24 11 2020 | Préparation aux catastrophes, Show, Uncategorized
Red Cross volunteers were at Piton St-Leu on 18 November for the Paré pas Paré project, raising children’s awareness about natural risks and COVID-19. Hot on the heels of the successful new outreach strategy that has been tailored to the current health crisis...
29 10 2020 | Croix-Rouge française, Mayotte, PIROI, Show, Uncategorized
On 20 October 2020, PIROI organised in Mamoudzou the first steering committee for its Disaster Risk Management (DRM) project in the Comoros archipelago. This annual forum is a valuable opportunity to share information and learn more about disaster risk management,...
13 10 2020 | Mayotte, PIROI, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13 as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The aim is to promote a global culture of prevention, mitigation and preparedness. The intensification and increasing complexity of disasters...
23 07 2020 | 2020, Comoros Red Crescent, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, La Réunion, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Maurice, Mauritius, Mauritius Red Cross, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Réponse aux catastrophes, Seychelles, Seychelles Red Cross, Show, Union of the Comoros
PIROI-member National Societies have received assistance with their disaster preparedness and response work for a number of years already. Until now most of this support has been provided at central level, with capacity-building focusing on Red Cross/Red Crescent head...
16 07 2020 | 2020, Indian Ocean Region, PIROI, PIROI Center, Show
On 2 April 2000, at a ceremony attended by the IFRC and ICRC, PIROI was officially created when the Saint-Denis Reunion Island Agreement was signed, bringing together the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies of the south-west Indian Ocean. Fast forward two...
