19 04 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mauritius Red Cross
Goal: Help Mauritians cope with the risk of natural disasters During the April school holidays, the Mauritius Red Cross Society’s Dood caravan – a replica of Timoun’s caravan in Reunion – toured Mauritius on a roadshow. Starting at Mahebourg on 4th April 2016,...
6 02 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Mauritius Red Cross
Rodrigues, a small island in the Indian Ocean that belongs to the Republic of Mauritius, is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards. It has a local branch of the Mauritius Red Cross Society with 30 members who have been trained in disaster preparedness, however due...
7 12 2015 | 2015, Mauritius, Mauritius Red Cross, Training
On 26th & 27th November 2015 the Mauritius Red Cross Society organised a two-day workshop to establish a platform dedicated to creating educational tools to raise awareness of natural risks. Institutional, technical and academic stakeholders were all present. On...
7 10 2015 | 2015, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Mauritius Red Cross
Over the course of three days (25th-27th September 2015) Mauritius Red Cross (CRMu) organised a workshop aimed at creating and implementing its contingency plan. ‘Preparedness’ and logistical managers from PIROI, based in Reunion Island, joined forces with teams from...
