28 07 2015 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2015, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reunion, France, French Red Cross
Timoun, the popular tortoise who embodies the Paré pas Paré project ‘Get ready for natural disaster risks in Reunion’, will be out and about meeting the island’s population between 19th July and 16th August 2015. For its first edition, Timoun’s Caravan will make a...
28 07 2015 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2015, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reunion, France
On 19th June, Assiati, Philippe and Charlotte, three Paré pas Paré project volunteers, visited the Saint-Denis children’s hospital school in order to raise awareness amongst pupils about volcanic hazards. Ms Croze, a teacher at the children’s hospital school,...
24 06 2015 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2015, Disaster Preparedness, Reunion, France
Reunion island Since 2011, the ‘Paré pas Paré’ project and its mascot Timoun have visited pupils aged 8 to 11 in various schools across Reunion to raise awareness of the risks of natural disasters. Since 2011, 42 partner schools have participated alongside the French...
5 06 2015 | 2015, Advocacy, Indian Ocean Region
Worldwide every year millions of people are affected by droughts, flooding, landslides, cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis and other environmental hazards. The likelihood of natural disasters is closely related to the process of human development. Poverty and inequality...
5 06 2015 | 2015, Advocacy, Reunion, PIROI Center
Sponsorship is generosity without compensation that does not exclude indirect benefits, particularly in the form of media coverage. It may take three forms: Financial support In-kind donations (goods or equipment) Skill-based sponsorship (provision of services)...
5 06 2015 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2015, Reunion, French Red Cross
The French Red Cross, via PIROI, initiated the “Paré pas Paré” (“Ready or not?”) project in Reunion. The activities, organised since 2011 and funded by the ERDF programme and Reunion’s Regional Council, aim to raise the awareness of the local...
