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Australian Red Cross
Mission: "To be a leading humanitarian organisation in Australia, improving the lives of vulnerable people through services delivered and promotion of humanitarian laws and values."
In China since: 1994
Mainland China contact:
Glenn King, Technical Adviser
Xinjiang HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care Project
123 Yan'an Road, Urumqi
Xinjiang, 830001
Tel: (0991) 256 5287
Mobile: 13609 900801
Fax: (0991) 256 1021
arcta@vip.km169.net
Activities in Other Countries:
25 countries worldwide
For a general introduction to the global Red Cross movement, see entry for International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The Australian Red Cross (ARC) began operations in China in the mid 1990s delivering a programme through the provision of technical assistance and some financial support to Provincial Red Cross branches that include the Xinjiang and Yunnan Red Cross.
A strong feature of ARC work has been peer-led HIV/AIDS mitigation activities, training young volunteers to serve as ‘peer educators’ in their communities. This process started in Yunnan with educated youngsters and gradually extended to include high-risk groups. More recently, ARC has become involved in care and support programmes for HIV positive people and their families. The programme in Yunnan is now being phased down.
A similar HIV/AIDS education programme that operates on the principles of involving HIV/AIDS sufferers was also initiated with the Xinjiang Red Cross and, as of 2005, is going through an expansion phase. The overall aims of the programme are to support HIV/AIDS sufferers and their carers, reduce stigma and discrimination, and develop staff capacity of agency staff and volunteers. Activities include: Modular education for various target groups, including injecting drug users and their families, mobile populations and sex workers; Positive peer education aimed at HIV/AIDS sufferers, drug users and their families - delivered through peer educators in their own communities; Self-care peer-led trainings to HIV/AIDS sufferers and their families; Information education that produces materials in Chinese and Uyghur languages; Anti-stigma and discrimination activities that raise awareness through engaging with the media to increase coverage of HIV/AIDS and events based around World AIDS Day, World Red Cross Day.
In partnership with the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research ARC also implements a Tibet Health Sector Support Program funded by the AusAid. This five year programme aims to improve public health in Tibet by: Working with health authorities to strengthen health service management at both Regional and local level; Providing technical and clinical training; Improving control of infectious diseases; Improving management of safe blood supply; Strengthening primary health care systems, including referral systems and affordability with special attention to maternal and child health.
Work is also in progress with the Guangxi Red Cross on a Disaster Risk Reduction project. This is intended to improve the preparedness of vulnerable villages by working with them to identify and implement disaster mitigation plans.
ARCs work in health care, education and blood collection in Australia is mainly funded by the Australian government. In fiscal year 2002/2003, the Australian public donated AUD 16 million (USD 11 million) to ARC for international emergency relief efforts. ARC’s work in China has been largely funded by AusAid.
Links
http://www.redcross.org.au
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