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National
Societies recruit volunteers to carry out tasks that
directly or indirectly help vulnerable people. Each National
Society has different volunteer programmes, and requires
different skills to make these programmes effective.
To become a volunteer with the Red
Cross/Red Crescent, you need to contact the nearest branch
of the National Society in your country for details of
the programmes that they run and their current needs
for volunteers.
If you do not have an address for
the nearest branch of your National Society, please look
in the directory for the national contact details of
your Society. Otherwise, Red Cross and Red Crescent National
Societies should be listed in local telephone books.
Our heart
and our future
Volunteering has been at the very
heart of the Red Cross/Red Crescent since its inception
in 1863. Today, as much as ever, volunteers are the backbone
of all Red Cross/Red Crescent activities, helping National
Societies run successful programmes and assisting millions
of vulnerable people in need.
There are around 97 million members
and volunteers in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
worldwide, of whom an estimated 20 million people are
volunteers.
The dedication of volunteers not
only reduces the cost of activities and enables National
Societies to reach many more people for its money, but
the spirit of volunteering is at the heart of our humanitarian
imperative.
To find out more about volunteering
in your country, read our page on becoming
a volunteer , and then contact your local National
Society - addresses can be found in our Directory . |
