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Between the 3rd and 6th of March, Rezekne LRC young people participated in 4- day winter training camp in Norway, “Winter friends -a friend with winter.”  10 young people from Rezekne and Rezekne district participated on the training.  Their names are Eva Rubene, Jānis Šaudiņš Kristīne Pokule, Aivis Strankaļs Marija Kalinina, Aivars Mežatučs, Māra Gailume, …

On Friday, January 8, Latvian Red Cross opened its traveling exhibition in Talsi city. The exhibition was opened with a speech by Mr. Uldis Likops, LatRC Secretary General, Mr.Aivars Lacarus, Talsi City Council Chairman, and Martins Vesperis – the curator of this exhibition, specialist of Pauls Stradins Museum of history of medicine. Also Mrs. Anita Boitmane, …

On 18-19th February 2016 Austrian Red Cross hosted a PrepAGE working group final meeting in Vienna, Austria. The aim of the meeting was to exchange the experiences from each partner countries within the international Project PrepAGE – Enhancing disaster management preparedness for the older population in the EU. All project Partners – representatives of Austrian …

We are pleased to announce that a 2 month long study course “Red Cross and its principles” at the Red Cross Medical College of Riga Stradins University has successfully ended. On January 26, students of study programmes “Nursing” and “Physic” took a final exam. 33 future nurses and medical assistants showed their newly gained knowledge …

The Latvian Red Cross has opened new humanitarian aid point, where every one can give and receive humanitarian aid (including refugees and asylum seekers).   Published on 20.01.2016.    

In this special time of the year children and their parents – inhabitants of the Latvian Red Cross short-stay accommodation centre “Burtnieks” and Latvian Red Cross Crisis Centre “Burtnieks” – are especially pleased. The last few days families have spent time together in order to prepare the Christmas joy to themselves – firstly they wrapped …

On the 2nd-6th December 2015 ‪‎Latvian Red Cross and Rezekne branch were pleased to welcome Norwegian Red Cross Oppland branch colleagues for a working visit in Riga and Rezekne.  The Oppland Working team consisted of 3 volunteers – Project coordinator Mr. Tore Wien, Youth leader Ms. Margret Taarud and the volunteer of social programs Ms. Nadia …

From October 9 to October 11, three young volunteers from Latvian Red Cross Rezekne branch participated at the role play event “On The Run” (Valdres mountains, Norway) that was organized by Norwegian Red Cross Oppland branch. The topic of the game was refugees and their needs. Norwegian RC team explained the topic not only by …

On 3rd September Latvian Red Cross (LatRC) organized a community based exercise – evacuation training in the LatRC Social Care Centre Sturisi in Laidze, Talsi region. The training was organized within international project PrepAGE No ECHO/SUB/2013/661043   and it involved participation of stakeholders, rescue services, LatRC staff and volunteers. Red Cross EU Office defines this training …

“In those early years, the International Committee of the Red Cross was the only organization that both listened to our complaints and responded to them. This was vital, because the authorities ignored us.” (N. Mandela, “Long walk to Freedom”) Not only in his autobiography “Long walk to Freedom”, but also through his speeches and other …

 Summer is over as well as the active time of outdoor leisure, sports and cultural events. This year Latvian Red Cross’s First Aid team was very active in giving first aid in various public events – music festivals Positivus and Summer Sound, Latvian Dance and Song Festival, Cycling Marathons, Assumption of the Virgin Mary in …

On 28-30th September 18th ERNA General Meeting was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. ERNA  (European Red Cross and Red Crescent Network on HIV, AIDS and Tuberculosis) co-ordinates the sharing of experience, the transfer of best practice and the promotion of collaborative Red Cross and Red Crescent efforts in the European region on HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis, …