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The difference we made in 2008

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Two young children wear fundraising vests
 
Red Cross worker carrying supplies off a boat

Responding to emergencies

We helped people prepare for, survive and recover from emergencies in the UK and around the world.
 
A Red Cross worker helps a woman and man at a wedding reception

Spreading first aid skills

We not only trained people through our general and workplace first aid courses, but we also reached out to particularly vulnerable groups.
 
Red cross volunteer helps man in wheelchair

Providing short-term crisis care

Whether in the UK or overseas, people with health problems often find they can rely on support from trained Red Cross volunteers.
 
A man Red Cross volunteer looks at a map with a woman

Helping refugees and vulnerable migrants

We supported thousands of people in 2008, helping them access local services and adjust to life in a new country.
 
A boy wraps bandages around an arm

Promoting humanitarian action

We encouraged thousands of young people to be humanitarian citizens.
 
A man and a woman with fundraising buckets

Generating income

Despite the credit crunch that hit near the end of 2008, our fundraisers still managed to raise more than in 2007.
 


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