Newly trained SRC NIT group

Sunday September 5th, was the closing of the National Intervention Team (NIT) Training of the Suriname Red Cross (SRC). The new NIT members were all given a certificate for completing this intensive course successfully. The training was held from September 1-5 and was organized by the Disaster Management (DM) Unit of SRC. The NIT members are trained to intervene on a national level whenever a disaster strikes, says Elinor King DM Coordinator of SRC.

SRC is hosting a National Stakeholders Workshop on Wednesday, July 21^st. In this workshop “SRC aims to inform the stakeholders, who are active in the communities where SRC works, about the ECHO 7 related activities”, says Humphrey Blinker, Project Coordinator.

SRC is hosting a National Stakeholders Workshop on Wednesday, July 21^st. In this workshop “SRC aims to inform the stakeholders, who are active in the communities where SRC works, about the ECHO 7 related activities”, says Humphrey Blinker, Project Coordinator.

On Sunday, June 20th, the Suriname Red Cross (SRC) celebrates its 70th anniversary. SRC was established during the war time as a branch of the Netherlands Red Cross. The colonial government established a Red Cross Society in Suriname, for the purpose of promoting humanitarian rights in times of war. In 1940, the year of the SRC establishment, there were four branches set up in districts: Moengo, Commewijne, Coronie and Nickerie. Two years after, a fifth branch was founded in the District Suriname. Services were delivered specially to war victims, such as Blood Transfusion services and literature distribution.