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Saturday May 8, the internationally celebrated the Day of Red Cross and Red Crescent.

The theme for this celebration, "More and more people around, wants to strengthen the Red Cross close to the most vulnerable people, moving even closer to their needs and helping them through proximity and closeness, thanks to more than 100 million volunteers are there in 186 countries.

The Red Cross and Red Crescent work every day to further strengthen its connection to communities while forging alliances at local and world conducive to peace, stability, good health, socioeconomic development and respect for diversity.

Red Cross in Murcia

Spanish Red Cross in the Region of Murcia serves the needs of 127,065 people who are vulnerable.

In the words of Aurelio Luna, regional president of the Red Cross in the Region of Murcia, and despite the economic adjustment, the institution can help many people "thanks to the invaluable work of volunteers who have had to redouble their efforts during this year and solidarity of the society of Murcia, which translates into an increase in the number of partners and increased revenues in the alms and sweepstakes. "

Specifically, the number totals 4,127 volunteers and "selflessly give of their time and effort to reach those most in need," said Aurelio Luna.

The number of partners has also increased in 2488 during the last year, already 16,907 people and companies working with Murcia the Red Cross.

Red Cross to the Crisis

The international economic crisis we live has caused the Red Cross has to respond to increased demand from those who are in a vulnerable situation in the Region of Murcia.

In this sense, in the words of Red Cross regional president "in 2010 will be shared with funds from FEGA, 838,376.80 kilos of food to more than 45,000 people are in a situation of extreme vulnerability in the Region of Murcia Thanks to the collaboration of 140 charities. "

Similarly, through the institution's own funds and donations from financial institutions, is being made to meet the basic needs of 1,440 vulnerable families, through grants for maintenance, payment of rent or mortgage, accommodation in hostels, and water bills light, clothing and footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and orthopedic, public transport or school, training grants, kindergartens, a first salary for those hoping to collect unemployment benefits ...

One of the groups particularly vulnerable to the economic crisis, is the immigrant.

According to Aurelio Luna "868 immigrants have received grants to issues such as housing, food and transportation, as well as hygiene, warm clothes etc ... Similarly, it has managed 457 volunteers return to their countries of origin and has launched a new service providing psychological support for those immigrants who require it. "

Furthermore, the Telecare service of the Spanish Red Cross, who works for the welfare of 2,103 people over the region of Murcia, has reduced its monthly fee, from 30 to 25 €, adjusting the costs for the service may be more popular.

Red Cross for jobs in the most disadvantaged

The Employment Service Plan Red Cross in the Region of Murcia, mainly funded by the European Social Fund and the SEF of the CARM, managed to integrate 2,199 participants in 2009, nearly a thousand more than in 2008.

Of these, there has been an effective job placement of 264.

These data provide an idea of the difficulties encountered by volunteers and Red Cross workers to help find employment for people with a complex situation in a standardized way to access the job market as immigrants, women who have suffered gender violence, people over 45 years, drug addicts and former addicts, ethnic minorities, prisoners and former prisoners etc ....

At present, according to Aurelio Luna "from Red Cross is promoting self-employment as key means for promoting social inclusion and employment of people belonging to these groups."

Thus, 272 people have been advised and oriented so that they can start their own businesses through micro-credit granted by different financial institutions.

As regional president said the Red Cross, "all these activities to promote employment among the most vulnerable have been supplemented by the allocation of € 20,965.23 in scholarships to people that unemployment is punishing them more severely" .

Source: Cruz Roja de Águilas