Projects

Burkina Faso

• Multi-purpose training centre in Loumbila

The Monaco Pavilion designed for the 2015 Universal Expo in Milan has been completely redeployed at the heart of a fully self-sufficient sustainable development project for the benefit of the Burkina Faso Red Cross.

The purpose of the multi-purpose training centre in Loumbila is to offer first-aid training for the West African sub-region and vocational training in the hotel and catering sector. By making its facilities available the centre will also generate income in order to enable the Burkina Faso Red Cross to address humanitarian challenges in the country.

The 6.5 hectare complex will consist of the converted pavilion, accommodation, conference rooms, a restaurant area, sports fields, a water rescue centre, a vegetable plot and a photovoltaic field.

Beneficiaries: Burkina Faso Red Cross, West African National Societies, youth in vocational training, youth (swimming lessons), women’s associations (market gardening project)

Location: Loumbila, Oubritenga Province

• Community health: access to drinking water, hygiene and sanitation

According to WHO, currently one third of the world population still has no access to improved sanitation services. Our action is aimed at reducing sanitary risks and improving people’s living conditions. With the communities, we promote access to drinking water, hygiene and sanitation by setting up appropriate local infrastructure, training and awareness programmes in order to obtain a sustainable impact.

Beneficiaries: 5000 people (714 families)

Location: Youga, Boulgou Province*

• Education and Protection of young female carers:

In Burkina Faso’s large cities, like elsewhere in West Africa, it is estimated that 2/3 of urban families use child labour to carry out household chores. The domestic employment of children is one of the main causes of de-schooling and rural exodus. For over 6 years, we have been carrying out, together with the Burkina Faso Red Cross in child departure and arrival areas, protection, education and awareness efforts.

Beneficiaries: 740 young girls every year

Location: Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso and the Poni Province

• Orthopaedic surgery missions

A voluntary orthopaedic medical team, alongside the Burkina Faso medical teams, is carrying out two surgical missions in order to operate on patients suffering from sickle cell disease and train their Burkina Faso colleagues. The missions began in Niger and Senegal and are currently continuing in Burkina Faso.

Beneficiaries: patients suffering from sickle cell disease in Burkina Faso (over 559 people have received surgery for orthopaedic conditions since 2001 in West Africa).

Location: Ouagadougou

• Food security:

As a continuation of the emergency aid provided to the Sahelian populations following the severe food crisis in 2012, the Monaco Red Cross and the Burkina Faso Red Cross are pursuing their cooperation to improve access to a sufficient amount of varied and adequate food for highly vulnerable families. This is being achieved thanks to the implementation of viable farming and market gardening activities and herd reconstitution.

Beneficiaries: 3800 people (470 families)

Location: Arbinda and Koutougou, Province of Soum (Sahel)

• First Aid

Our training initiatives in « life-saving techniques » and the capacity building of the National Societies (NS) have increased the number of voluntary rescue workers in order to address emergencies. We also help these NS to become financially independent thanks to the implementation of first aid access programmes in companies. The Monaco Red Cross’s know-how has been recognised by the International Red Cross Committee and a partnership agreement signed between the two entities in order to extend this expertise to all National Societies in North and West Africa.

Beneficiaries: National Red Cross Societies (Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso), people of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.

Location: Burkina Faso (Niger, Mali)

Mali

• Support to the Dofini Orphanage, child education and protection:

After helping to build an orphanage in the San region of Mali and subsequently ensuring its autonomy between 2004 and 2011, thanks to the development of market gardening and livestock, the orphanage is currently independent in providing food to children over the age of 6 months. The Monaco Red Cross continues to support this facility where 84 children are given care. We provide funds for purchasing breast milk, drugs as well as the nurse’s salary.

Beneficiaries: 84 children provided care

Location: San, Ségou region

• Support to the Luc Sangaré Centre

After providing support for its creation in 2007, the Monaco Red Cross is continuing to help the Luc Sangaré Centre in Bamako which benefits from high-speed internet access thanks to a partnership with SONEMA. Consequently, close to 1000 students are able to follow e-learning courses and video conferences every year.

Beneficiaries: 1 000 students every year

Location: Bamako

Nepal

• Support and reconstruction

As a continuation of the emergency relief work carried out with the NGO Namaste in June 2015 (metal sheets and material to build temporary shelter purchased and distributed), our action today is focused on a rehabilitation process to ensure health and safe living conditions for the villagers in the Dhading District. This involves providing safe and sustainable housing conditions, improving health conditions (reconstruction of access to drinking water and sanitation) and strengthening the community’s capacity to cope with natural disasters. This reconstruction project is being carried out in cooperation with the National Societies of Nepal, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

Beneficiaries: 1 250 families (emergency), 300 families (rehabilitation)

Location: Rigaon, Katunje, Dhading District

Niger

• Strengthening First Aid Skills

Our training initiatives in « life-saving techniques » and the capacity building of the Niger Red Cross have increased the number of voluntary rescue workers and rescue brigades to address the emergencies affecting the country, for the benefit of the people of Niger and refugees. We are also helping the Niger Red Cross to become financially independent thanks to the implementation of a first aid access programme.

Beneficiaries:Niger National Society and indirectly the Niger population and refugees.

Location: Niamey, Maradi and Zinder regions

Ivory Coast

• Community health

According to WHO, currently one third of the world population still has no access to improved sanitation services. Our action is aimed at reducing sanitary risks and improving people’s living conditions. With the communities, we promote access to drinking water, hygiene and sanitation by setting up appropriate local infrastructure, training and awareness programmes in order to obtain a sustainable impact.

Beneficiaries: 14 725 people (1 672 families)

Location: Agbaou, Divo Prefecture

Armenia

• Home care for the elderly

Our action is aimed at improving the health, well-being and integration of the most vulnerable elderly individuals by promoting access to suitable medical and social home care. In cooperation with the Swiss Red Cross, we are helping the Armenian Red Cross to set up this community service.

Beneficiaries: vulnerable and isolated seniors (including the disabled and chronically ill)

Location: Shirak and Lori regions

Italy

• Migratory flow in Europe

Since June 2015, the MRC has offered support to the Italian Red Cross in order to cope with the multiple humanitarian emergencies created by the increased migratory flow into Europe; this has been achieved by providing volunteers to manage camps, activities, legal information, prepare and distribute meals as well as purchasing equipment. The border town between Italy and France is situated less than 15 kilometres from the Principality and for many years the two national Red Cross societies have been implementing common actions (relief measures in Monaco and Italy, shared training and practice).

Beneficiaries: + 15,000 migrants or asylum seekers since June 2015.

Location: Ventimiglia

Burundi

• Training and equipment for emergency brigades

Since 2015 Burundi has suffered numerous crises: several landslides and floods due to the El Niño phenomenon have forced several thousand inhabitants to move. Moreover, the political crisis has led to hundreds of deaths and many arrests in several of the country’s major cities. Since early 2016, the MRC has conducted an emergency project to train and equip the Burundi Red Cross (CRB) emergency brigades in 3 provinces of the country. A MRC representative and first-aid expert, travelled there to support CRB colleagues to implement the activities.

Beneficiaries: 70 Emergency Officers and 2 000 families

Location: Provinces of Cibitoké, Rumongé, Rural Bujumbura