SAFE STEP KIDS is a multi-platform public service programme created by Prudence Foundation, in partnership with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Cartoon Network. The SAFE STEPS Kids First Aid programme provides children and youths with...
General Assembly 2022 : launching of the Technical Working Groups to reposition first aid at the centre of the IFRC’s strategy Last year, the IFRC announced its initiative of repositioning first aid at the heart of its 2030 strategy and vision. In order to seize this opportunity, a joint...
World Restart A Heart Toolkit Despite the current pandemic, the IFRC through GFARC joins once again the initiative launched by ILCOR on World Restart A Heart day on the 16th October! #WRAH Slogan:“Your two hands can save lives!” #WRAH...
In order to reach its ambition to work closely with National Societies and answer the needs of the field according to the context, the Global First Aid Reference Centre organises ‘Regional First Aid Meetings’ since its creation, consisting of a series of sessions for Red Cross and Red...
Every year during the Hajj season, Saudi Arabia welcomes thousands of pilgrims from all around the world. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the most crowded events in the world. Many staff and volunteers have been mobilised to ensure that all pilgrims remain safe and have the best...
Training of ToT in Eastern Europe The international curriculum for trainers of trainers (ToT) is one of the core tools of the GFARC, developed with the support of the Canadian Red Cross with a distance collaborator Ms Joanna Muise. The primary purpose of the curriculum is to create global...
The importance of first aid in the Movement (edito of the Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter) “All around the globe, first aid staff and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent make sure to deliver their help, even in the remotest areas, and train people in order to build...
To celebrate World Restart a Heart Day, we’re looking for testimonials! What is World Restart a Heart Day In 2018, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) launched the first global initiative on cardiac arrest with the slogan: “All citizens of the world...
The GFARC is very happy to share World First Aid Day 2021’s concept note as well as the toolkit into the 4 official languages. WFAD this year will take place on Saturday 11th September 2021 with the theme Be a hero at your school and in the community. The concept note is a document that...
First aid and resuscitation are at the core of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s work. For decades, it has been considered as acts of humanity motivated by the willingness to save lives without discrimination. Every year, millions of people die or suffer complications from injury due to...
8, May, 2021. Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter edito Let me start by wishing you all a happy World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day! It is a time to celebrate the incredible work of our volunteers and staff all around the world, and their dedication to helping people in need. The...
“The power of empowering”: First Aid Trainers and Volunteers from the Pakistan Red Crescent Society For more than 150 years and all around the world, providing first aid to injured people has been one of the principal mission of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies. Each year,...
