Sep 4, 2020 · The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society is exploring novel approaches to teaching disaster preparedness and increasing public awareness on the subject. The grant will enable the National Society to use virtual-reality technology to teach the public about the reality and impact of disasters.

TTRCS is an auxiliary in the humanitarian field to the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. TTRCS was founded on 12 July 1939 as a branch of the British Red Cross and became independent of the British Red Cross on 31 May 31, 1963.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world’s largest humanitarian network and is guided by seven Fundamental Principles: Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, universality and unity.

In July 2020, IFRC Disaster Law, together with Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society, began collaborating with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management and other key stakeholders to review Trinidad and Tobago’s legal and …

At the regional level, IFRC Disaster Law works with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States as part of the Ready Together project, to improve coordination among all actors involved in large-scale disaster response in the Caribbean.

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) in Trinidad and Tobago is working towards the development of a new Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) law and policy that will be informed by the recommendations of a legislative gap analysis conducted with the technical support of IFRC Disaster Law and Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross ...

IFRC GO is a Red Cross Red Crescent platform to connect information on emergency needs with the right response.

International Organizations in Trinidad and Tobago. Association of Caribbean States (ACS) 5-7 Sweet Briar Road, St. Clair, Port of Spain. ... (IFRC) 110 Picton Street, Port of Spain. 628-7289; [email protected] | [email protected]; Mr. Ariel Kestens. Head of Delegation.

Visit any of the 189 National Societies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and you will see that, despite the breadth of activities they deliver, they are underpinned by a common architecture that creates the space in which humanitarian action is possible: a commitment to Humanity, and to responding to the needs of communities in an impa...

From 16 to 17 November 2022, IFRC Disaster Law is running a Legislative Advocacy Workshop with Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society to strengthen their capacity to engage in advocacy with their public authorities about issues of humanitarian concern.