Humanitarian And Volunteery

In IRC activities committed against humanity as contained on the 2010 Strategy to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities through the promotion of the principles of humanitarian values, disaster prevention, preparedness, disaster management, health and care in the community, Hanoi Declaration (United for Action) contains the handling of the program on the issues disaster management, disease prevention, teens and seniors, in partnership with governments, organizations and resource capacity management and public relations and promotion, and Plan of Action is the decision of the Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to 27 in Geneva Switzerland in 1999.

At the conference the Government of Indonesia and the Red Cross said the pledge as a participant in the humanitarian field.

This is in line with IRC's main task is to help the Indonesian government in the social field, especially humanitarian kepalangmerahan tasks which include: Preparedness and Disaster Relief Assistance, First Aid Training for Volunteers, Health Services and Welfare Society, Blood Transfusion Service. IRC's performance in the field of humanitarian and kerelawanan starting from 1945 up to this time are as follows:

1. Helping the event of war / conflict. Task IRC humanity committed during Indonesia's independence war, when the rebellion RMS, Aru incident, when the correction movement through PRRI in West Sumatra, while Trikora in Irian Jaya, East Timor with humanitarian operations in Dilli, refugees in Pulau Galang.

2. Helping victims of natural disasters. When the earthquake happened in Bali (1976), to help victims of the earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) in Jayawijaya District, Galunggung disaster (1982), Earthquake in Liwa, Lampung Barat and Tsunami in Banyuwangi (1994), the earthquake in Bengkulu with 7.9 Richter scale (1999), horizontal conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi and North Maluku riots in (2001), Banggai earthquake victims in Central Sulawesi (2002) with 6.5 on the Richter scale, and to help flood victims in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Gorontalo , Nias, West Java, the tsunami in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Pangandaran Beach, and the earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java part. IRC ranks all done for humanity and a genuine spirit of volunteerism to help the victims with a variety of activities ranging from rescue and evacuation, search, health services and medical teams, provision of public kitchens, field hospitals, provision of basic food packages, wear appropriate clothing and so on.

3. Blood transfusions and health. In 1978 IRC Gold Pin award for the first time to the voluntary blood donors as much as 75 times. Based on Government Regulation Number 18 Year 1980 has been set about the task and the role of IRC in the blood transfusion service. The presence of Red Cross Blood Transfusion Unit has been recognized many benefits and help for patients / patients are very sick need the blood. Thousands or even millions of people saved his life thanks to the help of Red Cross Blood Transfusion Unit. Similarly, health services, almost in every IRC in various regions have a complete clinic to provide services to the community as cheap.