Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate

� Emergency aid to populations victimised by acts of God hitting our country,
especially Alentejo and Azores (S. Miguel and Faial, an earthquake).
Immediate delivery of first necessity equipment.
� Delivery of 4 houses in Ribeira Quente - S. Miguel, Azores.
� Building of 21 houses in the village of Carregueiro for the storm victims in
Alentejo, in November 1997
� Acquisition and assembly of 32 pre- fabricated houses for families who lost
their homes in the Faial earthquake.
� Participation of the International Red Cross Movement and of the Red Quarter
in the World Exposition “Expo 98”, with a pavilion that received over 800000
persons.
� Integration of the Help units of the Portuguese Red Cross (National, Amadora,
Loures and Seixal) into the “Safety, Health and Evacuation structure” of the
Expo 98.
� Assistance to the victims of the armed conflict in Guinea - Bissau. Shipment
of first necessity items, coming from private donors in a total value of 43
million escudos.
� Shipment of hospital materials, equipment, medication and first necessity
items for the ‘House of Mothers’ in Gabu, Guinea-Bissau
� Participation in the Kosovo operation. Shipment of 300 tons of first necessity
goods, hygiene and blankets in a value of about 75 million escudos.
Welcoming and distribution of food to about 1000 refugees from Kosovo at
the airport.
� Mitch Operation. The Portuguese Red Cross in partnership with the Spanish
National Society cooperated in the rehabilitation program of Primary schools
in El Salvador destroyed by the Mitch Typhoon. The amount collected in this
campaign rose to about 14 million escudos.
� Shipment of 42 tons of humanitarian aid for the Red Cross in Cape-Vert.
� The Portuguese Red Cross contributed with 5 million escudos for the relief
operations conducted by the International Red Cross to help the Victims of the
Earthquake in Turkey.
� Participation with human resources, campaign hospital and other goods in
Timor. Future cooperation actions are being prepared.