Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate

2002
� Signature of the protocol between the President of the Portuguese Red Cross
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and the General Directorate of the Prison Services aiming the organisation, the
implementation and the follow up of a awareness and training program to
promote health in the Portuguese prisons.
� By appointment of the President of the International Red Cross Federation and
of the Red Crescent, Madame Barroso leads a visit to Angola of an
international team of experts to make an in-depth assessment of the population
needs in the different provinces.
� In accordance and collaboration with the International Federation, an
“emergency appeal for Angola” is launched.
� Sponsors the ‘Red Cross workshops’ for Members of the Parliament and
Journalists, to disseminate the principles of the Humanitarian International
Law.
� Signature of a cooperation protocol between the President of the Portuguese
Red Cross and the Rotary International to support humanitarian projects in
Portuguese- speaking countries in the field of health and education.
� Cooperation protocol between the Camões Institute and the Portuguese Red
Cross to establish common cooperation strategies in view of promoting the
Portuguese Language through development projects of the Red Cross National
Societies in the Portuguese- speaking countries and the dissemination of the
Humanitarian International Law.