German Red Cross - Vietnam Country Office

The German Red Cross (GRC) is a member of the world wide Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, assisting victims of disaster, conflict, war and people affected by social or health crisis. The purpose of the Organization is embedded in its constitution: to prevent and alleviate human suffering, to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being!The Red Cross (RC) provides assistance to vulnerable people without discrimination as nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinion and adheres to the seven principles of the Red Cross movement: Humanity; Impartiality; Neutrality; Independence; Voluntary Service; Unity; Universality.The German Red Cross is also a part of the world wide Red Cross Movement, comprised of theInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and RedCrescent Societies (IFRC) as well as currently 186 Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies all over the world. The German Red Cross (GRC) is not only one of thebiggest welfare organizations in Germany; it also plays a major role at international level by assisting sister National Red Cross/ Red Crescent Societies in the event of natural or technical disasters and in humanitarian crises. The GRC also co-operates with these Societies in order to strengthen their capacity to respond to disasters and vulnerabilities. Within this framework, the GRC areas of intervention are based on the three main pillars: emergencyresponse/ rehabilitation, Disaster Preparedness and development co-operation.