Hurricane Fiona was just the most recent disaster to contaminate wells and cisterns across the island. Now, a water filter distribution program is hoping to help bring access to clean water to thousands.
Understanding humanitarianism, humanitarians, and the four principles that drive them.
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’re sharing the reflection of a Greyshirt who deployed to Guyana with Team Rubicon on a humanitarian aid operation, and the lessons she learned.
As Team Rubicon begins to respond to the humanitarian crises in Ukraine, we’re reflecting on past humanitarian operations. Greyshirt and Nurse Practitioner Mary Corder wrote this reflection in 2016 after serving on Operation Hermes, in which Team Rubicon volunteers provided primary medical care at a clinic in northern Greece to help alleviate suffering and prevent further injury to the Syrian refugee population.
Born with cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder, 7-year-old Lena took her first steps at the clinic with the support of volunteer medical professionals at a refugee camp in northern Greece.