Croatian Red Cross staff member, psychologist Sanja Pupačić is in Kyrgyzstan as a delegate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. She is working together with the staff and volunteers of the Kyrgyz Red Crescent on developing psycho-social support programme.

On August 13, Croatian Red Cross launched emergency appeal for the people of Pakistan affected by devastating floods. You can donate by:

• Making a transfer in favor of the Croatian Red Cross bank account 2340009-1511555516 refer to number 05
• calling donation telephone: 060 90 11 (6,15 kuna, VAT included)
• On-line donation.

By August 25, a total of 1.025.334,00 kuna have been raised of which:

- 1.015.934,00 kuna have been transferred in favor of the CRC bank account (of which 1 million was donated by the Croatian Government),

- 9.400,00 kuna have been raised by telephone calls.

Thank you for all donations!

On 1 June, Croatian Red Cross launched emergency appeal for the flood affected areas of the northeastern part of Croatia. You can donate by:

• making a transfer in favor of the Croatian Red Cross bank account nr. 2340009-1511555516 (refer to number 02)
• calling donation telephone: 060 90 11 (6,15 kuna, VAT included)
• On-line donation.

Croatian Red Cross sent emergency items to the flood affected areas in Brodsko-posavska, Osjecko-baranjska and Vukovarsko-srijemska county.

By 15 June, 279.611,00 kuna have been raised.

Thank you for your contribution.

Croatian Red Cross Week is marked from 8 to 15 May. Red Cross branches all over the country organize various public events whose aim is to raise awareness on the importance of the Red Cross and introduce the public with the activities that the Croatian Red Cross conducts in local communities. Central event is the National Youth Competition.

Volunteers Aljosa Ladasic, Jasminko Kranjcec and Aleksandar Knezevic are in Haiti where they are part of the large humanitarian mission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. They are volunteers in different local Croatian Red Cross branches.

Croatian Red Cross has launched emergency appeal for the population of Haiti affected by a strong earthquake that hit that country on January 12. You can donate by:

• Making a transfer in favor of the Croatian Red Cross bank account 2340009-1511555516 refer to number 01
• calling donation telephone: 060 90 11 (6,15 kuna, VAT included)
• On-line donation.

From January 13 by May 3, a total of 5.742.757,00 kuna have been donated by the Croatian citizens, companies, local and regional governments and institutions of which:

- 3.881.652,20 kuna have been transferred in favor of the CRC bank account (including 1 million kuna donated by the Croatian Government)

- 784.707,00 kuna have been raised by telephone calls

- 1.076.397,80 kuna have been raised during the concert "All for Haiti" held in Split on February 10

Thank you for all donations!

Croatian Red Cross procured 2.200 kitchen sets whose total value is 95.700,00 euro. Company “Instrumentaria” donated medical products whose value is 29.227,86 euro. Apart from the in kind donations, 200.000,00 euro were transferred to the IFRC in cash. All the remaining funds raised through the appeal shall be transferred to the IFRC either in cash or in kind.

CRC representatives in Haiti

Croatian Red Cross, together with the Austrian Red Cross and Slovenian Red Cross, is conducting a series of Water and Sanitation trainings for volunteers. The project conducted under title XH2O consists of four three-day trainings and a simulation exercise and is co-financed from the EU funds.

Croatian Red Cross joined the appeal launched by the International Federation for the people of Chile affected by the earthquake that stroke that country on February 27.

You can donate by:

• Making a transfer in favor of the Croatian Red Cross bank account 2340009-1511555516 refer to number 04
• On-line donation.

Croatian Government decided to donate 500.000 kuna for Chile through the Croatian Red Cross. The donation was transferred to the IFRC on April 14.

Thank you for all donations.

Photo: Enrique Santo/Spanish Red Cross

Croatian Red Cross representatives have been present in Haiti from the end of January where they were deployed together with the Austrian Red Cross Mass Sanitation ERU.  

Croatian Red Cross hosted the 11th Mediterranean Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, from 17 to 19 March 2010.

Croatian Red Cross volunteer, Aljosa Ladasic (37) has been in Tanzania as a joint member of the Austrian Red Cross Water and Sanitation Emergency Response Unit from February 2 to March 3.

President of the Japanese Red Cross, Mr. Tadateru Konoe was elected for the  president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for a four-year term.

Two important International Red Cross and Red Crescent Meetings are taking place in Nairobi from 18 to 25 November. The General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is taking place from 18 to 21 November, and the Council of Delegates of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is taking place from 23 to 25 November.

The Croatian Red Cross launched appeal for the affected by several disasters that hit the countries of South East Asia and the Samoan Islands. You can donate by:

• Making a transfer in favor of the Croatian Red Cross bank account 2340009-1511555516 refer to number 23
• On-line donation.

Thank you for your donations!

Appeal was closed on 19 October. A total of 4.430,00 kuna was donated.

Water Life Saving Service of the Croatian Red Cross held the fourth National Life Saving Championship on September 18-19 in Omis. The best life guards from all Croatian regions took part.