REACTions
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
100 days supporting the fight against Covid-19
RE:ACT has reached 100 days of its response to Covid-19, “Op RE:ACT”, supporting vital frontline services and vulnerable communities throughout the UK.
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Alex Whitty 06th July 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
Op RE:ACT: A surreal first deployment
As he comes to the end of a six-week tour of duty on Op RE:ACT, Gordon Mackenzie reflects on a unique and valuable first deployment with RE:ACT
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Gordon Mackenzie 07th May 2020 Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins