodeveloptoleranceforrefugeesandreduceprejudiceandracism.

TheIrishRedCrossteamconsistedoffiveparticipants:GaryGaughan(17,ClontarfBranch),PaulPrice(18,NavanBranch),DavidHayes(19,MallowBranch),EllenWhite(17,CarrickanSuirBranch)andMeganDawson(17,LimerickCityBranch)whowereaccompaniedbyfiveleaders:CaitrionaRyan(NYWG),KevinBrennan(NYWG),TomDoyle(NYWG),OrlaMurphy(MallowBranch)andCatrionaFinn(Youth

DepartmentStaff).TeamswerealsosentfromtheRedCrossNationalSocietiesofBelgium(Flanders),GermanyandItaly.

Thefullteamweregiventheopportunitytotakepartinthegame–assumingnewidentities,joiningnewfamiliesandstrugglingwithbureaucracy,bordersandthe

uncertaintyofwhatwasgoingtohappennext.Afterthegame,theyattendedworkshopsandtrainingwiththeIcelandicRedCrossinordertopreparethemtobecomeinstructorsandleadersandtolearntorunthegamethemselves.Theexperiencewasachallengingone,butworthwhileaccordingtoDavidHayes,“Actuallyplacingyourselfinarefugee’s

footstepsforadaywasanonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity,havingtotallychangedmyoutlookontheirplight.Isimplydon’tthinkIcouldimaginehowtheirlifeis,withouthavingplayedthegame”.

ProjectManagerandGameLeaderArnarBenjamínKristjánssonwasimpressedbythededicationoftheIrishteamandexpressedhisconfidenceintheirabilitytobringitbacktoIrelandsuccessfully:“TheIrishteamdidextremelywellandI’mveryproudofthem,Ithinktheywillbegoodinstructorsandtheyhavemysealofapproval.Andthatsealisnotgivenouttoanybody;peoplemustreallydeserveittogetit.”

TheIcelandicRedCrosshavebeenrunningthegameinIcelandsince1999,butthisinternationaltrainingwasconceivedin2008whenArnarBenjamínKristjánsson(IcelandicRedCross)andMartinaVertuccio(ItalianRedCross)decidedtotrytopromotethegametootherRedCrossNationalSocietiesinEurope.Withthem,theIcelandicteamspentmonthstranslatingthegamematerialsandorganisingthelogisticsandrolloutofthegamebeforecontactingthefourotherparticipatingcountriestoapplytotheEuropeanYouthOfficeforfunding.

IrishRedCrossYouthplantolaunchtheprogrammein2012inIrelandsothatallofouryoungmemberscanshareinthisvaluableexperience.TheprogrammewillcomplementourexistingPositiveImagesproject,whichisaimedatpromotingpositiveattitudesamongyoungpeopletowardsvulnerablemigrants,aswellasraisingawarenessofdevelopmentissuesandenablingexchangesoflearningacrosstheEU.

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ThereareRedCrossorRedCrescentNationalSocietiesin186countriesworldwide.Mosthaveeitherayouthsectionorarecognisedroleforyoungpeopleintheiractivities.

Surveysestimatethatthereare80millionRedCrossandRedCrescentYouthmembersthroughouttheworld.RedCrossYouthisanintegralpartoftheRedCrossSociety.Ithasanimportantroletoplayinimprovingtheworldandseekingtheestablishmentofuniversalpeace.

RedCrossYouthactivitiesenablememberstoparticipatetodayintheformationoftomorrow’sworldandsupporttheminthepracticalrealisationofthegoalsetoutbythefounderoftheRedCross,HenryDunantwhenhesaidonthebattlefieldofSolferino“Allmenareourbrothers”.

HereinIreland,theNationalYouthWorkingGroupandYouthDepartmentareresponsibleforlookingafterIrishRedCrossYouth–whichconsistsofallIrishRedCrossmembersbetween5&25yearsofage.

HIV AWARENESS PROGRAMMEFollowingonfromtrainingprovidedforYouthleadersinearly2011bytheDublinAIDSAlliance(DAA),IrishRedCrossYouthdevelopedtheIrishRedCross’firstHIVAwarenessProgramme,whichaimstoreachapproximately50%ofIrish

RedCrossYouthmembersin2012withinformationonHIVanditspreventionaswellasfightingstigmatowardspeoplelivingwithHIV.

Addingtotheachievement,theprogrammewasdeclaredwinnerof2011InternationalFederationYouthAwardinthecategoryof“Healthyyouthmakeahealthyworld”.TheprogrammewillraiseawarenessofHIVandAIDSrelatedissues,focusingonpreventingnewinfectionand

endingstigma.DiscussingHIVwithyoungpeoplecanbeseenasasensitiveissue,howeverinformationcansavelives,andtheIrishRedCrosswilladapttheprogrammeinordertorespectreligiousandculturalsensitivities.Thecoursewillbeavailableinthreeversions,targetingseparateagegroups;under15,

15–17andover18yearsold,ensuringthatthematerialsareappropriatetothedifferentagegroups.

“Thisprogrammewasselectedbecausenotonlydoesitusedifferentkindsofmethodstoengageyoungpeople,butcanbeadaptedtosuitdifferenttargetgroupsinthecommunity.It’sclearthattheIrishRedCrossthoughtaboutthisinadvance,”saysRuut-MaariaMattsson,responsibleforyouthdevelopmentattheIFRC’sGenevaoffice.

VolunteeryouthleadersofRedCrosswillbetrainedaspeereducators,furthertrainingotheryouthmembersandvolunteers.Inthefirst12monthsoftheprogramme,theIrishRedCrosshopestotrainatleasthalfoftheiryouthvolunteersthroughthisinitiative.NootherHIV/AIDSawarenesstrainingInIrelandisreachingaslargeagroupofpeopleundertheageof25throughasingleprogramme.ThisagegroupistargetedastheyareatthehighestriskofcontractingHIV;almost50percentofnewinfectionsareamongyoungpeople.

KevinBrennan,memberoftheNationalYouthWorkingGroupandProgrammeLeadfortheHIVAwarenessProgramme

IRISH RED CROSS YOUTH


EURCYN (European Union Red Cross Youth Network)TheIrishRedCrossNationalYouthWorkingGroupishonoredtobeChairoftheEURCYNCo-ordinationgroupwhichconsistsof5NationalSocietiesandrepresents30RedCrossandRedCrescentYouthDepartmentsintheEU.TheEURCYNisdesignedtocarryoutadvocacyonbehalfofyouthintheNationalSocietiesoftheEuropeanUnionandtheEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation.Thenetworkismadeupof30NationalSocietieswhichcloselycooperatewiththeRedCross/EUOfficebothtoenhancetheparticipationofyoungpeopleindecisionmakingandtobenefitfrompartnershipsandfundingopportunitiesatEUlevel.

TheobjectiveofthisyouthnetworkistostrengthentheNationalSocietiesyouthprogrammesandstructuresbydevelopingyouthnetworksinordertosharerelevantknowledgeandexperienceamongyouthleaderswhocanensureamultipliereffectbyempoweringsocieties’youthvolunteersandimplementingresponsiveprogrammestoimprovethelivesorvulnerablepeopleintheircommunity.

The2011annualmeetingwasheldinDublinandwasattendedby16EuropeanNationalSocieties.ThethemeofthemeetingwasMigrationandthemainprojectfortheweekendwasfinalisingaMigrationPolicyPaperwhichwillbepresentedbyNationalSocietiestotheirMEPsandatthePERCOmeeting.Thesegoalsareattainedbyregularinformationexchange,bothbye-communicationandanannualmeeting,andpolicy-orientedactivities.EveryyeartheyouthpolicyandprogrammesoftheEUarediscussedandaproperactionplanadopted.

The National Youth Challenge-tookplaceon16thApril2011inHeywoodCommunityCollege,CoLaoiswhereatotalof404participantsandLeadersfrom16AreastookpartinsuchgamesasParachute,Buzzer,RedCrossPrinciples,EggandSpoonRace,FancyDressRelay,ToxicWasteandHulaHoopsGamesandalsotookpartinaGrandFinale.

NATIONAL YOUTH CAMP 2011TheNationalYouthCamptookplaceon29th/30th/31stJulyand1stAugust201185youngmembersplus24leadersfrom11branchesattendedthiscamp.

Theweekendwasfullofactivityforbothyoungmembersandtheirleaders.Landandwateractivitiesconsistedofhillwalking,abseiling,obstaclecourse,gorgewalking,windsurfingandkayaking.Theyoungpeople,organisedinto5groups,gotinvolvedwiththesixworkshopswhichranovertheweekendnamely(1)RaidCrossProgramme,(2)Individualswithdisabilities(3)TheRedCrossPrinciplesMysteryCourse.Intheevenings,teambuildingexercisestookplacesuchasofvolleyballandrounders.OntheSaturdayeveningaCampFire/SingSongtookplaceandwasahugesuccess.

AnorienteeringandteamchallengetookplaceontheSundayandalsogrouppresentationstookplaceregardingtheBullyingWorkshop.Presentationsoftrophies,medalsanda“YoungPersonoftheCamp”awardtookplace,followedbyadisco.

ThiscampwasextremelysuccessfulduetothecooperationofYouthWorkingGroupMembers,LeadersandStaff.

TheIrishRedCrossNationalYouthForum2011tookplaceonSaturday

12thNovember2011attheSheratonHotelinAthlonewhereover200youngmembersandtheirleadersweregiventheopportunitytoexpresstheirviewsonawiderangeofissuesandtocontributetotheoveralldevelopmentofIrishRedCrossYouth.TheaimsofthegatheringincludeensuringthatyoungmembersoftheRedCrosshaveavoice,facilitatingtheexchangeofexperiencesanddevelopingnetworksforyoungmembers,exploringthefutureoftheIrishRedCrossYouthandestablishingpriorities,encouragingactiveparticipationandcelebratingachievements.

ThepositionofYouthRepresentativefortheCentralCouncilwascreatedaspartofthenewgovernancestructureoftheIrishRedCross.Thefivenomineeswereinvitedtoaddressthevotingmembers,atthenationalYouthForum,aboutwhytheyfelttheywerethebestnomineetorepresentthem.

Mr.GregLyonswasdeclaredthewinner.

Youngmembersalsogottheopportunitytovoteonmotionsthatwererelevanttothemasyoungmembers.Workshopswerealsorunduringthedaywhereyoungmembersandtheirleadersattended,i.e.:• CadetandYouththefuturetogether• HelpingYOUTHtoCare• PositiveImages• TheRulesofWar• YouthRedCrossProgrammeUpdates

POSITIVE IMAGESSubsequenttothesuccessful2010applicationtotheBritishRedCrossforagranttoassistintherunningofPositiveImagesaspartoftheYouthDepartment’sdiversityandnondiscriminationprogramme,2011sawPositiveImagesimplementedacrossthecountry.

Leadersfrombrancheswereinvolvedinthepilotphaseoftheprojectandthediversitysub-groupdevelopedatrainingcourseforyouthleadersandeducators.Thecourseaimstointroducethesubjectmatterandgiveyouthleadersachancetoseethetoolkitandactivitiesinaction.Inadditionthetrainingprovidesaspaceforfrankandinsightfuldiscussionaboutthemanysensitiveissuesthatemergewhendealingwithsuchissuesasracism,prejudiceanddiscrimination.AtrainingmanualwasdesignedwithadditionalinformationforanIrishcontexttobeusedinconjunctionwiththeexistingtoolkit.

DuringtheyeartrainingcoursestookplaceinLimerick,Cork,DublinandDonegalandatotalof32IrishRedCrossMembersfrom14branchesweretrainedinthedelivery


oftheproject.Thecoursewasalsomadeavailabletonon-RedCrossyouthleaders,teachersandothereducators,7ofwhomtookpartintrainingcourses.EvaluationofthetrainingcommencedinNovember2011,theresultsofwhichwillbeavailablein2012.

Inadditiontothetraining,ongoingsupportisofferedtoyouthleadersinvolvedwiththeproject.Amonthlynewsletterisproducedwhichcompilesmediareports,events,andresourcesofrelevance.

AnumberofbrancheshavebeenveryactiveinimplementingPositiveImagesandorganisingassociatedevents.TheMuffbranchforexampleheldasuccessfulculturaldiversitynightinNovemberwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsinthecommunityshowcasingfood,music,languageandtraditionsfromtheirculture.

AspartoftheongoingprocessofraisingtheawarenessofIrishRedCrossYouthandoftheprogrammesweoffertoyoungpeople,PositiveImagesfeaturedattheIrishRedCrossStandattheEuropeanYearoftheVolunteerRoadShow.ThiseventtookplaceinEuropeanHouse,Dublinon22ndAugustaspartoftheEuropeanCommission’sseriesofpubliceventsacrossEuropetopromotethevalueofvolunteering.AsidefrominformationbeingavailableattheIrishRedCrossStand,thePositiveImagesProjectOfficerrananhourlongpublicworkshopattheevent.

TheBritishRedCrossfundedphaseoftheprojectcametoanendinlateAugust.AfinalnarrativereportwassubmittedtotheBritishRedCrossinSeptember,followedbyafinalfinancialreportinNovember.Mostoftheprojecttargetsweremet,withsomebeingsurpassed

suchasthetargettoinformandeducate250youngpeople.Approximatelydoublethisfigurewasreachedduring2011.

Tomarkthecloseofthegrantfundedphaseoftheproject,theleadEuropeanPartners,theBritishRedCrossheldathreedayconferenceentitled‘HumanityinAction’inLondonfrom5th–7thOctober.ThePositiveImagesProjectOfficerattendedday2and3oftheconferenceandpresentedtheIrishRedCross’sexperiencesofimplementingtheprojectwithinthebranchnetwork.

PositiveImagesalsofeaturedatanumberofyoutheventsintheyouthcalendarsuchastheYouthChallenge(April)andtheYouthForum(November).Attheyouthchallengeoneoftheday’sactivitiescamefromthePositiveImagestoolkit.TheYouthForumsawthreeworkshops

onthedayrelatedtoPositiveImages;oneleader’sworkshop,whichoutlinedtheprojectandpresentedwaysitcanbeintegratedintoyouthactivitiesatbranchlevel;andtwoworkshopsforyoungpeoplewhichgavethematasteofsomeoftheactivitiesfromtheproject.Inaddition,anumberofstationsinthe‘InteractiveRoom’drewonthekeymessagesofthePositiveImagesProject.

OPTIONS/Gasice PartnershipTheIrishRedCrossandScoutingIrelandattendedafunctionon11thMarch2011organisedbyGAISCEatArasanUachtarain.InconjunctionwithGaisce,IrishRedCrossrecentlyorganisedtrainingforYouthLeaderswhowishtobecomePALS(PresidentAwardsLeaders).ThetrainingprovidespotentialPALSwithideasandguidelinestomotivatetheyoungpeopleintheirunit,branchorareatoparticipateeffectivelyinGaisce,ThePresident’sAward.

Partnership with Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO)TheIrishRedCrossiscontinuingtoengagewiththeINTOinrelationtoLessonPlanstointroducetheIrishRedCrossintoPrimarySchools.10schoolsarepilotingtheselessonsplansandafullevaluationwillbefinalisedbyearlyJanuary2012.

Garda VettingTheIrishRedCrosshasapprovedtheIrishRedCrossGardaVettingPolicywhichisavailableonthewebsitewww.redcross.ie.

CHILD PROTECTIONAnextra300membershavebeentrainedinbothLevel1and2ofChildProtectionTrainingduring2011.TheNationalChildProtectionStrategyGroupisworkingonproducinganewChildProtectionPolicyfortheIrishRedCrossinlinewiththenewChildrenFirstGuidelines.IthascompletedaChildProtectionTrainerManualforLevel1;aLevel2ChildProtectionTrainerManualisbeingworkedon.

TheIrishRedCrossiscommittedtotheprotectionofthesafetyandwelfareofallourvolunteersandthosewithwhomwecomeincontactwithduringtheprovisionofourservices.Inourcontactwithyoungpeople,ahugeamountofgoodworkisundertakenbydedicatedadultvolunteerswiththesupportandassistanceofstaff.TheIrishRedCrossalsohasaresponsibility:1. Toensurethesafetyandwelfareofall

youngpeoplewithwhomwecomeincontactbothasmembersandrecipientsofourservices;

2. Tosupportouradultvolunteersandstaffintheirwork;

3. Toimprovecurrentpracticetosafeguardyoungpeoplefromabuseorharm;

4. Toprovideallvolunteersandstaffwiththetraining,skillsandknowledgetoenablethemtoprotectthemselvesandtheyoungpeoplewithwhomtheywork.

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OUR WORK INTERNATIONALLY

2011

Name Location Role Red Cross Red From Crescent Movement

SiobhanMcGee Malawi ProgrammeDevelopmentandResourceMobilisation IrishRedCross/MalawiRC Ireland

SusannaCunningham TheMaldives HeadofDelegation IFRC Ireland

SeamusMeagher Afghanistan VehicleFleetManager ICRC Ireland

RobertWhelan Afghanistan OperationalCommunications ICRC Ireland

JohnRoche India HeadofIndiaOffice IFRC Ireland

GaryBuchanan SriLanka Logistician ICRC Ireland

Iraq Logistician ICRC Ireland

StephenRyan Malaysia YouthCommunications IFRC Ireland

India CommunicationsOfficer IFRC Ireland

VivienLusted Iraq HealthDelegate ICRC Ireland

JoeLowry Hungary EuropeZoneCommunicationsManager IFRC Ireland

MichelParadis Niger CountryRepresentative IrishRedCross Canada

TaoPierreJuniorDie Niger FinanceandAdministration IrishRedCross IvoryCoast

CharlesMampasu Niger ProgrammeCoordinator IrishRedCross Democratic Republic ofCongo

OUR INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL


Ourinternationalpersonnel,inclosecooperationandpartnershipwithourtrustedlocalstaff,representthefrontlineintheplanninganddeliveryofredcrossredcrescentresponsetohumanitariancrisesacrosstheglobe.Oftentheirworkingconditionsarefarfromcomfortableandtheyworkselflesslyforthebenefitofothers.Wetakethisopportunitytoacknowledgetheiroftenunseencontribution,aswellasthoseofpersonnelpast,insavinglivesandreducinghumansufferingwhereveritmaybe.

RESTORING FAMILY LINKS (RFL)OurRestoringFamilyLinks(RFL)programmeencompassesarangeofactivitiesundertakenbytheRedCrossworldwide.Itaimstorestoreandmaincontactbetweenfamilieswhohavebeenseparatedbyarmedconflict,politicalupheaval,naturaldisasterormigration.TheIrishRedCrossRFLserviceisofferedinco-operationwitharangeofdiversepartnersinIrelandandinternationallyincludingUNandGovernmentbodies,civilsocietyorganisationsandpartnersintheRedCrossRedCrescentMovement.

RFL STRATEGIC DIRECTIONTheyear2011markedthebeginningoftheimplementationoftheSociety’sRFLStrategy2011-2016withinitialstepsfocussedonengagingwithourbranchmembershipas

ameansforthefirsttimetoregionalise,andhencemakemoreaccessible,ourhithertoDublinbasedservices.OutreachfocussedonCorkandGalway,thosegeographicallocations

mostconducivetotheneedsofserviceusers,andourvolunteersintheseregionswillreceivetrainingandon-goingsupportforthelaunchofourexpandedservicesin2012.

PARTICIPATING IN OUR GLOBAL NETWORKExpansionofourservicesathomewascomplementedbyastrengtheningofourengagementwithstakeholdersinternationally.TheSocietyjoinedthePlatformforEuropeanRedCross

CooperationonRefugees,AsylumSeekersandMigrants(PERCO)whichprovidesaframeworkforcooperationandnetworkingamongRedCrossmembersinEuropeinsupportofinstitutionalcapacitybuilding,strengtheningindividualandcollectiveadvocacyeffortsatnationalandEuropeanlevelsandpromotingtolerance,andfightingagainstracism,xenophobiaandsocialexclusion.AndtheIrishRedCrossalsoreachedouttoglobalRedCrossRedCrescentpartnersattheannualmeetingofRFLpartnersfromaroundtheworldhostedbytheICRC.

MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING OUR ExISTING SERVICESInteractionwithandsupportfromourpartnersgloballyhasbeeninvaluableinmaintaininganddevelopingthequalityandefficiencyofourexistingactivitieswhichinclude:

Tracing Service:TheIrishRedCrosstracingservicebringshopebytracingfamilymemberswhosewhereaboutsareunknown.Thedemandforthisservicegrewbymorethan60%in2011.

Red Cross Messaging Service:TheIrishRedCrossMessagingServicefacilitatescontactbetweenfamilymemberswhennormalcommunicationshavebrokendownasaconsequenceofcrises.

Health & Welfare Reports:SuchreportsareprovidedwiththeassistanceofourglobalRedCrossRedCrescentnetworktoassistconcernedfamilymembersinensuringthewell-beingoffamilymemberslivingabroadwhomaybeill,elderlyordetained.

Travel Documents:IrishRedCrosscanassistrefugeesanddisplacedorstatelesspersons,withoutappropriatepersonaldocumentation,attainaspecialtraveldocumentfromtheICRCtopermittraveltoacountrythathasformallyexpressedwillingnesstoreceivethem.

Family Reunification Travel Assistance Programme:TravelAssistanceisprovidedtobringtoIrelandfamilymembersofrefugeesresidinginIrelandunderaUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)grantprogrammeadministeredinIrelandbytheIrishRedCross.ReunitedfamilymembersarefurtherassistedintheirnewlivesinIrelandthroughourFamilyReunificationSupportProgramme.

RESTORING FAMILY LINKS (RFL)

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HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT POLICYInadditiontothedirectdeliveryorsupporttohumanitarianaidanddevelopmentactionacrosstheglobe,IrishRedCrossalsostrivestoremainactiveinwiderdiscoursebothwithinandbeyondthe

internationalRedCrossRedCrescentMovement.InadditiontoourspecificengagementonIHLdiscussedelsewhereinthisreport,theSocietyisactiveina

numberofforawhichprovideopportunitytobothinfluence,aswellaslearnfrom,theactivities,achievementsandchallengesofothers.

InIreland,IrishRedCrossisamemberofDóchas,theassociationofIrishNon-GovernmentalDevelopmentOrganisations,whichprovidesaforumforconsultationandco-operationbetweenitsmembersandhelpsthemspeakwithasinglevoiceondevelopmentissues.InadditiontoprovidingadhocsupporttoDóchaswheneverpossible,theSocietyisrepresentedontheLivelihoodsandHumanitarianAidWorkingGroupofDóchasandisalsoamemberoftheIrishJointConsortiumonGenderBasedViolencewhichcomprisesIrishhumanrights,humanitariananddevelopmentorganisations,IrishAidandtheIrishDefenceForces,allworkingtogethertoaddressgenderbasedviolence.Itsoverallaimistopromotetheadoptionofacoherentandcoordinatedresponsetogenderbasedviolence(GBV)which

includedoverthecourseoftheyearparticipationinthedevelopmentofIreland’sNationalActionPlanonWomen,PeaceandSecurity.

WithintheRedCrossRedCrescentMovement,IrishRedCrosslinksitsdomesticengagementwithotherpartnersandhasbeenalong-timecontributortotheon-goingdevelopmentofanewInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSociety(IFRC)GenderStrategyandwasanactiveadvocateinpromotingparticularcommitmenttomainstreamgenderandviolencepreventionwithRedCrossmembersatour2011InternationalStatutoryMeetings.TheSocietyalsosupported,asitdoeseachyear,thepublicationoftheIFRCWorldDisastersReport,anannualpublicationthatprovidesacomprehensiveanalysisoftheworld’shumanitariancriseswhichin2011focussedonthethemeofHungerandMalnutrition.

Internationally,theIrishRedCrosscontinuedtopartnerwithBritishRedCrossintheCommunicatingwithDisasterAffectedCommunities(CDAC)Network,aforumwherehumanitarian,accountability,media,andinformationandtechnologystakeholderscanmeettodevelopandpartnerindevelopingbestpracticeforaideffectiveness,communityparticipationandownership,andaccountabilitytothosecommunitiesweseektoserve.

INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAWInternationalHumanitarianLaw(IHL)isasetofruleswhichseek,forhumanitarianreasons,tolimittheeffectsofarmedconflictonpeopleandobjects.Alsoknownasthe‘LawofArmedConflict’orthe‘LawofWar’,IHLprotectscivilians,thesickandwoundedandotherpeopleeithernottakingpart,ornolongertakingpartinhostilitiesandrestrictsthemeans


andmethodsofwarfare.RespectforIHLsaveslives,reducessufferingandensuresprotectionofhumandignity.TheRedCrossplaysanimportantroleinthedisseminationofIHL,acrosstheglobe.

Theyear2011sawtheIrishRedCrossbuildonpreviousstepstakeninitstasktopromoteanddisseminateIHLwhen,inpartnershipwiththeInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC),itfacilitatedastudyonCustomaryIHLinIrelandaswellasastudyonthecompatibilityofIrishlegislationwithIHL.TheSocietyalsocontinuedtoparticipateintheIrishNationalCommitteeonIHLandcontributedtotheconsultationprocessonIreland’sNationalActionPlanonUNSecurityCouncilResolution1325(asitpertainedtoIHL).

Forthefirsttime,theIrishRedCrosshostedameetingofRedCrossLegalAdvisersfromacrossEurope.ThissignificantengagementwithpartnerswascomplementedbyadditionalvoluntarycapacityatHead

OfficeincludingpartnershipwiththeMastersProgrammeinHumanitarianActionatUniversityCollegeDublin(UCD)toundertakeastudyonIHLandYouthanddevelopourdisseminationactivities.SubsequentlytheSocietyestablishedmoreformallythevoluntaryroleoftheIHLDisseminationCoordinator.

IrishRedCrossalsohadtwocandidateschosentoattendtheprestigiousannualInternationalHumanitarianLawCoursewhichtakesplaceeachsummerinWarsawasajointinitiativebetweentheICRCandthePolishRedCourse.

InSeptember,thesecandidates,alongwithotherIHLeruditesgatheredforthreedaysoftraininginthedisseminationofIHLaspartofeffortstoestablishanIrishRedCrossVoluntaryIHLDisseminationGroup.Thistrainingwasconductedwithsupport

fromtheGermanRedCrossaswellastheICRC,theIrishDefenceForces,TrinityCollegeDublinandtheIrishCentreforHumanRightsinUniversityCollege,Galway.MembersofthegroupsubsequentlyundertookbothformalandinformalIHLdisseminationinitiativesincludingaworkshopforyouthleadersattheIrishRedCrossYouthForuminNovember,visitstoourbranchnetworkaswellastothebroaderhumanitariansectorinIreland.

InNovember,IrishRedCrosshostedaconferenceentitledIHLandHumanitarianActionwhichaddressedtheneedforrespectfortheprotectionofhumanitarianactorsprovidingassistanceinsituationsofarmedconflict.SpeakersincludedrepresentativesfromtheICRC,theIrishDefenceForces,academicinstitutionsandthemedia.TheconferencewasattendedbyacrosssectionofIrishorganisationsengaged,directlyandindirectly,intheprovisionofhumanitarianassistanceinsituationsofarmedconflict.

TheyearendedwiththeestablishmentofanadditionalIHLdisseminationforumwiththefirstofournewparticipatoryIHLRoundtableDiscussionstakingplaceinDublininlateDecember.Theseroundtablesareaimedatacademics,practitioners,studentsandanymembersofthepublicwithaninterestinIHL.

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SriLanka

Myanmar

Malaysia

Palestine

Djibouti

Pakistan

China Japan

IndiaHaiti

Indonesia

NewZealand

Philippines

Israel

Niger

Libya

Kenya

Somalia

Tanzania

IvoryCoast

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Iraq

Maldives

Malawi

Ireland

Hungary

HAITI

PROFILEAREA

27,750 KM2

POPULATION

9.801 MILLIONINFANTMORTALITYRATE

5%LIVEBIRTHS:1000

LIFEEXPECTANCY

62.5 YEARSMEN:61.15YEARSWOMEN:63.89YEARS

ADULTLITERACYRATE

52.9%PEOPLEUSINGANIMPROVEDWATERSOURCE

63% HUMANDEVELOPMENTINDEX

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HAITIOnJanuary12th2010,adevastatingearthquakeofmagnitude7.0ontheRichterscalestrucktheCaribbeanislandofHaiti.Theearthquake’sepicentrewasjust15kmsouth-westofthecountry’scapitalPort-au-Prince.AccordingtostatisticsfromtheGovernmentofHaiti,theimpactleftsome300,000peopledeadand2.3millionpeopledisplaced.Atfurther300,000peoplewerereportedinjured.

International Red Cross Movement ResponseTheInternationalFederationoftheRedCrossandRedCrescentSociety(IFRC)HaitiEarthquakeoperationwasthelargestsingle-countryoperationinthehistoryoftheRedCrossMovement.21EmergencyResponseUnits(ERUs)alongwithstaffandvolunteersfrom59RedCrossRedCrescentnationalsocietiesfromacrosstheglobeweredeployedtorespondtothebasicneedsoftheearthquakeaffectedpopulation.

Bytheendof2011,thereweremanytangiblesignsofprogressbutconcernspersistedaboutthescaleofthechallengesremaining.Thesizeofthepopulationofthosedisplacedandresidingintemporaryortransitionalcamps,forexample,onceestimatedtobeupto1.5millionpeople,hadreducedbyalmosttwothirdsbutthewell-beingofthosewhohadmovedon

wasnotalwayswellknown.Anddespitetheimmediatebasicmaterialneedsofmanybeingmet,theissueofprotectionwasaprioritythatprevailedformanyofthosewithoutsafeandalternativemeansofshelter.Healthcareinparticularwasanissue.

Priortotheearthquake,itwasestimatedthatthereweresome120,000peoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSinHaiti,ofwhom53percentwerethoughttobewomen.Followingtheearthquake,conditionsconducivetoincreasedriskofHIVtransmissionincreasedwerematchedbyevidenceofincreasedlevelsofinter-personalviolenceincludinggender-basedviolence.

Irish Red Cross ResponseAftertheearthquake,theHaitianRedCrosssupportedtheMinistryofHealthintheprovisionofessentialservicesincludingeffortstoreduceriskofHIVtransmissionandreducestigmaanddiscriminationandsupportforpeoplelivingwithHIV.TheIrishRedCrosssupportedtheadditionalrecruitmentofdedicatedHIV/AIDSandViolencePreventionpersonneltosupporttheHaitianRedCrossandotherRedCrossMovementpartners.ThesespecialistshelpedbuildlocalandinstitutionalcapacityandensuredthatHIVandViolencePreventioninitiativeswerecoordinatedandintegratedacrossarangeofrelatedresponsedisciplinesandactorsformaximumimpact.


SriLanka

Myanmar

Malaysia

Palestine

Djibouti

Pakistan

China Japan

IndiaHaiti

Indonesia

NewZealand

Philippines

Israel

Niger

Libya

Kenya

Somalia

Tanzania

IvoryCoast

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Iraq

Maldives

Malawi

Ireland

Hungary

HORN OF AFRICA TheHornofAfrica(HoA)encompassingtheareaofSomalia,Ethiopia,Eritrea,DjiboutiandKenyaisoneofthemostfoodinsecureregionsintheworld,characterisedbyfrequentdroughtsandconflict.

In2011,thecombinationoffailedseasonalrains,soaringfoodpricesandprotractedconflictculminatedinaseverefoodcrisiswhichaffectedfourmillionpeopleinSomaliaandcausedaninfluxofupto800,000refugeesinKenyaandEthiopia.Thelivelihoods,foodandlivestocksecurityandhealthofafurther8,600,000peopleacrosstheentireHoAwereaffectedcreatingstillfurthervulnerabilityforthefutureahead.

International Red Cross Movement ResponseTheSomaliRedCrescentSociety(SRCC),withsupportfromtheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC),carriedoutemergencyfooddistributionsin2011toover917,000peopleinsouthernandcentralSomaliaandprovidedfarmerswithseedsandagriculturaltoolstoboostagriculturalproductivitytostaveofffurtherreducedcerealandfoodproduction.Otheraffectedcommunitiesweresupportedthroughcash-for-workprogrammes.TheSRCCalsodistributedessentialhouseholditemsto

over260,000peoplenewlydisplacedbytheconflictordroughtinSomalia.

Inaddition,theSRCCmountedalarge-scalewatertruckingoperationbenefitingupto700,000personsandtheirlivestockandrenovatedandrepaired46waterpointsensuringaccesstosafeandcleanwaterforafurther160,000people.

Irish Red Cross ResponseInresponse,theIrishRedCrossprovidedfinancialassistancetotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)tosupport11newoutpatienttherapeuticfeedingprogramsand9mobilehealthteams,whichprovidedtreatmenttoover27,800severelymalnourishedchildren.

TheIrishRedCrossalsoprovidedfinancialsupporttotheKenyaRedCrossSocietyandtheSudaneseRedCrescentSocietiestostrengthenlocalcapacitytorespondtodisastersinthefuture.

HORN OF AFRICA

PROFILEAREA

1.883 MILLION Km2

POPULATION

160 MILLIONLOCATED

East AfricaREGION

Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya SomaliaEritrea

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SriLanka

Myanmar

Malaysia

Palestine

Djibouti

Pakistan

China Japan

IndiaHaiti

Indonesia

NewZealand

Philippines

Israel

Niger

Libya

Kenya

Somalia

Tanzania

IvoryCoast

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Iraq

Maldives

Malawi

Ireland

Hungary

IVORY COAST

PROFILEAREA

322,463 Km2

POPULATION


6.32%LIVEBIRTHS:1000

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COTE D’IVOIRETensionsfollowingtheNovember2010presidentialelectioninCoted’Ivoireescalatedtoarmedconflictin2011triggeringlarge-scaledisplacementsandthousandsofdeathsthatimpactedupontheneighboringcountriesofBurkinaFaso,Ghana,Guinea,MaliandespeciallyLiberiawheremanyIvoiriansfoundrefuge.

Red Cross ResponseTheRedCrossSocietyofCôted’Ivoire,supportedbytheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC),respondedtotheneedsofthosedisplacedbyprovidingbasicessentialsintheformoffood,householditemsanddrinkingwaterandsupplieditemscriticaltothedeliveryofservicesofmorethan100medicalcentres.

Irish Red Cross ResponseInresponse,theIrishRedCrossprovidedfinancialassistancetotheICRCtoensureaccesstobasicwaterandsanitationservicesessentialtopreventingtheoutbreakofdisease.Overthecourseoftheyear,some11,000wellswerechlorinatedservingover223,000peopleaffectedbythecrisis.ICRCalsoinstalledandrepairedwatertankstoimproveaccesstodrinkingwaterforover45,000displacedpersonsanddelivered4,000tonnesoflimewhichwasusedtopurifywatermakingconsumptionsafeforanestimatedfivemillionpeopleamongstthegeneralpopulation.

Irish Red CrossAnnualReport2011 SriLanka

Myanmar

Malaysia

Palestine

Djibouti

Pakistan

China Japan

IndiaHaiti

Indonesia

NewZealand

Philippines

Israel

Niger

Libya

Kenya

Somalia

Tanzania

IvoryCoast

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Iraq

Maldives

Malawi

Ireland

Hungary

MALAWIMalawiisalandlockedcountryandrankedoneofthepoorestintheworldwithapopulationof14.4millionpeople,anestimated64%ofwhomlivebelowthepovertylineonlessthanonedollarperday.Itishighlyvulnerabletoarangeofshocksandhazardsincludingnaturaldisasterssuchasdroughts,floodsandstormsaswellasoutbreaksofdisease,airandwaterpollutionandeconomicshocks.

AnestimatedonemillionpeoplearelivingwithHIVinMalawiIncludinganestimated89,000children.OfMalawi’sonemillionorphans,500,000havelostoneorbothparentstoHIV/AIDS.Withoutparentalprotection,thesechildrenareexposedtoneglect,abuse,exploitationandlackaccesstobasicnecessitiesandservices.

TheIrishRedCrosshasbeenworkinginpartnershipwiththeMalawiRedCrosssince2003primarilyinsupportofHIV/AIDSandfoodsecurityrelatedprogrammeswhileatthesametimestrengtheningthecapacityoftheMalawiRedCross.

During2011,withfinancialsupportprovidedbyIrishAidandtheInternationalFederationoftheRedCrossRedCrescentSocieties,ouractivitieshavefocussedmainlyonthepreventionofHIV/AIDSthrougheducationandcommunicationinitiativestargeting10,000peopleofreproductiveage(15-49)whilealsoprovidingtreatmentcareandsupportto400peopleconfinedtotheirhomesbytheinfection.Afurther1,000orphanedandvulnerablechildrenweresupportedthrough4CommunityBasedChildcareCentres(CBCC)constructedbytheIrishRedCrossinpreviousyears.

Inaddition,wehaveprovidedsupporttosmallfarmersthroughthesupplyofassortedfruittreestoenhanceandincreaseproductionoffoodandcashcrops.Fruittreeswerealsodistributedtothe4CBCC’stocreatecommunalgardensinordertoincreasethenutritionalintakeofattendingchildren.

MALAWI

PROFILEAREA

118,484 Km2

POPULATION


7.9%LIVEBIRTHS:1000

LIFEEXPECTANCY


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SriLanka

Myanmar

Malaysia

Palestine

Djibouti

Pakistan

China Japan

IndiaHaiti

Indonesia

NewZealand

Philippines

Israel

Niger

Libya

Kenya

Somalia

Tanzania

IvoryCoast

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Iraq

Maldives

Malawi

Ireland

Hungary

NIGER

PROFILEAREA

1.267 MILLION Km2

POPULATION


11%LIVEBIRTHS:1000

LIFEEXPECTANCY


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NIGERTheIrishRedCrosshasbeenactiveinNiger,frequentlyrankedastheworld’spoorestcountry,since2005,respondingthentoanespeciallyseverefoodshortageofthatyear.Inthesubsequentyears,IrishRedCrosshasestablishedNigerasitsprioritycountryofinterventionontheAfricancontinentworkingtoaddresstheunderlyingcausesofvulnerabilityandbuildlocalresilience.

Ouractivitiesin2011wereundertakenwiththegeneroussupportoftheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocieties(IFRC)andIrishAid.Targetingover26,000peopleacrosssome45villages,ourprogrammeaimedspecificallytoimprovelocalfoodsecurityintheregionofZinderthroughcapacitybuildingofourlocalpartners,theNigerRedCross,agriculturalextension,andstrengtheningoflocallivelihoodstrategiesaswellaslocalcommunity-basedearlywarningsystems.

Ouragriculturalextensionactivitiesincludedtrainingonanimalhusbandryandcropproductionincludingtheestablishmentofdemonstrationplotsdesignedtopromote

diversificationinhouseholdfoodproductionandconsequentlyfoodconsumption.Inthiscontext,associationsforwomenwerespeciallycreatedinlowlandcommunitieswithparticularaccesstowaterandproducedharveststomeetfamilyconsumptioninadditiontosurplusesforsaleasameanstogeneratealternativeincomestreams.

Technicalandmanagementsupportwasalsoprovidedto49neworrehabilitatedseedstorageunitsandtheiradministrativecommitteeswhichhelpedsustainaccesstoaffordableseedforfoodproductionwhileanadditional7,761peoplebenefitedfromsafeaccesstocleanwaterthroughtheconstructionoffournewwaterpointsandhygienepromotionactivities.

Inaddition,sixnewcommitteeswereestablishedaspartofabroadernetworktocollectavarietyofdataincludingrainfallandcerealandlivestockpricesaspartofeffortstoidentifyearlyindicatorsofpotentialfoodshortages.Unfortunately,bytheendof2011,fearswererisingofseverefoodshortagesoccurringagainin2012asaresultofpoorcropyields,erraticrainfallandpestinfestations.


JAPAN

JapanisanislandnationwithlongandcomplexcoastlinesandsittingonthePacificRingofFire,earthquakesareacceptedasanormalpartoflife.OnMarch11th,2011,onesuchearthquakemeasuring9.0ontheRichterscalestruckJapan’snortheastcoastline.Damagefromtheearthquakeitselfwasnotimmediatelysignificantbutitgeneratedadevastatingtsunami,withwavesreachingashighas38metres,striking600kilometresofcoastlinedestroyingtownsandcitiesalongthecountry’sPacificshore.TheimpactoftheearthquakeandtsunamialsoresultedinafurthercrisiswhenthreereactorsintheFukushimanuclearplantwereseverelydamagedcausingsevereradiationleaks.

Morethan15,000peoplewerekilledandover400,000werelefthomeless,leadingtomanyhavingtoresideinevacuationcentresandtransitionalshelters.Immediatelyfollowingthedisaster,hundredsofRedCrossvolunteersresponded,workingaroundtheclockinsearchandrescueefforts,providingfirstaid,anddistributingemergencysuppliestothoseaffected.Nearly900medicalteamsweredeployedtooperatemobileclinicsandprovidepsychosocialsupport,anessentialservicetoaddressposttraumaticstressdisorder,depressionandanxietyamongstsurvivors.

ThroughfundsraisedfromourJapaneseTsunamiDisasterAppeal,theIrishRedCrosssupportedtheJapaneseRedCrossreliefandrecoveryprogrammewhichassistedmorethan280,000peopleinneed.

PAKISTAN

MonsoonrainsareanannualoccurrenceinPakistan.However,inthepasttwoyears,thescaleofflashfloodingresultedinwidespreaddestructionkillinghundredsofpeopleandaffectingmillions.Whilethefloodwaterseventuallyreceded,homesweredestroyed,keyassetslostandagriculturalproductionunderminedwhiletheriskoftheoutbreakofwater-bornediseaseincreased.Thisleftthoseaffectedveryvulnerableandexposedtothethreatoffurtherdisasters.

ThePakistanRedCrescentrespondedtosuchvulnerabilitybyprovidingrelieftothoseimmediatelyaffected,aswellaslongertermsupporttothoseontheroadtorecovery,intheformoffood,water,shelterandmedicalcareinadditiontoassistancetoreviveincomegenerationamongstthosewhoselivelihoodsweremostaffected.

IrishRedCrosscontinuedtosupporttheeffortsofthePakistanRedCrescentworkinginfloodaffectedcommunitiesin2011byensuringthedeliveryofessentialwaterandsanitationservices.Workingwithlocalcommunities,RedCrescentvolunteerspromotedtheimportanceofsafehygieneandsanitationpracticesandprovidedbuildingmaterialsandtechnicalsupporttoover700familiestoconstructandinstalllatrines.

SOUTH EAST ASIASouthEastAsiaisgenerallypronetomanynaturaldisasterssuchasearthquakes,floodingandtyphoons.In2011,theIrishRedCrosscontinuedtosupporttheNationalRedCrossSocietiesofChina,MyanmarandthePhilippinestostrengthentheircapacityandpreparednesstorespondtodisasters.Thisincludedpre-positioningofemergencysuppliesandtrainingRedCrossvolunteerstoprovidefirst-aideducationintheircommunities.

ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST

INDONESIATheyear2011sawtheconclusionofoursuccessfulsevenyearpartnershipwithPMI,theIndonesianRedCrossSociety,whichbeganin2005inresponsetothedevastatingIndianOceanearthquakeofDecember2004.Duringthisperiod,IrishRedCrosshassupportedawidediversityofinitiativesinresponsetothatdisaster,mostnotablyintheprovisionofwaterandsanitationinfrastructureandhygienepromotion,communityoutreach,andeducation.Alloftheseactivitiescontributedtothelongertermrehabilitationanddevelopmentofthelivesandcommunitiesofthoseaffected.

EDUCATIONOperationalsince2006,ourSecondaryEducationCashAssistanceProgramme,aimstoensureequalaccessto,and

continuityof,educationforboysandgirlsofschool-goingagewhoseeducationwasinterrupted,orriskedinterruption,asaresultoftheimpactofthe2004Tsunamionfamilyresources.

REBUILDING HEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREIn2011,theprogrammehelpedmorethan450studentstogotoschoolincludingmanywhopreviouslyhadbeenforcedtodropoutoftheeducationsystem.Furthermore,morethan100teachersfrom138schoolsacrossfourdistrictsintheprovinceofAcehreceivedtrainingtargetedattheneedsofstudentsmostlikelytoleaveschoolearly.

COMMUNICATIONIrishRedCrossalsocontinuedtosupportRadioR-PMI,abroadcastradionetworkmanagedbyPMI,whichprovidesaforumfortwowayinformationexchangeandcommunitydialogueintheformofinteractiveradiothroughoutAcehProvince.Dailybroadcastsincludinganewsservice,talkshows,andpublicserviceannouncementshighlightthemesofspecialrelevanceandprovideanopenplatformfordebateanddiscussionamongstcommunitymembersaswellasotherstakeholdersinvolvedinpromotingthecontinueddevelopmentofAceh.EachyearIndonesiaRedCrossrespondstohundredsofdisastereventsandtheradionetworkalsoactsasakeycomponentoflocaldisasterearlywarninginfrastructure.

THE MALDIVESIntheMaldives,violenceagainstchildrenposesanalarmingthreattothesafety,health,dignityandsurvivalofmanychildren.In2009,aNationalViolenceagainstChildrenstudycompletedbyUnicef,foundthat20percentofgirlsand11percentofboysundertheageof18,havebeensexuallyabused,while47percentofchildrenexperiencephysicaloremotionalabuseintheirhomes,schoolsandwithinthecommunityingeneral.

Inresponsetotheseconcerninglevelsofviolence,IrishRedCross,inpartnershipwiththeCanadianRedCrossandtheMaldivesRedCrescentintroducedaviolencepreventioneducationprogrammethrougharesourcetool–“TenStepstoCreatingSafeEnvironments”.Theprogrammeaimstopromotetheknowledgeandskillsofover30,000Maldivianchildren,teachersandparentstoreducesexualandphysicalabuseandotherinter-personal-violenceandbuildhealthierandsafercommunities.

SRI LANKASriLankahas,untilrecenttimes,endured25yearsofinternalconflictleadingtothedeathofmorethan80,000people.Worstaffectedwerethenorthernandeasternregionsofthecountrywhichsufferedfurthertragedyfromtheimpactofthedevastating2004IndianOceanTsunami.Onlysincetheendingofhostilitiesin2009hasmoreextensiveinternationalaidbeenabletoaccessaffected


experience physical

communitiesandassistthosedisplacedtoreturntotheirhomesandbeginthelonganddifficultroadtorecovery.

IrishRedCrosshasbeenactiveinsupportingbothTsunamiandconflictaffectedcommunitiesinSriLankasince2005andmadeconcertedeffortstoensurerealignmentofresourcestothoselongneglectedintheeastandmostnorthofthecountry.

REBUILDING LIVES TheIrishRedCross,inpartnershipwiththeSriLankaRedCross,implementsapost-conflictrecoveryprogrammewhichaimstorebuildlives,livelihoodsandcommunityinfrastructureinconflictaffectedcommunitiesoverthenexttwoyears.Over125familiesbenefittedfromthissupportin2011.

Morethan70,000peoplenowbenefitfromenhancedhealthcareservicesprovidedbynewandimprovedmedicalfacilitiesatChavabasehospitallocatedinJaffnadistrict,NorthernSriLanka.Thehospitalbuildingwhichwasseverelydamagedduringtherecentconflictresultedinreducedaccesstoessentialhealthcareforthelocalpopulation.TheIrishRedCross,inpartnershipwithFinnishRedCross,constructedanewsurgicalandmedicalwarddoublingthecapacityforin-patientsto120bedunits.ThehospitalwasalsonewlyequippedwithvitalmedicalequipmentandwasofficiallyopenedinDecember2011.

Pacific

NEW ZEALANDInFebruary2011,theSouthislandofNewZealand,wasstruckbya6.3magnitudeearthquake10kmsouth-eastofthecityofChristchurchkillingmorethan180peopleandinjuringatleast2,500.Theearthquakecausedwidespreaddamagetoinfrastructurereducingmanythousandsofhomestorubble.

NewZealandRedCrossvolunteersrespondedimmediatelyprovidingfirstaidtothoseinjuredanddistributingessentialreliefitemssuchasblankets,watercontainersandtentstoevacueesmadehomelessandresidingtemporarilyinwelfarecentres.TheRedCrossalsohelpedwiththesearchandrescueoperationandreunitedseparatedfamilymembersaftermorethan45,000peopleregisteredlostcontactwithrelatives.

MoneydonatedthroughIrishRedCross,wasredistributedintheformofhardshipgrantshelpingthousandstorebuildhomesandcommunitiesintheaftermath.

Middle East and North Africa

ISRAEL AND OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

TheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)hasbeenworkinginIsraelandtheOccupiedTerritoriessincethe1967Arab-Israeliwar.ForresidentsoftheGazaStrip,everydayliferemainshardwiththeeasingofIsrael’sblockadeontheterritoryreportedlyhavinglittletangibleeffectonlivingconditionsandcontinuingtorestrictopportunityforemploymentandeconomicgrowth.

Tohelpmeetbasicneedsandbringotherlastingbenefits,theICRCinitiatedanumberofcash-for-workprojectstoprovidesomeformofincomeformorethan12,000peopleintheGazaStripwiththesupportofIrishRedCross.

LIBYASocialunrestspreadacrossmanycountriesintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricain2011.SuchunrestescalatedtoarmedconflictinLibyainMarch2011leavingscoresofpeopledeadandthousandswounded.ManymoreabandonedtheirhomesandfledLibyatoseekrefugeelsewhereincludingTunisiaandEgypt,wheretheInternationalRedCrossMovementprovidedassistance.

AstheonlylocalhumanitarianorganisationoperatingwithinLibya,theLibyanRedCrescentplayedavitalrolerespondingimmediatelytothehumanitariancrisis.Asthesituationdeteriorated,theInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)offeredadditionalsupportprimarilyintheformofmedicalcare,reliefdistributionsandreunitingseparatedfamilymembers.

TheIrishRedCrosssupportedtheactivitiesoftheICRCandLibyanRedCrescentintheprovisionofhumanitarianservicestomorethan300,000affectedcivilians.

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Theearlypartof2011wasdominatedbytheNewZealandearthquakeandtheJapanearthquakeandtsunami.Wehadagreatresponsefromtheexpatcommunitiesofbothcountries,whoorganisedaJerseyDayfundraiser,acollectionattheIrelandvs.Englandrugbymatch,severalothercollectionsaroundthecountry–inDublininparticular–andcreatedalotofsupporteractivityonFacebook.

ThesummerwasdominatedbytheEastAfricaappeal,withlotsofmediaexposureandextremegenerosityfromourlongtermRedCrosssupporters.

Inautumn,towardstheendofOctober,theIrishfloodsgeneratedalargeamountofcallsforassistance,subsequentlyweworkedinpartnershipwithgovernmentrepresentativestosupportthepopulationaffected.Anappealwaslaunchedandwithinoneweekwehaddistributedcashgrantstoover30families.

Throughouttheyear,wealsolaunchedemergencyappealsforLibyaandRegion,thefloodsinPakistantowardstheendofthesummerandinthePhilippinesinDecember.

Ouraimfor2011wastogiveprioritytobuildingagoodrelationshipwithourdonors,whichwetriedtoachievethroughafeedbackmailinginthesummerandanumberofmailingsthroughouttheyear.

WewerealsoamongtheearlyadoptersoftheStatementofGuidingPrinciplesforFundraisinginIreland.

EVENTSOntheJuneBankHolidayMonday,22ladiestookpartintheFloraWomen’sMini-MarathonandintheCorkCityMarathon.Aheartfeltthankyoutoalltheparticipants!WealsorantwoRaffles,oneinspringandoneatChristmas.

NEW ZEALAND – FEBRUARY InFebruary2011thecityofChristchurchwasstruckbya6.3magnitudeearthquake,causingwidespreaddevastationtothecity.Thequakecausedsignificantlossoflifeandinjury,aswell

aswidespreaddamage,burstingsewagelines,damagingbuildingsandhomes,cuttingpowerandtelephonelinestomanyareasofthecity.

JAPAN – MARCHOn11March2011,anearthquakemeasuring9ontheRichterscalestruckofftheeasterncoastofJapan.Theearthquakegeneratedadevastatingtsunami,withwavesestimatedtohavereached38m.Theconsequencesoftheearthquakeandtsunami,intermsofdeaths,injuries,economicandenvironmentaldamagearestillbeingcalculated.

LIBYA AND REGION – MARCHInMarch,violentclashesinLibyalefthundredsofpeopledeadandthousandsinjured.TensofthousandsofpeoplelefttheirhomesandcrossedintoTunisiaandEgypt.

IVORY COAST – APRILBetweenMarchandApril,hundredsofpeoplewerekilledintheIvoryCoastpostelectionviolence.Tensofthousandsofmen,womenandchildrenhadnochoicebuttofleetheirhomes.Onseveraloccasions,variouscommunitieswereseverelyaffectedbythefighting,withhousesdestroyed,propertylootedandhealth-carecentresransacked.

EAST AFRICA – JULY InEastAfrica,thelowestrainfallin60years,inadditiontocivilwarandrocketingfoodprices,forcedtenmillionpeopletothebrinkoffamineandstarvation.Theworsthitwerethechildren.Theyarrivedatrefugeecentresseverelydehydratedandmalnourished.Wehadn’tseenanythingasbadasthissince1984.

IRISH FLOODS – OCTOBER TheIrishRedCrosslaunchedanappealtoaidthosewhowereaffectedbythe

FUNDRAISING


floodinginIrelandonMonday,October24th.Thetorrentialrainandflashfloodingleftpeopledevastated.

TURKEY – OCTOBERInOctober,VanprovinceinEasternTurkeywasrockedbyanearthquake.ThisquakewasequaltotheonethatstruckHaitiin2010.Hundredsofpeoplediedandthousandswereinjured.

PHILIPPINES – DECEMBER Morethanninethousandfamilieswereleftwithnothingbuttheclothestheystoodinandwereshelteredin62evacuationcentresafterthedevastatingTyphoon

WashipoundedthesouthernPhilippinesinDecember.HeavyrainsandstrongwindsresultedinmassivefloodingandwidespreaddamageinNorthernMindanaoarea.Hundredsofpeoplediedandthousandswereinjured.Inadditiontothesespecificemergencyappealsabove,on-goingnationalfundraisingcampaignswere

carriedouttosupporttheworkofourbranchesandYouthactivities.Mailings,RafflesandrecruitingnewregulardonorsallallowedtheSocietytoprovideourfirstaid,communityserviceandyouthvolunteerswiththesupport,skillsandequipmenttheyneedtomakeadifferenceincommunitiesaroundthecountry.

Intandemwiththis,localbranchesaroundthecountryengagedintheirownfundraisingeffortsforspecificlocalinitiatives,withthepublicrespondingwithcharacteristicgenerosityoncountlessoccasionsthroughouttheyear.

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COMMITMENT TO STANDARDS IN FUNDRAISING PRACTICETheIrishRedCrossisfullycommittedtoachievingthestandardscontainedwithintheStatementofGuidingPrinciplesforFundraising.

TheStatementexiststo:• Improvefundraisingpractice• Promotehighlevelsofaccountability

andtransparencybyorganisationsfundraisingfromthepublic

• Provideclarityandassurancestodonorsandprospectivedonorsabouttheorganisationstheysupport.

WeattheIrishRedCrossSocietyhaveconsideredtheStatementandbelievewemeetthestandardsitsetsout.

TheIrishRedCross’sreportonourfundraisingactivitiesispublishedyearlyinourAnnualReport.

Wewelcomeyourfeedbackonourperformance:Writeto:TheSecretaryGeneral,IrishRedCross,16MerrionSquare,Dublin2.Email:[email protected]:016424600/1850507070.

AstringofnaturaldisastersaroundtheworldandconflictsintheMiddleEastgainedconsiderablepressattentionthroughout2011:floodsinAustralia;NewZealand’sChristchurchearthquake;floodsandlandslidesinSriLankaandthenthemassiveearthquakeandsubsequentTsunamiinJapandominatedheadlinesnationallyandinternationally.

AstheyeardevelopedthecontinuedconflictsinLibyaandSyriaanddisastersinTurkeyandthePhilippinescontinuedtogainmediacoverage.Though,themajorcrisisinEastAfricawassomewhatovershadowedinIrelandbytheIrishPresidentialElectionandongoingglobalfinancialcrisis.

ThedevastatingcrisisinJapancreatedahugeamountofmediacoveragefortheRedCrossduetothequickresponseof

theJRCStotheneedsofthoseaffected.TheIRCworkedcloselywiththemediacontacts,organisinginterviewswithIrishDelegatesandcolleaguesfromtheIFRC.ThisincludedaninterviewwithSayakaMatsumoto,mediaofficerfortheJRCS,forPrimeTime(RTE,March15th).

NotablecoverageandpromotionofactivitiesinIrelandincludetheIrishRedCrossCareroftheYearAwardandtheIrishFloods.Theformerofwhich,gainedacovetedpositiononthefrontpageoftheIrishTimesaswellasfeaturinginseveralothermajormediaoutlets.FollowinganunprecedentedrainfallinOctober,IRCvolunteerswereactiveintheresponsetoassistthoseaffected.TheSocietyalsolaunchedanIrishFloodsAppeal.TheIRCfeaturedheavilyinthemediacoverageofthefloodingandhighlightedtheroleoftheIRCinIreland.

RegionalmediacoverageoflocalIRCactivitiescontinuestogofromstrengthtostrengththroughout2011.IRCvolunteerscontinuetobuildrelationswithlocalmediacontactsandimplementinitiativesthroughoutthecountry.InthewestofIreland,KerryvolunteerslaunchedaseriesoffirstaidprogrammesonKerryFM,whilstinCorkvolunteerstookpartina32countyfundraiserevent.BranchesandUnitsintheeastofthecountryreceivedcoverage

throughtheSantryBikeUnitlaunchwiththeMayorofDublin,activitiesoftheGlenofImaalMountainRescueteamandtheEuropeanYearofVolunteeringroadshowinDublin.ThelatterofwhichsawlocalvolunteersinvitedontotoTV3totalkabouttheirexperiences.

FollowingonfromthesuccessoftheTV3mini-seriesin2010theSocietywassuccessfulinorganisingasecondserieswhichraninMarchandAprilof2011.TheserieswaspresentedonIrelandAMbyIRCVolunteersandcoveredbasicfirstaidtipssuchashowtodealwithburnsandfractures.FeedbackfrombothTV3andtheviewersofIrelandAMhasbeenhugelypositive.

Thisyear,theSociety’swebsitewasrevampedwithanewdesignandcontentrefreshinordertobringituptodate.Thenewlookwebsiteaimstoreachitsmultipleaudiencesandtomaketheweb

user’sjourneysimpleandquick.Overthenext12months

thewebsitewillenterphasetwocreatingamoreinteractiveexperienceforusers.SinceJanuary2011,theIRC’ssocialmediausegrewconsiderablywithaudiencenumbersrising56%onFacebookand264%onTwitterinjust12months.TherevampedwebsiteandsocialmediasuitehaveallowedtheSocietytoreachawiderandmorediverseaudience,nationallyandinternationally.

COMMUNICATIONS


SUMMARYACCOUNTS

2011

2011 2011 2010 2010 € € € €

Unrestricted Funds Income 3,796,155 3,624,277Expenditure (4,008,957) (3,515,426) (Deficit)/surplusonunrestrictedfunds (212,802) 108,851

Restricted Funds Income 2,353,573 5,112,128Expenditure (4,053,031) (7,680,713) Deficitonrestrictedfunds (1,699,458) (2,568,585) Designated Funds Income 66,421 48,057Expenditure (35,732) (93,979) Surplus/(deficit)ondesignatedfunds 30,689 (45,922) Deficitofincomeoverexpenditure (1,881,571) (2,505,656)

SUMMARY ACCOUNTS 2011Revenue Account

Year ended 31 December 2011


Note:

TheIrishRedCrossiscurrentlyconsolidatingthe2011financialstatementsoftheirHeadOffice,AreaandBranchnetworkandCommercialTrainingbusinessunit.Theywillbeavailablelaterthisyear.

TheaccountspresentedindraftformatareanextractfromtheHeadOfficerecordsandsubjecttoaudit.

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Balance at Capital Actuarial Balance at 01/01/2011 Income Expenditure Reserve (loss) Transfers 31/12/2011 € € € € € € €

Generalfunds 3,813,610 3,796,155 (4,008,957) 89,041 (200,000) 194,100 3,683,949PriorYrAdjustment 500,000 (37,374) 462,626CapitalReserve 890,410 0 0 (89,041) 0 0 801,369KilbehenneyReserve 72,646 0 0 0 (72,646) 0 Total unrestricted funds 4,776,666 4,296,155 (4,046,331) (200,000) 121,454 4,947,944 Designated funds Designated 696,843 66,421 (35,732) 0 0 (121,454) 606,078 Restricted funds Ireland 459,524 149,041 (199,426) 0 0 409,139

International Africa 132,021 1,166,826 (1,009,021) 0 0 (25,289) 264,537Asia 2,156,518 728,886 (2,147,200) 0 0 (44,324) 693,880MiddleEast 4,733 400 (4,733) 0 0 400Europe 507 3,255 (2,624) 0 0 1,138SouthAmerica 250,752 16,486 (181,509) 0 0 (955) 84,774SouthPacific 39,291 (36,636) (2,655) 0Other 365,495 156,380 (273,943) 0 0 (16,864) 231,068SustainabilityFundReserve 212,331 93,008 (197,939) 0 0 90,087 197,487Total international restricted funds 3,122,357 2,204,532 (3,853,605) 0 0 0 1,473,284Total restricted funds 3,581,882 2,353,573 (4,053,031) 0 0 0 1,882,424 Total funds 9,055,391 6,716,149 (8,135,094) 0 (200,000) 0 7,436,446

Statement of Funds

Year ended 31 December 2011

COUNTRY EXPENDITUREIrish Red CrossAnnualReport2011

AFRICA €

East Africa 156,156

Somalia 150,000

Lybia 6,968

Ivory Coast 6,088

Malawi 6,432*. Niger 682,219

Sudan 635

SOUTH PACIFIC

New Zealand 36,636

ASIA

Pakistan 151,131

2004 Asia Tsunami 1,421,376

China 2,596

Philippines 2,854

Japan 567,918

MIDDLE EAST

Palestine 4,733

EUROPE

Turkey 2,624

SOUTH AMERICA

Haiti 181,508

OTHER

International Response Fund 257,266

2011

PHOTO CREDITS

Wewouldliketothankthefollowingfortheircontributions.

Cover IrishRedCrossInstructor,AgnesJohnson,teachesAishlingMiddletonandHollyBrowneaboutTherapeuticHandCareattheIrishRedCrossYouthForum2011.Photo:LauraGallagher,IrishRedCross

Page8 DavidJO’Sullivan,IrishRedCrossChairman.Photo:DermotByrnePhotography

Page9 DonalForde,IrishRedCrossSecretaryGeneral.Photo:DermotByrnePhotography

Page11 IrishRedCrossvolunteersgiveaFirstAiddemonstrationataMeetingoftheMid-WestMajorEmergencyManagementgroupsinThomondPark,August2011.Photo:Press22,Limerick

Page13 FACE2011teammembers;NiallDunworth,ZoeGogarty,GerardO’Connor,AnnO’Mara,KynaReganandOrlaithShinners.Photo:IrishRedCross

Page13 TeamCork,fromtheBallinora/Ballincolligbranchwerethewinnersofthe2011PresidentsTrophyattheIrishRedCrossNationalFirstAidTeamCompetitions,withJohnJoeLyonsA.D.U.,TonyLawlorNationalViceChairman,DonalFordeSecretaryGeneralandTedNoonanR.D.U.Photo:JonathanTyner,IrishRedCross

Page14 PadraigDuffy(frontLeft),Louth,receivestheDominicNugentCupfromPatrickMcGaheyattheIrishRedCrossNationalIndividualCompetitionheldinBallincollig.Photo:JonathanTyner,IrishRedCross

Page14 SarahVaughan,TeamCork,attendstosimulatedpatientMoniqueJanssanduringtheIrishRedCrossTeamFirstAidCompetitions.Photo:JonathanTyner,IrishRedCross

Page16 IrishRedCrossvolunteerBarbaraColeprovidingtherapeutichandcareattheEuropeanYearoftheVolunteerRoadshowinDublin.Photo:BrianKenny,BFKPhotography

Page16 “MaryBrady,IrishRedCrossCareroftheYear2011withherchildren.Photo:ClareKeoghPhotography

Page17 L-R:GrahamBetts-Symonds,IPSHealthcare;LydiaO’Halloran,IrishRedCross;GovernorEdwardWhelan,MounjoyPrison;GovernorMichaelLawton,WheatfieldPrison;MinisterAlanShatter;DonalForde,IrishRedCrossSecretaryGeneral;StephenO’Connor,VEC-withthe2011WorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)AwardforHealthPromotioninPrisons.Photo:IPS

Page18 Atthe2011IRCYouthForumMembersgottheopportunitytovoteonmotionsthatwererelevanttothemasyoungmembers.Photo:LauraGallagherPhotography

Page18 YouthMembersatthe2011IRCYouthChallenge.Photo:LauraGallagherPhotography



Page19 IrishRedCrossYouthdelegationtoIcelandforYouthontheRun(YoungRefugeesProgramme).Photo:IrishRedCrossYouth

Page20 BernieRutherford,MemberoftheNationalYouthWorkingGroupopeningtheEURCYNmeeting2011.Photo:LauraGallagherPhotography

Page21 TheMuffIrishRedCrossbranchheldasuccessfulCulturalDiversityNightinNovemberwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsinthecommunityshowcasingfood,music,languageandtraditionsfromtheirculture.Photo:IrishRedCross,Muffbranch

Page21 CulturalDiversityNightheldbytheIrishRedCrossbranchinMuff.Photo:IrishRedCross,Muffbranch

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KozueSato(28)Gavebirthtoher3rdchildonthe26th(intheevening,sowhenwewerethere,thebabywasn’teven24hoursold.)“Iwasatmymothershousewhenearthquakeshockandmychildrenandmotherwereplayinginthegreenhouseonthefarm,soIwenttheretoo.Myparents’homedidnotgetaffectedbutmyownhousegotwaterandmudcameabovethefloorandwecan’tlivethereanymore.Fortunately,abagIhadpreparedtogotohospitaltogivebirthsurvivedwithoutanymudonit.So,Icouldcometothehospitaltohavethisbeautifulgirl.”AttheRedCrossHospitalinIshinomaki,therehavebeenmanypatientsafterthetsunami,manyofthemtreatedinthehallwaysinthehospital.Photo:OlavA.Saltbones/NorwegianRedCross

Page25 RFLposter:IrishRedCross

Page25 AnICRCstaffmemberfillsoutaRedCrossmessagefortwoelderlypeopleinGeorgia.Photo:ICRC

Page26 InNovember,IRChostedaconferenceentitledIHLandHumanitarianAction.Photo:DermotByrnePhotography

Page27 WarsawIHLCourseparticipants,RonanMcDermottandLouiseSarsfieldCollinspicturedwithSecretaryGeneral,DonalForde.Photo:LauraGallagher,IrishRedCross

Page27 ProfRayMurphy,NUIGalway;MrLenBlazeby,ICRC;MsKarenColeman,journalist;LtColJerryLaneandMrSamKiely,journalist,speakersatIHLandHumanitarianActionConference.Photo:DermotByrnePhotography

Page28 TheHaitiEarthquakeHealthandCaredepartmentcontinuestoimplementpsychosocialsupportactivitiestargetingthepopulationaffectedbythedevastatingJanuary2010earthquake.Childrenareakeytargetgroup.Photo:IFRC

Page29 Somalia,achildbeingmeasured.uponarrivalatoneofthetherapeuticfeedingcentresrunbytheSomaliRedCrescentSociety.Photo:ICRC/I.Abdullahi

Page30 “DuékouéHospital,Côted’Ivoire.AnICRCtechnicianinstallsawaterpoint.Photo:ICRC/S.Barthélémy

Page31 CommunityMembersusinganIRCSconstructedboreholeatKamwambonivillageCommunityBasedChildcareCentre(CBCC),TheCBCCwasalsoconstructedbytheIRCS.Photo:IrishRedCross

Page32 WomenharvestingokraintheGarinKarimounecommuinityaspartofeffortstoboostanddiversifylocalfoodproduction.Photo:IrishRedCross

Page33 KunikoKido,anursewiththeJapaneseRedCross,talkstotsunamisurvivors.Kunikoistrainedinpsychosocialcare,andvisitsevacuationcentresdailytohelpbothchildrenandadultsworkthroughthetraumatheyhavesuffered.Photo:KathyMueller/IFRC

Page33 YoungchildrenwashtheirhandsusingwaterprovidedbyJapaneseRedCrossaspartofeffortstomaintainhygienestandardsandreducetheriskoftheoutbreakofdisease.Photo:NobuyukiKobayashi/JapaneseRedCross

Page33 AyounggirlenjoysagameofsnakesandladderswithherfriendsinSindhprovince,Pakistan.Thegamehasbeenmodifiedtoteachchildren,inafunway,aboutproperhygiene.TheprojectispartofthewaterandsanitationprogrammebeingimplementedbyRedCrossRedCrescentinitseffortstohelprecoverfromthe2010monsoonfloods.Photo:IFRC

VolunteersfromPhilippineRedCrosswerefirstonthesceneaftertropicalstormshitthePhilippinesinDecember2011.Trainingprovidedtovolunteersinsearchandrescuehelpedrescuemorethan2,500peoplefromatriskareastosafety.Photo:RomuloGondinez/PRC

Page34 Studentsproudlyshowofftheirbankbooks.Cashgrantsaretransferredtoeachstudentsbankaccountsonaquarterlybasistoassistthemcontinuewiththeireducation.Photo:PMI

Page34 RadioRPMIbroadcaststalkshowswhichcreateaforumfortwo-waydiscussiongivingvoicetothecommunity.Photo:PMI

Page34 CashgrantsprovidedbytheRedCross,enablesfamiliesliketheSanmuganthan’sabovetorebuildtheirhomes.Photo:SriLankaRedCross

Page35 “NewZealandRedCrosssearchandrescuevolunteersinspectdamagedbuildingsintheChristchurcharea.Photo:NewZealandRedCross

Page35 SuhairAl-NajdiandAsmahanJarghounembroideringaspartofanICRCcash-for-workprojectfordisabledwomeninRafah,inthesouthernGazaStrip.Photo:ICRC/IyadAlBaba

Page35 InOctober2011,ICRCstaffevacuatedpatientsforfurthermedicaltreatmentfromSirtetoTripoli.Photo:ICRC

Page36 “Forsomeoftheyoungestpatients,whomaybeparticularlyvulnerable,specialcaremustbeprovided,howeverwarmskinandakindvoice,togetherwithawatchfuleyecangoalongwaytoensureaspeedyrecovery.Photo:ToshirharuKato,JapaneseRedCross

Page36 InMarch,violentclashesinLibyahavelefthundredsofpeopledeadandthousandsinjured.TensofthousandsofpeoplelefttheirhomesandcrossedintoTunisiaandEgypt.Photo:ICRC

Page36 TheRedCrossvolunteersprovidewaterandlatrinesfordisplacedpersonswhosoughtrefugeinacampinDuékoué,WesternCôted’Ivoire. Photo:IFRC/SophieChavanel

Page37 ASomalirefugeewomanwhojustarrivedattheDagahaleycamp,walkspastmakeshiftshelters,inDadaab,neartheKenya-Somaliaborder,April3,2011.DroughtandtwodecadesofviolencehaveforcedSomalistofleetheircountryandseekrefugeatthethreeDadaabcamps,whichwereoriginallydesignedtoaccommodate90,000people.Dadaabisthebiggestrefugeecampintheworld,withmorethan332,000refugeesmainlyfromSomalia.Photo:REUTERS/ThomasMukoya

page38 Dublin’sLordMayor,AndrewMontague,withIrishRedCrossVolunteersClaireDoranandLiamMorriseatthelaunchofthelatestIrishRedCross‘FirstResponderBikeUnits’athisofficeonDawsonStreet.Photo:LauraGallagher,IrishRedCross

page38 RasJedir,crossingbetweenTunisiaandLibya.DuetotheviolencesinLibya,thousandsofmigrantworkersarewaitingtobeabletoberepatriatedtotheirhomecountryorresettledinathirdcountry.Photo:ICRC/GettyImages/MathiasDepardon

page39 AyounggirlinKenya.Photo:DanielCima/AmericanRedCross

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