On Tuesday, February 11, the GFARC was honored to receive a visit from the President of the Tunisian Red Crescent and members of his team. This meeting was a wonderful opportunity for the GFARC and the Tunisian Red Crescent to present their activities and strengthen their collaboration.
The meeting therefore began with an informative presentation of the current main activities of the Tunisian Red Crescent. The National Society’s commitment and performance in first aid have been particularly demonstrated by their innovative first aid training courses in youth clubs or for road safety. The Tunisian Red Crescent also stands out for its ability to train and provide psychological support to victims, an ability that was demonstrated in particular in the context of the influx of wounded Palestinians, to which its rescuers responded in an effective way.
Discussions then continued with a presentation by members of the GFARC team of their missions and how the Centre could provide support with the aim of reinforcing their capacity. To begin with, National Societies are encouraged to support the Center in the drafting of the International First Aid Guidelines, which are henceforth drafted to provide input from members of different regions, so that all contexts are represented and they are as universal as possible. The Centre was able also to showcase in detail how in harmonization of the IFRC First Aid Vision 2030, it can support Tunisan Red Crescent in the development of its action plans and strategy. A presentation was also made on the implementation of Commercial First Aid, which enables National Societies that wish to develop an income-generating activity, and the procedures for obtaining the International First Aid Attestation, which serves as a quality label. The IFRC Universal First Aid App was also presented, which met with great interest from the guests. Finally, the Center team has introduced its technical guides on specific topics such as first aid training for people with disabilities or children. The Tunisian Red Crescent will be able to make its own contribution to the development of these guides by sharing with the Centre its experience in first aid training for children with autism.
This meeting was an enriching experience for all the teams who were able to learn from each other and strengthen their collaboration with the aim of developing first aid training worldwide.
