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A look at Red Cross response to recent cyclones in Madagascar
Last April, PIROI/French Red Cross emergency response team member Céline White was deployed to Madagascar to help with the emergency operation being carried out there by Malagasy Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies....
PIROI presents its 2021-2025 strategic framework
In a context marked by ever-increasing humanitarian, climatic and health challenges, PIROI has set itself an ambitious target: that of reducing the impact of natural hazard-related disasters, health crises, and climate change for south-west Indian Ocean communities....
First aid training: Comoros Red Crescent shares life-saving skills
In order to familiarise the Comoros islands’ population with first aid, the French Red Cross and the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC) organised training for Comorian Red Crescent...
Development of the network of warehouses with pre-positioned supplies in the small island states of the south-west Indian Ocean
PIROI has developed since 2007 a strategy of pre-positioning emergency relief supplies in regional warehouses, making it much easier to send equipment to affected areas in the event of a disaster. These stocks are pooled at regional and national level, thereby helping...
Face à l’insécurité alimentaire, la Croix-Rouge malgache apporte une aide aux personnes détenues
© Croix-Rouge malgache Dans le Sud de Madagascar, la sécheresse a des conséquences très lourdes sur la sécurité alimentaire : selon le Programme Alimentaire Mondiale (PAM), plus d’un million de personnes sont menacées par la famine. Face à ce constat alarmant, la...
PIROI grows its network of Paré pas Paré volunteer facilitators
In an ongoing effort to renew its team of volunteers who raise awareness about natural risks as part of the Paré pas Paré project, PIROI regularly organises training on disaster risk reduction and prevention game facilitation. At the beginning of April a new training...
Bilan des opérations logistiques en 2021
“Flooded environments and life-saving techniques” whitewater flood risk preparation training course
Through the “Flooded environments and life-saving techniques” training course, PIROI is actively preparing Reunion’s population to respond to flood risks. From 11 to 23 April, 240 people – including school students and members of the general public – took part in one...
Cyclones tropicaux à Madagascar : point de situation
Cyclone BATSIRAI à Madagascar : la Croix-Rouge française lance un appel à dons
Le cyclone tropical Batsirai a touché l’île de Madagascar samedi 5 février en soirée et a entraîné des dommages considérables. Alors que les premières évaluations sur le terrain tentent de recenser les dégâts, plusieurs centaines de milliers de personnes pourraient...
Bilan de l’année 2021 en quelques chiffres
La PIROI et ses membres vous souhaitent une excellente année 2022 ! 2021 a été une année difficile, marquée par la crise sanitaire et ses conséquences socio-économiques, mais également par l'augmentation et l'intensification des catastrophes liées aux aléas...
PIROI commits itself to the local authorities of Reunion Island and strengthens its partnership with the Commune of Saint-Benoît
As part of its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategy for Reunion Island, PIROI supports the island's local authorities in organising community preparedness and natural risk prevention actions. In February 2021, the partnership between the Commune of Saint-Benoît and...