Canadian Red Cross

Purpose

The proposed initiative will support several IFRC Appeals which aim to provide urgent and life-saving assistance to vulnerable people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh and South America. Project activities include: (1) supporting the provision of basic services to Venezuelans in countries affected by the crisis including first aid services, psychosocial support and the distribution of information materials to crisis-affected and in-transit people; (2) increasing access to protection, health care and material relief assistance to refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh; and (3) establishing and maintaining infection prevention and control measures in health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.