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NetHope Increases its Impact by Welcoming the Canadian Red Cross as its Newest Member

April 17, 2009

Washington, DC — The Canadian Red Cross, a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has become a federated member of NetHope, an information technology collaboration of leading nongovernmental organizations specializing in humanitarian relief, emergency response, and conservation.

NetHope enables members to extend their communications infrastructure and Internet-based applications in developing countries around the world. Members share knowledge and collaborate on information and communications technology (ICT) solutions, leveraging their power for capacity-building and creating best practices in the field.

“We’re excited to be entering into this partnership with NetHope,” said Almin Surani, CIO of the Canadian Red Cross. “We look forward to developing effective technologies together with partner organizations that will help us achieve our common goal of providing humanitarian aid to those in need.”

NetHope CEO Bill Brindley said, “We are very pleased to welcome the Canadian Red Cross into the NetHope family of ICT professionals. Their addition increases our members’ collective capacity, which will serve to enhance NetHope’s unique ability to deliver value to make the humanitarian sector more effective and productive as it serves those in greatest need.” 

For more information about NetHope or the Canadian Red Cross visit www.nethope.org or http://www.redcross.ca

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About NetHope

NetHope, Inc., which started in 2001, is a new-generation collaboration of ICT professionals from 26 of the international community’s leading nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) representing over $33 billion (USD) of emergency relief, human development and conservation programs in more than 150 countries. Through member collaboration and by facilitating public-private partnerships with major technology companies, NetHope enables members to leverage their technology investments to better serve their end beneficiaries. For more information, visit www.nethope.org.

About the Canadian Red Cross

The Canadian Red Cross is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which includes the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and 186 national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Our mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world. For more information, visit http://www.redcross.ca