Disaster Management

December 12, 2025

Youth Empowerment Training

Building safer communities — one trained youth at a time- Clau-Clau, Mpumalanga The South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) successfully trained 50 youth members in Disaster Risk Reduction and First Aid in Clau Clau, Ehlanzeni. The training, funded by Santam, focused on equipping young people with essential skills to assess…
September 22, 2025

World First Aid Day 2025 Empowering Everyone to Save Lives in the Face of Climate Change

https://redcross.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/World-First-Aid-Day-Article-Koketso-Thema-Dimpho-Teffo-rev2.pdf Each year, on the second Saturday of September, the world comes together to mark World First Aid Day. It is not just a calendar event. It is a moment to remind ourselves that the ability to save a life should not belong only to health professionals. It should be…
September 16, 2025

Red Cross Youth Day Commemoration

Statistics show that drug abuse is on the rise particularly among the youth in South Africa, the average age of drug dependence in South Africa is 12 years old and the age group is dropping (Africa Check). Drug abuse remains a growing problem in South Africa with over 15% of…

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The South African Red Cross Society is a member organization of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which is the largest volunteer driven organization on earth. The Red Cross Society has 100 million members and a presence in 189 countries.