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Solferino 2009 visual identity “Our World. Your Move” Global 2009 Campaign Sponsored by Partners

Humanitarian Village

The campsite, modeled as a “Humanitarian Village,” is organized to host thousands of Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers in Solferino, to celebrate the birth of the Movement.  The 200,000 square meters of the “Humanitarian Village” will include all necessary logistical arrangements from welcome services, accommodation, meals, safety, and security services.
 
The camp will also serve as a platform for showcasing the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at work. Activities in disaster, health, capacity building, and Movement principles will be held on the Humanitarian Boulevard.  This includes Emergency Response Units training, an interactive shelter assembling competition, a Humanitarian Fair for knowledge sharing, cultural performances portraying humanitarian issues, Raid Cross, and other role playing activities.  There will be social activities in the evenings, and guided tours to the International Museum of the Red Cross in Castiglione delle Stiviere.
 
The Humanitarian Village will be an important moment to encounter different delegations of many National Societies.  Each Society will have the opportunity to showcase their own work, share their experiences, skills, and demonstrate how the Red Cross and Red Crescent can make a difference in improving the lives of the most vulnerable.

The international press, as well as national and international authorities, will be invited to witness the Movement’s capacity and skills in how to cope with humanitarian emergencies.

On June 27, 2009, the Fiaccolata - the well-known torch-lit procession which follows the same path walked by nurses who took injured soldiers from the battlefield of Solferino to the first medical outpost in Castiglione - will conclude the commemorations of Solferino.

Besides the participants to the "Youth on the move" and the Humanitarian Village, thousands of volunteers from a large number of National Societies as well will walk the 10-kilometer long path, holding torches and remarking the humanitarian spirit with every step.

Every year since 1992, thousands of people participate in this strongly suggestive and evocative event, which this year more than ever will be marked by highly suggestive moments.