Examples of Youth activities in disaster response

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Examples of Youth activities in disaster response
Return of Happiness - Costa Rica The RC Youth
volunteers in Costa Rica, in collaboration with
UNICEF, a local University and other partners,
run a psychological support programme called
"Return of Happiness" to children affected by
natural disasters. They perform puppets show and
play with the children to help them overtake the
shock after the disaster.
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Examples of Youth activities in disaster response
Return of Happiness - Costa Rica The RC Youth
volunteers in Costa Rica, in collaboration with
UNICEF, a local University and other partners,
run a psychological support programme called
"Return of Happiness" to children affected by
natural disasters. They perform puppets show and
play with the children to help them overtake the
shock after the disaster.
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Examples of Youth activities in Health and Care

• The Safer Sex Bus Jamaica
• Jamaican activity, on Valentines Day 2004
• Youth organized the event, decorated, and
  worked on the bus. The fare was free and as pay
  the travellers had to listen to information about
  HIV/AIDS, anti-stigma, protection and treatment
• The involved youth were trained in Together We
  Can, peer-education programme for HIV/AIDS
  prevention

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Communication as integral part of capacity
building

• Youth and volunteer newsletter
• Youth web section . www.ifrc.org/youth
• Youth on FedNet (information and resource
  sharing, and discussion forum)

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For more information about the RC/RC Youth
world, visit the International Federation Youth
web section www.ifrc.org/youth youth_at_ifrc.org
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