Power of You magazine (Concept) by Australian Red Cross

SEPTEMBER 2017

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FROM THE CEO

CONTENTS : LIFE’S A GIFT Shirley Gash honours her father’s lifelong commitment to Australian Red Cross.

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WHAT WE’VE SEEN Internation and domestic work of Red Cross.

t’s you and the power of people helping people, that allows Red Cross to make a positive difference in

the lives of communities every day of the year. In this issue, you’ll find inspiring stories of Australians who were able to speak to their families for the first time in decades, after they

MUM’S VOICE

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were separated fleeing the horrors of war. With Cyclone Debbie hitting communities in Queensland and New

MEET MARY

South Wales hard, a volunteer shares

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how she helped people get through the night at a Lismore evacuation centre. And we take you as far as East Africa where we work with our colleagues in the international Red Cross Red Crescent Movement to help families survive what’s being called one of the worst humanitarian crises in living memory. Then there are the stories of people

MEET SASHA

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who may not make the news headlines but their work is just as important.

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Shirley Gash honours her father’s lifelong commitment to Australian Red Cross.

A GIFT IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER

HEN SHIRLEY GASH’s father Erle Chandler Gash passed away at the age of 93, she wanted to honour his lifelong commitment to “remember Red Cross”; something she’d often heard him say ever since she was a little girl. Even at the age of 90, Erle would hit the streets of Queenstown in New Zealand piano accordion in hand, playing war time tunes to raise funds for the humanitarian cause he loved. Passers by would often spark up a conversation and he’d also remind them to remember Red Cross. “I was in World War II and we need to raise funds for Red Cross because they go into every place where there’s people in suffering and crisis,” he would say. From the day Earle was drafted, he vowed he’d only ever save lives rather than hurt people and so he volunteered as a medic with New Zealand Red Cross, serving for four years mainly in El Alamein in Egypt but also in Italy. Shirley has never forgotten her father’s wishes but also feels a strong connection to the important humanitarian values and principles that Red Cross stands for. “Red Cross it’s an organisation that’s impartial. It’s the Red Crescent in some places. It’s not looking at who people are. It’s just looking at what’s happening to them and so it’s an organisation that I think that I can trust will go in, feed hungry people, help people who are broken, and get people back into some kind of semblance of normal life.” Shirley wants to pass on her philosophy of “love thy neighbour”. “So, that means looking out for whoever does live next door to me if I can and it also means my neighbour who is in Somalia or Sudan or … or in Syria right now, or in Egypt” Her legacy will ensure Red Cross will care for those people suffering, no matter who they are, or where they live.

Photot top: Shirley says her father was an inspiration, and she remembers him drumming into her “you have to always be doing something for someone else.”. Australian Red Cross/Amelia Wong Bottom: Erle Chandler volunteered with the Red Cross during WW2 and Red Cross continued to be a big part of his life even into his 90s. Australian Red Cross/Amelia Wong

What do you want to pass on to the future? Hope? Justice? Compassion? Different things are important to different people, but we all want to leave a positive legacy. There is no better way to make sure your values are passed on than by remembering Red Cross with in your Will. Your special gift will help change lives for generations to come. If you have any questions about remembering us with a gift in your Will, or our upcoming Wills Days in Canberra, Adelaide and Brisbane contact us at bequests@redcross.org.au, phone 1800 811 700 or visit redcross.org.au/bequests

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INTERNATIONAL

WHAT WE’VE SEEN

EAST AFRICA Millions of people in East Africa are facing famine and the UN has called it the worst humanitarian catastrophe since WWII. Australian Red Cross aid worker Jess Lees says despite the hardships faced by so many families who are living on minimal food and water, she sees their strength and generosity, helping each other survive. Jess is part of the crisis response crew, helping manage the humanitarian Photo by Australian Red Cross/Peter Caton

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KIRIBATI These children and families have a lot to smile about in the remote Pacific island country of Kiribati, as they celebrate getting toilets and clean water taps for the first time ever. Every 20 seconds a child dies around the world because of unsafe water and poor sanitation, so it means a lot to know that your support helps us deliver clean water and save lives by preventing illness and disease. Page 4 | Power of You

“A growing majority of the world’s nations have made their intentions clear. They want a treaty to clearly prohibit nuclear weapons, leading to their total elimination. By year’s end, there is a good chance that such a treaty at the global level will become a reality,” said Judy Slatyer, CEO Australian Red Cross. In July, the United Nations formally adopted a treaty categorically prohibiting nuclear weapons.

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Dylan Lewis lost two of his footy team members to suicide, and no one saw it coming. Dylan didn’t want to see this happen to any more of his friends, so he gathered his teammates, community members and Red Cross – and set up a program to teach people how to identify those at risk of suicide and give them the tools to help.

A group of Red Cross women all hailing from Africa held a cooking demonstration during Refugee Week, giving locals a taste of their culture and cuisine. They also shared their stories of leaving their home country, often escaping war, and then coming to Australia. The event was invaluable, bringing them out from their homes and into the community. Glowing with pride, they were thrilled to see people enjoy a taste of Africa.

More than 100 people in Katherine have completed the mental health training. Together we can save lives.

OURIMBAH “I used to eat so much junk food. Now I make my own dinners. I cook a stir fry or homemade pies with heaps of veggies thrown in them,” said Joshua, a 19-year-old from the Central Coast of NSW. He participated in one of our FoodREDi courses; a series of workshops encouraging good health and wise food choices, targeting hardto-reach groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrant groups, prisoners, people with a mental illness and young people.

MELBOURNE “I proved to myself that I can do anything I put my mind to. Do not let anything distract you from your goal and believe in yourself and your abilities.” Melbourne lawyer Amel refused to give up after she was forced to flee war-torn Iraq as a 19-year-old with her two siblings.. She and her family are members of a persecuted minority group who have been targeted by numerous governments and groups since the mid 1970s. Today, she volunteers in a community legal centre and with Red Cross while practicing as a lawyer.

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THE LAST TIME ALINOTI SET EYES ON HIS MOTHER, HE WAS JUST 14 YEARS OLD. WAR TORE THEM APART. TODAY THE BRISBANE BASED FATHER SHARES HOW RED CROSS HELPED FULFIL HIS IMPOSSIBLE DREAM OF FINDING HER AGAIN, AFTER NEARLY 20 YEARS OF SEPARATION.

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THEN SHE USED A DIFFERENT NAME SHE CALLED ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG THEN I SAID ‘YES I‘M THE ONE.’ THAT’S WHEN SHE REALISED I’M HER SON. SHE WAS SO EXCITED.”

Brisbane based father Alinoti was reconnected with his mother, just six months after he asked Red Cross to help find her. Photo: Australian Red Cross, Nicole Pascoe

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HEARING MUM’S VOICE

AFTER A 17 YEAR WAIT Alinoti was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo – one of the world’s most dangerous countries. As a 14 year old child, he was lucky to escape, but he was alone. In 2016, after 10 years living in refugee camps in Kenya, he was granted a visa allowing him to start a new life, safe from war, in Australia. He had everything his heart could hope for, except one thing. “I still had pain in my heart because I was not in touch with my mother,” says Alinoti. He asked Australian Red Cross to try to find her, through our Restoring Family Links service. However, the details he was able to provide were scant. Alinoti had little hope; he believed it would be impossible to find her. But after just six months his Australian Red Cross case worker came back with the news that his mother had been found. The caseworker passed on a phone number and his mother’s photo. “I called the number and heard my mother’s voice, which I was not expecting. I thought she had died and she also thought I had died …

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She didn’t believe I was her son. She kept asking, ‘Who is this?’ and I kept explaining many times — ‘I’m your son, Alinoti.’ “Then she used a different name she called me when I was young then I said ‘Yes I‘m the one.’ That’s when she realised I’m her son. She was so excited.” When Red Cross had found his mother he says it was like a dream come true. “I was not imagining that one day I will ever find my mum again.” He hopes to someday be reunited with her in person. To Red Cross, he says thank you. And thanks to donors like you, we’re able to help people find their families again, against all odds.

THANKS TO YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT RED CROSS IS ABLE TO GIVE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES EACH YEAR THE CHANCE TO RECONNECT WITH LONG LOST LOVED ONES, AFTER BEING SEPARATED BY WAR, DISASTER OR MIGRATION. FROM CLARIFYING THE FATE OF THOSE WHO WENT MISSING YEARS EARLIER TO RE-ESTABLISHING CONTACT, MEET TWO PEOPLE WHO YOU’VE HELPED.

MEET MARY For four years Mary thought her mother was dead. She’d last heard from her from inside a refugee camp in Kenya in 2013, but then suddenly she was unable to reach her. Mary feared her mother had died and she went into mourning for her. The 29-year-old mother of five has been living in Australia for nine years. She was forced to flee her home country of Sudan in a sudden conflict when she was aged just seven and spent the intervening years in neighbouring Kenya. Then one day earlier this year she received a Red Cross message with news from her mother. “I was overjoyed,” she recalls. She immediately drove to her nearest Red Cross office and asked whether Red Cross could help her ring her mother and to her enormous surprise her mother answered the call.

Mary now talks regularly with her mother in Uganda—the smile on her face shows what this means to her. Photo: Australian Red Cross, Dilini Perera

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MEET SASHA When Sashaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother went into labour, Ukraine was under Russian rule. She delivered her baby boy in a blitz, and Sasha entered the world under German occupation. It was just a month before his father had gone to fight in WWII. Sashaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother later told him he had died as a prisoner of war. After five years in an Austrian refugee camp, Sasha and his family migrated to Australia when he was 10 years old. Sasha has had a successful career as a star acrobat and accordion player but has wondered about his father his whole life. After several unsuccessful attempts of searching him, in 2016 Sasha finally found out, via Red Cross, that his father had survived and had in fact searched for him.

DID YOU KNOW? Sasha is overjoyed with the knowledge that his father survived the war. He now has plans to meet a sister he never knew he had. Photo: Australian Red Cross, Aysha Leo

A global network of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies in 190 countries means here in Australia we can locate missing relatives around the world, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

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