REACTions
Paul Taylor: Entering the unknown (part 2)
In Part 2 of our chat with RE:ACT Operations Response Manager Paul Taylor, we discuss some of the dangers and leadership challenges when responding to disasters.
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Alex Whitty 11th September 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins
How RE:ACT partnered with other charities to help vulnerable communities fight food poverty during Covid-19
Learn how RE:ACT joined forces with FareShare South West and British Red Cross to enable vital emergency food to reach isolated and vulnerable communities in Devon and Cornwall.
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Alex Whitty 09th September 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 1 min
Paul Taylor: Entering the unknown (part 1)
What’s it like to be one of the first international responders at the scene of a natural disaster? We spoke to RE:ACT Operations Response Manager Paul Taylor, veteran of nine international disaster emergency responses, to find out.
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Alex Whitty 04th September 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins
RE:ACT helps tech donation scheme supporting isolated and disadvantaged in Nottingham
RE:ACT volunteers in Nottingham are helping a pioneering initiative set up by Business in the Community (BITC)’s National Business Response Network (NBRN), in partnership with Boots.
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Alex Whitty 27th August 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins
General Sir Nick Parker: What the future holds for RE:ACT and the charity sector after Covid-19
The world has changed a great deal since the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic and RE:ACT has evolved a tremendous amount since launching its Covid response. So what does RE:ACT Chairman General Sir Nick Parker make of these changes, and what comes next?
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Angus Tookey 14th August 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins
RE:ACT joins with other charities to tackle food poverty
A team of RE:ACT volunteers has been running an emergency food distribution centre in Exeter with FareShare South West and British Red Cross.
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Alex Whitty 03rd August 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins
Op RE:ACT: Reigniting the passion for helping others
Veteran volunteer and employee of RE:ACT partner BlackRock, Andy Jack, explains how much it means to be able to make a direct contribution to fighting Covid-19.
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Andy Jack 28th July 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins
Kate Holt: Humanitarian lessons from the front line
As we mark 100 days of our Covid-19 response, we sat down with trustee and renowned photojournalist Kate Holt, to talk about her work in the humanitarian sector and what the future brings for RE:ACT.
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Angus Tookey 08th July 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins