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2020 marks PIROI’s 20th anniversary
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...
Launch of PIROI’s photo contest: “20 years of cooperation”
PIROI’s anniversary photo competition is here! From 1st August until 1st October 2020, participants can enter by sending their photos to piroi.assist-com@croix-rouge.fr. The theme of this year’s contest is “PIROI: 20 years of cooperation”. PIROI was...
Réponse au COVID-19 : flux logistiques
Pour répondre à la crise sanitaire, la PIROI a réalisé 15 envois de matériel et achats locaux dans les 7 pays des Sociétés nationales membres du programme (Comores, Madagascar, Maurice, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzanie, Mayotte).
Reunion Island: training in protection measures for the Department of Youth Affairs and Sport
At the request of Reunion’s Department for Youth, Sports and Social Cohesion, PIROI recently trained staff who work with under-18s and their instructors about COVID-19 and how to protect against it. Ever since the COVID-19 crisis started, protection measures and...
A handbook about natural hazards for Seychelles
In early 2020 Seychelles Red Cross developed a new resource to help teachers raise awareness and inform pupils about disaster risks. With the support of its technical partners (Seychelles Department of Risks and Disaster Management, Seychelles...
COVID-19: The French Red Cross mobilized in Reunion island
As part of its auxiliary role to the public authorities and in support of populations, especially the most vulnerable, the French Red Cross has brought together all those who want to take action to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Prevention, support for health...
COVID-19 response – Indian Ocean
Click here to find out more about what has been done in Reunion Island, Mayotte and PIROI's National Societies
PIROI: technical partner of the Master’s in Risk and Environment
Starting with the 2020-21 academic year, the University of Reunion Island will be teaching a new Master’s Degree in Risk and Environment. The Master’s in Risk and Environment is the first postgraduate degree of its kind to be offered in the Indian Ocean, and...
EMINI LEARNING – COVID-19
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause various illnesses in humans. The new coronavirus is called SARS-CoV-2. It is a new type of coronavirus that can affect people and it was detected for the first time in December 2019, in the city of...
Covid-19 Emergency : The French Red Cross needs you to help the most vulnerable
"Seuls, nous ne pourrons pas y arriver. Aujourd’hui, nos volontaires ont besoin de la mobilisation des entreprises et du soutien financier de nos partenaires pour nous permettre de soutenir la population et de répondre aux besoins grandissants des personnes fragiles...
In Moroni, PIROI trains humanitarian professionals in project management
From 9 to 12 March, PIROI – in partnership with Comoros Red Crescent – organised training in project cycle management. The course was aimed at strengthening the project design[1], monitoring, and assessment skills of Red Crescent and Red Cross programme managers as...
EMINI LEARNING – Waste Management
Since March 2019, the French Red Cross has adopted a Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, in which prevention and reduction of waste is one of the main thematic for the environmental and economic components. As a witness to the direct consequences of climate...