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Following the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal on 25th April, several Samaritan organisations immediately prepared to render aid in the affected region.
IDC Serbia has published an information sheet on the Samaritans’ successful disaster relief efforts after the floods in the Balkans in 2014.
From 27th February to 1st March, first aid experts from 8 SAM.I. member organisations convened in Berlin to continue their work on a recommendation document for European standards in first aid education.
From 9th to 11th February, the 8 Samaritan organisations involved in the project Cross-Border Samaritan Flood Preparedness met in Prague to work on their process chain and alert mechanism.
SAM.I. and five partners kicked off their latest EU-funded civil protection project ADAPT, which aims to improve disaster prevention for vulnerable people.
SAM.I. thanks all its partners for the productive cooperations in 2014 and wishes everybody happy holidays and a successful start for 2015!
In their decision from 11th December 2014, the European Court of Justice has upheld the special role volunteering organisations fulfil in the rescue- and patient transport systems of many European countries.
The European Commission’s Directorate General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion has put out a call for proposals on elderly care.
In November, ASB Germany launched a winter aid project in Ukraine which will provide Internally Displaced Persons with food, hygiene products, winterproof clothing and equipment.
Last Saturday, on 29th November, the SAMARITAN’s B.E.S.T. Awards 2014 were handed over in Austria. The local award went to ASBÖ’s Internetcafé ZwischenSchritt, the international award was won by the SAMETS project, headed by ANPAS.
