Leon Hardware Vanuatu Sponsors Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022.

Leon Hardware Vanuatu Sponsors Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022.

Vanuatu Red Cross Society is proud to receive support form Leon Hardware Vanuatu towards the 40th Anniversary Gala Night 2022, our theme for this year’s celebration is “HUMANITI HEMI PAWA BLONG BILDIMAP VANUATU”!

LEON Hardware is excited to support this Gala Night event with Prizes including great cookware and homeware items as part of the Raffle Prize during the Gala Night on the 21st of October 2022 at the Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Ballroom.

GALA NIGHT TICKETS are still on sale. Get yours today

“Vanuatu Red Cross Society reached its 40th years this year since its establishment in Vanuatu and continues to do humanitarian work and help people in need during disasters.”

Leon Hardware Vanuatu Sponsors Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022 with Prizes including great cookware and homeware items.

Digicel Vanuatu Supports Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022

Digicel Vanuatu emi proud blo sapotem Vanuatu Red Cross Society 40th Anniversary Gala Night 2022, theme for this year's celebration is "HUMANITI HEMI PAWA BLONG BILDIMAP VANUATU"!

Mifala hapi tumas blo supportem event ia wetem Samsung Galaxy Tablet blo Raffle Prize lo Gala Night lo Friday 21st October, 2022 at Holiday Inn Resort Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Funds raised during lo event will support VRCS mission to aid those most vulnerable during disasters.

Digicel continues to support the communities and the people of Vanuatu

#Digicel #VanautuRedCrossSociety #BetterTogether #Vanuatu #TuffTumas

Source: Digicel Vanuatu Facebook Page.

Digicel Vanuatu emi proud blo sapotem Vanuatu Red Cross Society 40th Anniversary Gala Night 2022

BRED Supports Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022

Retail Back office (RBO) officer 𝗠𝗿𝘀. 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗵 with the cheque handover of 100,000VT to 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝗲 (Resource Mobilization Coordinator – Vanuatu Red Cross Society)

This year, 2022, is a significant milestone for Vanuatu Red Cross Society, as they celebrate 40 years since being established in Vanuatu.

This year’s theme is “ 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶 𝗜 𝗣𝗮𝘄𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝘁𝘂” ” VRCS recognize the power that comes from the voluntary service provided by our volunteers over the past 40 years.

They are planning two major celebration events:

1) A full day of awareness campaign 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 at Feiawa Seafront

Park in Port Vila.

2) Annual Vanuatu Red Cross Society Gala Night on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮.

All funds raised during these events will support the VRCS mission to aid those most vulnerable during disasters.

Source: BRED Bank Vanuatu Facebook Page.

Retail Back office (RBO) officer 𝗠𝗿𝘀. 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗵 with the cheque handover of 100,000VT to 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝗲 (Resource Mobilization Coordinator – Vanuatu Red Cross Society)

Sun Productions Printers Sponsors Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022.

Vanuatu Red Cross Society is proud to receive support form Sun Productions Printers towards the 40th Anniversary Gala Night 2022, our theme for this year’s celebration is “HUMANITI HEMI PAWA BLONG BILDIMAP VANUATU”!

Sun Productions Printers is excited to support this Gala Night event with the first batch resources to Vanuatu Red Cross Society. The resources includes posters, tickets and banners as part of their tremendous support towards the Gala Night on the 21st of October 2022 at the Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Ballroom.

GALA NIGHT TICKETS are still on sale. Get yours today!

“Vanuatu Red Cross Society reached its 40th years this year since its establishment in Vanuatu and continues to do humanitarian work and help people in need during disasters.”

Sun Productions Printers is excited to support this Gala Night event with the first batch resources to Vanuatu Red Cross Society.

Vodafone Vanuatu Sponsors Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022.

Vodafone Vanuatu Sponsors Vanuatu Red Cross Society GALA Night 2022.

Vanuatu Red Cross Society is proud to receive support form Vodafone Vanuatu towards the 40th Anniversary Gala Night 2022, our theme for this year’s celebration is “HUMANITI HEMI PAWA BLONG BILDIMAP VANUATU”!

Vodafone Vanuatu is excited to support this Gala Night event with a Samsung Galaxy Smartphone as part of the Raffle Prize during the Gala Night on the 21st of October 2022 at the Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Ballroom.

GALA NIGHT TICKETS are still on sale. Get yours today

“Vanuatu Red Cross Society reached its 40th years this year since its establishment in Vanuatu and continues to do humanitarian work and help people in need during disasters.”

Vodafone Vanuatu is excited to support the Vanuatu Red Cross Society Gala Night event with a Samsung Galaxy Smartphone.

GALA NIGHT TICKETS ON SALE NOW

TICKETS ON SALE NOW at Vanuatu Red Cross Society head office! (opposite Au Bon Marche, Namba 2 Area). Limited seats remaining so hurry along to secure your space for an evening of good food and fun entertainment!

Call now on 27418 or 7359345 before you miss out!

“Vanuatu Red Cross Society reached its 40th years this year since its establishment in Vanuatu and continues to do humanitarian work and help people in need during disasters.”

GALA NIGHT TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Tickets on sale SOON ! Keep your eye out for updates on this page !

Hello everyone!

It's the annual Vanuatu Red Cross Society Disaster Gala Night 2022 again. The Gala Night tickets will be on sale soon.

Get your dressing codes ready for the biggest annual Vanuatu Red Cross Society Fundraiser.

The Gala Night event will be held on the 21st of October at the HOLIDAY INN RESORT Ballroom.

Tickets on sale SOON ! Keep your eye out for updates on this page !

“𝗩𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝘁𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝘁𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.”

Tickets on sale SOON ! Keep your eye out for updates on this page !

Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) and ECV Awareness, Malampa Branch, Malakula Island

Nowadays, People living in conflict areas and facing disruptions in safe water and sanitation services are at risk of waterborne and vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, and cholera. People living in camp settings and areas hosting large numbers of displaced persons are especially at risk. Therefore, the Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) is working in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Provincial Health to implement the health activities across Vanuatu through an awareness to build the knowledge and capacity of the people to well-prepared themselves for an Epidemic and other health crisis.

The goal of the awareness is to protect and improve the health of the people and their communities as well as to prepare to prevent fatalities and injuries. The objectives of this awareness are to ensure participants understand: The basic of epidemics and why they occur, Concepts of risk and why they occur, the role of volunteers in Epidemics and how to stay safe, to strengthen the youth volunteers’ network and continually increase youth engagement within Vanuatu Red Cross Society and Increase knowledge of youth volunteers to teach and conduct Hygiene Promotion to help improve hygiene facilities and practices in the communities.

The aim and scope of the awareness are;

• To promote personal hygiene, that is, build a hand washing station, etc,

• How to anticipate the health impacts of different disasters,

• Prevent the situation from worsening,

• Promote recovery,

• Taking immediate action when there is an emergency.

This Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) is facilitated by Denny Manvoi - VRCS Health Assistant Officer and Marie Harry Malampa - Red Cross Branch Officer facilitated the community awareness i.e., Epidemic Control for Volunteers (ECV) Awareness.

Participatory Approach to Safe Shelter Awareness for Staff and Volunteers (PASSA)

VRCS Volunteers participating in a group activity for the Participatory Approach to Safe Shelter Awareness for Staff and Volunteers (PASSA).

Participatory Approach to Safe Shelter Awareness (PASSA) for Staff and Volunteers is a participatory approach preparedness tool that helps develop local capacity to reduce shelter-related risk by raising awareness and developing skills in joint analysis, learning and decision-making at the community level. The application of PASSA is particularly useful for gender mainstreaming where shelter risk is often viewed through different lenses by men and women. Thus, a more holistic picture of shelter risk is obtained and can be addressed. Furthermore, PASSA by its nature can enhance social capital, reinforcing/strengthening community resilience to disaster.

This training was for the course participants to be able to facilitate the PASSA activities and manage the PASSA process at the community level.

Specifically, this taring aims to:

1.       Explain the purpose of PASSA and its place in shelter programs, and describe how it is supposed to work at the community level,

2.       Describe the PASSA methodology, including the purpose and process of each activity and the inks between activities,

3.       Explain essential shelter safety principles and how they apply in the local context,

4.       Outline the steps in each of the 8 PASSA activities and, materials required, Demonstrate the skills required for facilitating PASSA Activities 

VRCS Volunteers participating in a group activity for the Participatory Approach to Safe Shelter Awareness for Staff and Volunteers (PASSA).

At the end of the training, participants are familiar with the PASSA approach and aspects of PASSA and be ready to implement and manage PASSA at a community level. Have a community implementation plan for PASSA and integrate it into existing programs/projects. Last but not least, participants have the ability to train the branch volunteers to increase the number of PASSA-trained personnel for VRCS. This would allow for a greater outreach at the provincial and village levels.

VRCS Volunteers participating in a group activity for the Participatory Approach to Safe Shelter Awareness for Staff and Volunteers (PASSA).

Training Methodology

• Lecture: Face to Face learning- communication of knowledge in a verbal and visual format

• Collaboration and d practice: Group activities and discussion to apply knowledge, gained experience and develop abilities

• Filed work: identify real problems, Group discussions on solutions.  

Facilitators

• Augustine Garae- Disaster Coordinator - Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS)  

• Samandra Gete- shelter officer - Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS)

Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) and Epidemic Control for Volunteers Training in Malekula, Malampa Province

Participants in the Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) training - Malampa Province

Epidemics are a constant threat to the health and well-being of communities, especially in areas where resources are scarce.?

What is Epidemics? Epidemics are often a symptom of underlying weaknesses in the health system or water and sanitation infrastructure; the challenges and effects of which are often exacerbated by poverty and inequity.

How it affect? Epidemics affect the security, social cohesion and economic prosperity of affected communities. Recent years have been marked by significant epidemics — cholera, plague, dengue, yellow fever, Zika, Lassa fever, MERS, Ebola Virus Disease and COVID-19, among others.

It is essential to plan and prepare for epidemic prevention and control. With preparedness, early detection and rapid response, it is possible to limit the impact of outbreaks by containing and controlling them before they grow out of control. Managing epidemics and preparing for them, or preferably preventing them, is a priority for the Vanuatu Red Cross Society across the country. A large part of this response to health needs in emergencies and epidemics is carried out by volunteers working in their own communities.

It is the volunteers’ presence within their own communities that ensures they understand and can better address the underlying risks, vulnerabilities and inequalities. Their competitive advantage is therefore their sustained and consistent contact with communities, which allows two-way communication and trust to be built – both of which are crucial elements for effective public health response.

Participants in the Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) training - Malampa Province

The overall objectives of this training is for participants to understand:

1. The basics of epidemics and why they occur

2. Concepts of risk and vulnerability in relation to epidemics

3. The role of volunteers in epidemics and how to stay safe

4. The common infectious diseases that cause outbreaks in your country, and how these diseases are spread

5. How to help authorities to assess an epidemic and implement appropriate prevention and control measures

6. The basics of risk communication and working together with the community and

7. How to use the ECV toolkit to help in your work.

Participants in the Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) training doing group work - Malampa Province.

Training methodology

The overall Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) training is designed based on the project output that links with the project objectives.

• Lecturing Session – to help the volunteers develop understanding on the topics and its relevance to their performance as facilitator in the communities.

• Discussions – the trainers and volunteers contribute in two-way communication to be able to improve the training process and also to allow volunteers to reveal their understanding and learning needs which they need to improve on.

VANUATU RED CROSS - NATIONAL Roles & Responsibilities

• Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) Training by Lindah Peter (Health & Resilience Coordinator)

• Training facilitated by Denny Manvoi - Health Assistant at Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS)

• Training sessions were delivered using VRCS Standard IEC materials on the specific topics.

Timeline

Approximately September 17th to October 1st, 2022.