GCI Newsletter

Green Cross International

Our Mission

The mission of Green Cross International is to help ensure a just, sustainable and secure future for all... More >>>  
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"We desperately need to recognise that we are the guests not the masters of nature and adopt a new paradigm for development, based on the costs and benefits to all people, and bound by the limits of nature herself rather than the limits of technology and consumerism."

Mikhail Gorbachev
Founding President and Member of the Board, Green Cross International
Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Green Schools in Africa give kids Smart Water

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Green Cross International (GCI) has launched the Smart Water for Green Schools project together with Pureology Serious Colour Care®. By encouraging exchanges between schools in the same river basins, the partnership aims to promote smart water systems and water conservation at the local, national and international levels. The project also ensures hygiene and sanitation education.
 
Friday, 05 March 2010

Celebrities Join Global Green to Support “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet”

Matt PetersenGlobal Green USA celebrated it’s 7th Annual Pre-Oscar® party on 3 March at the Avalon Hollywood, raising funds and awareness for Global Green’s initiatives to fight climate change. The star-studded event featured musical performances by Mia Maestro, Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, and Camp Freddy. “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet” was the theme of the evening, which benefited Global Green’s initiatives to promote smart solutions to climate change by creating healthy, green communities.
 
Friday, 26 February 2010

GC Family Clubs continuing to help families in Chernobyl region

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Green Cross Switzerland Mother and Child projects in Belarus continue to provide families focused medical attention to improve the heath of mothers and children. The family Misuno is just one example of many who was helped by the Green Cross Famiy Club.
 

Awards

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Green Star Awards

Green Cross International has teamed with the UN Environment Programme and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to create the Green Star Awards, which recognize those who have made remarkable efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to environmental emergencies around the world.

Publication

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Activity Report 2008-2009

The 2008-2009 Activity Report provides information on Green Cross International's projects and activities worldwide during 2008 and 2009.  

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Brochure

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GCI Brochure

This informative brochure provides background information on Green Cross International and its work.

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Our Partners

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  • Swiss Development AgencySwiss Development Agency
    The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland?s international cooperation agency within the Swiss Foreign Ministry. Together with other federal offices, SDC is responsible for overall coordination of international development activities and humanitarian aid.