Red Cross Institute Accra, RC Regional Institute for West Africa Dakar (Rushes, 1971)

Introduces two Red Cross institutes in Africa, organized on the initiative of the League of Red Cross Societies under the Development Program. The first is in Accra, Ghana, for English-speaking people, the second in Dakar, Senegal, for French-speaking participants. The film shows participants and delegates from the League engaged in group discussions and, in the field, taking cognizance of the local conditions in which the Red Cross programs are carried out. 00:00 Discussion group in English on how National Societies can collaborate (College for Advanced Management, Accra) 01:10 Delegates visiting local area (silent in parts) 03:41 Discussion group in French on the different areas of responsibility of National Societies, the League and the ICRC (Dakar, Ecole Normale Supérieure) Year: 1971 Producer: IFRC, Visnews Productions Copyright: For any queries regarding this film, please contact Archives.Contact(at)ifrc.org Country: Ghana, Senegal Duration: 4:49 minutes Language: English, French Original format: 16mm colour acetate film with optical sound (positive print). File name: c00311_H264.mp4 Memoriav, l'Association pour la sauvegarde de la mémoire audiovisuelle suisse, provided financial support for the preservation and digitization of this film in 2014.