the Special General Assembly held on Saturday 19 February 2011 to sit on the

MRCS Council for the next three years:

President : Mrs Oormela JAWAHEER

Vice President : Mr Mitranand NURJANDHOA

Assistant Treasurer : Mr Ranveer Bhavin DEENOO

Chief Medical Officer: Dr Khuleel DAUREEAWO

Director Youth Section: Mr Vishal Sunny DHAWOTAL

It is to be noted that no election was held for the seat of Chief Medical

Officer and Assistant Treasurer as only one candidature was received for

each seat.

As there was no candidature for the seat of Treasurer, a second election

will be necessary within 30 days to fill this vacant seat.

The names of the other members to sit on the Council will only be known

after the elections of the Branches’ Committees (scheduled between  05 to 10

March 2011).”

A Special General Assembly meeting of the Mauritius Red Cross Society (MRCS) is scheduled for the Saturday 19 February 2011 at the NPF Building, Rose Hill at 11.00 hrs for the above.

 According to the 2010 Statutes, all members eligible to attend and vote at the Special General Assembly meeting of the National Society have the right to stand as candidates provided they have been members for a period of six (6) months preceding the General Assembly meeting.

 Those interested to be the President or the Vice President or the Treasurer or the Deputy Treasurer or the Chief Medical Officer, should fill in the prescribed form (held at the HQ) and return it to MRCS Headquarters by Monday 14 February 2011 at 10.00 am at the latest. 

As decided by the Council at its meeting of 27 January 2011, a member can apply for only one vacant position and offer his candidature for one governing body only, that is either the Council or the Branch Committee or the Youth Section Committee.

The MRCS staff remains at your disposal for any additional information.  Do not hesitate to phone or call on us.

“It happened really fast. We didn’t have time to get anything. Our house has been completely destroyed, but the good thing is that our lives are spared,” said one woman, who was lucky enough to be evacuated from one of the worst-affected areas in Nova Friburgo.

The rain that has been blighting the region since Tuesday night has brought widespread devastation to Nova Friburgo and neighbouring cities. Thousands of people are trapped and stranded; houses and cars are buried in mud or at risk of being swept down hillsides; and water has surged and flooded urban areas, threatening hundreds of homes in lower-lying districts.

Heavy mudslides have blocked roads, so rescuers are forced to use boats to reach people cut off by the floods. The disaster has prompted the governor of Rio de Janeiro to declare a state of emergency in the municipalities of Nova Friburgo, Teresópolis, Petrópolis, Bom Jardim, São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Sumidouro and Areal in the north of Rio de Janeiro.

“It’s a mess! The mud-flow swept away houses; it moved cars – picking them up, standing them on their ends at 45-degree angles, and burying them. The ground is so saturated and unstable, it could shift at any time and the risk will remain for several weeks,” says Carmen Serra, spokeswoman for the Brazilian Red Cross.

Last Saturday, the national civil defence authority (Secretaria Nacional de Defesa Civil) reported 613 deaths, with 50 people still missing. Rescue teams continue their search for survivors. Overall, some 13,400 people have been affected – 6,050 people have been made homeless and 7,680 people have had to be evacuated.

Since Wednesday, the Brazilian Red Cross – together with the IFRC and ICRC – has been working alongside government authorities in search and rescue activities, and in first aid.

Public support has been crucial to the Brazilian Red Cross response. Local donations have enabled the Brazilian Red Cross to deliver large quantities of relief items to affected communities with more than 500 tonnes of items donated. The Red Cross has also mobilized 3,000 volunteers, many of whom are working round the clock to provide relief to affected communities.

Pour permettre aux mauriciens de venir en aide à la population pakistanaise, la Croix Rouge de Maurice a ouvert un compte bancaire à la Barclays Bank de Curepipe et lance un appel à dons auprès du grand public. (Cheques à être libellés à l’ordre de la Mauritius Red Cross Society – Appeal Fund)

Notre numéro de compte à la Barclays Bank de Curepipe : 12/1071304

Les fonds collectés à travers l’appel de la FICR permettront au Croissant-Rouge pakistanais d’atteindre 900 000 personnes, de fournir des articles de secours, des tentes, des kits de construction, des soins, de l’eau potable et des systèmes d’assainissement plus efficaces aux sinistrés, et de favoriser la restauration des moyens de subsistance dans les mois à venir.
Nous comptons sur la solidarité de tous.
Pour tout complément d’informations, veuillez nous contacter sur le 676 36 04 ou  le 760 19 30

The National Society was founded on 18 December 1973. Its constitution is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols, to which the Republic of Mauritius is a party. The National Society shall be guided in its work by the principles of international humanitarian law and shall respect the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement)   ….. Click here to download

Le fond de cet appel servira de support aux opérations de secours vitales tels que abris temporaires, approvisionnement en eau potable, l’assainissement, soins médicaux et support psychosocial à la population affectée.

Pour permettre, dès maintenant et dans la durée, de venir en aide à population haïtienne, la Société Nationale a ouvert un compte bancaire à la Barclays Bank de Curepipe et lance un appel à dons auprès du grand public.
(Cheques à etre libellés à l’ordre de la Mauritius Red Cross Society – appeal fund).

Notre numéro de compte à la Barclays Bank de Curepipe : 12/1071304

Pour tout complément d’information, veuillez contacter :
Monsieur Gilbert DUVERGÉ      :      7601930
Monsieur Navin MAHADOO       :     7673818
Madame Jacqueline ADOLPHE   :      6763604

Nous comptons sur la solidarité de tous les Mauriciens.

Les objectifs de cet événement étaient :

· De regrouper un maximum d’ONGs sur le campus

· De faire connaitre l’importance de ces ONGs aux étudiants de l’université et à la jeunesse de Maurice

· De donner une opportunité à ces ONGs de promouvoir leur travail

· Les ONGs pourraient recruter des volontaires/membres

· Les ONGs seraient plus près de la communauté estudiantine et le public

· N’importe quel Mauricien pourrait offrir ses services à ces ONGs

La Mauritius Red Cross Society avait accepté l’invitation et était présente à l’exhibition.

Pendant ces deux jours, les facilitateurs des différentes ONGs participants à la foire sont intervenus sur des thèmes comme La Pauvreté, La Santé, le bon Traitement des animaux, L’Environnement, Les Handicapés, La Jeunesse et d’autres sujets ayant traits à des activités sociales.

Des présentations sur ‘L’histoire du Mouvement International de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge’ et ‘La Préparation et Réponse aux désastres’ et ‘La Réduction des risques’ furent faites le 11.02.2009.

Ci-après les extraits d’un quotidien paru le lendemain :

« Promouvoir le volontariat et donner l’envie aux jeunes de faire du social c’est le combat de longue haleine. C’est ce que font comprendre les représentants de plusieurs institutions et autres associations. Toutefois, même cela est un travail difficile. Il s’agit avant tout de croire aux capacités des jeunes et de leur offrir la chance de démontrer leurs talents.

« C’est ce qui ressort de la foire pour le organisations non gouvernementales qui s’est tenue ces deux derniers jours à l’universite de Maurice. »

Under the supervision of Navin Mahadoo, some 20 volunteers will be on duty on a 24hr basis until 13hrs on Monday 23 February 2009. Many pilgrims have already started their pilgrimage from all over the island, and we expect a very large number as from Friday.

The Maha Shivratree Festival usually attracts some 400,000 to 500,000 persons from all over the island to the Ganga Talao - Grand Bassin. People go there to pray Lord Shiva, and they bring back holy water from the lake to pour it symbolically on the ‘ Shivling’.

Purchase virtual goals
Internet users will be able to help their favourite side win the title of Most Humanitarian Team by purchasing virtual goals on scorefortheredcross.org. The winning team will be announced on 6 July. The Score for the Red Cross campaign, jointly organised by UEFA and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will benefit land-mine victims in Afghanistan by providing them with artificial limbs, physiotherapy and vocational training.

UEFA has chosen the ICRC as its official humanitarian partner for EURO 2008™, which will be held in Austria and Switzerland.

What does this partnership consist of?

Michel Platini, president of UEFA, and Jakob Kellenberger, president of the ICRC, launched an online fundraising operation entitled Score for the Red Cross to raise money for the victims of anti-personnel mines in Afghanistan. With a single click, a visitor to the website can support the Red Cross and at the same time help their team win the title of Most Humanitarian Team of EURO 2008™.

UEFA will donate to the ICRC all receipts from the sale of “Score for the Red Cross” wristbands.

UEFA will encourage fans to support the campaign on www.euro2008.com.

UEFA will donate 4,000 euro to the ICRC for each goal scored during the tournament.

The ICRC will use 50% of the the funds collected to improve the lives of mine victims in Afghanistan, by providing them with artificial limbs and physiotherapy.In addition, the ICRC will support the reintegration of mine victims into their families and communities, by offering vocational training and the opportunity to start small businesses.

Several Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are participating in this fundraising operation, and the remaining 50% of the funds collected will be donated to these National Societies to enable them to finance emergency aid, medical or social programmes in their respective countries.