“When you are loved, you don't have anything to do but love back". Guillermo Sanchez, Panamanian Red Cross.
He lives and works in the Darien Gap, one of the world’s most heavily traveled—and most dangerous— routes for people seeking a better life.
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“I was always told that water is life. But I never really appreciated what that meant until I was able to see water really save the lives of people coming out of the Darién,” says Guillermo Sanchez of Panama Red Cross.
🎧Ep10, S3 of @theifrc.bsky.social #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast. bit.ly/3ZO98vL
“When you’re travelling by bike, you're open to the elements and to the people. You're traveling at a human speed so you can talk to people and have all of these great connections along the roadside.”
🎧Ep. 9, Season 3 of IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
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Behind the lens of a camera or the handlebars of a bicycle, Brad Zerivitz, American Red Cross is driven by the desire to connect with his fellow humans. “I don’t approach somebody with the camera in front of my face.”
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'We have a unique opportunity to discuss, develop & adopt legal framework to address the development of new technologies'
Listen to Ep.7 of Season 3 of IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast, featuring Dr Vasilka Sancin, Vice President, Slovenian Red Cross.
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"Humanity must seize on critical chance to get ahead of advancing technology"
Listen to Episode 7 of Season 3 of the IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast, featuring Dr Vasilka Sancin, Vice President, Slovenian Red Cross.
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With new technologies changing our lives in rapid & radical ways, Vasilka Sancin, an International law expert and Slovenian Red Cross VP, says this is a time of unprecedented opportunity.
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“It’s a peculiar profession,” Margareta Wahlström says, when asked about her life as a humanitarian aid worker.
Listen to Episode 6 of Season 3 of the IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast, featuring an insightful conversation with Margareta Wahlström.
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Tune in to Episode 6, Season 3 of @IFRC 's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
In this episode, a pioneer for women in humanitarian leadership, Margareta Wahlström talks about gender equity in the ‘peculiar profession’ of humanitarian relief work. bit.ly/496M1AM
“Young people are very diverse & only by valuing & accepting all forms of young people we can engage communities properly.”
Tune in to Episode 5, Season 3 of @IFRC 's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast & hear from new IFRC Youth Commission leader, Michele Chew. bit.ly/4exm26J
“Young people are perhaps the closest to the front lines.”
As he steps down as Chair of @IFRC Youth Commission, @BasRossum talks about the challenges that defined his tenure.
Tune in to this special episode of @IFRC #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast. #RCRC24
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“The vast majority of humanitarians killed in the last decade are not foreign aid workers, but local humanitarians who often face grave dangers while saving lives", says @Jagan_chapagain in this special episode of @IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast. bit.ly/3XVAAXi
“I am absolutely against hero narratives.” Red Cross youth volunteer leader, Maryna Kozhedub, says it’s time to change the way we speak about and work with young volunteers.
Tune in to Episode 2, Season 3 of @IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast. bit.ly/47AF4qR
.@federicorios has spent more than a decade documenting migrant journeys through South & Central America.
He tells me all about the treacherous Darién jungle in the opening episode of Season 3 of @IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
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The Red Vest: a powerful symbol of hope amid the chaos.
Explore @IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast, featuring inspiring stories from leaders and volunteers worldwide.
Hope. Purpose. Humility. Dignity. Responsibility. Compassion. Trust. Kindness.
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In this episode of @IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast, I speak with Dyanne Marenco Gonzalez, the first woman president of the Costa Rican Red Cross, about the challenges of also being the youngest president of a National Society.
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Why the Ukraine conflict should change the way we respond to large-scale crises.
Tune in to Episode 10, Season 2 of @IFRC's #PeopleintheRedVest podcast for an insightful discussion with IFRC’s former Ukraine operations manager, Violaine des Rosiers. bit.ly/4eOKce4
Born in a refugee camp in Gaza, Mohammed Alburai once again became a refugee when he sought safety in Slovenia. Now he helps other refugees as a cultural mediator for the Slovenian Red Cross.
Tune in to Episode 9 of @IFRC ’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast. bit.ly/45f3B3v
Tune in to Episode 7 of IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
In this episode, Ana Gabriela Mejía Silva, a psychologist & Ecuadorian Red Cross volunteer, explores the mental health costs of climate change & what we need to do to help people cope. bit.ly/3K0ph9G
“The humanity of volunteers helped to keep me going."
Listen to part 2 of Episode 6 of @IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast featuring Thorbjorn Pedersen, the first person to visit every country in the world without flying. bit.ly/4aKIS9P
Ever wanted to visit every country there is, without flying? Thor did just that and met with nearly all Red Cross & Red Crescent National Societies.
Tune in to the next episode of @IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast to hear about his decade long journey.
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Episode 5, Season 2 of IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast is out!
In this episode, listen to the first woman president of the Turkish Red Crescent, Dr. Fatma Meriç Yilmaz, talk about humanitarian efforts and empowering women in Türkiye. bit.ly/4aEUgDu
Tune in to Episode 4, Season 2 of IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
In this episode, @IFRC Climate Champion Ani Gevorgyan talks about how local communities and youth must drive the global climate change agenda.
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Tune in to a special International Women's Day episode of IFRC 's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
Join @IFRC President @KateForbes_IFRC and IFRC Secretary General @jagan_chapagain in a wide-ranging exploration of gender equality and equity in humanitarian action.
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Two years into the Ukraine conflict, the @IFRC network has helped 18 million people, yet huge needs persist.
In Episode 2 of #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast, @BirgitteEbbesen talks about the conflict that has impacted not just the European continent, but the whole world. bit.ly/3SOXLzQ
Season 2 of @IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast is out!
Tune in to episode 1 with our newly elected president @KateForbes_IFRC.
“I wasn't surprised, but I was still shocked.”
IFRC’s new president takes on today’s toughest humanitarian challenges. bit.ly/49rrhCz
Tune in to episode 8 of @IFRC's #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
IFRC Regional Director for Asia Pacific @AJMatheou talks about the opportunities and leadership this vast, dynamic and diverse region offers the humanitarian world.
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How a near-death experience on a motorcycle steered @Xcastel to a life helping others
Tune in to episode 7 of @IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
@Xcastel shares how his lifelong humanitarian journey began.
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The first casualty of war is the truth.
Tune in to episode 6 of IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
@elsharkawi explains how he found his true calling: caring for people in dire & often dangerous situations.
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Tune in & listen to episode 5 of @IFRC’s #PeopleInTheRedVest podcast.
@NenaStoiljkovic tells me how innovative finance helps people get back on their feet, about women in leadership & why @IFRC_DREF is her favourite financing mechanism.
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