MYANMAR RED CROSS SOCIETY
Myanmar Red Cross Society began its operations in 1920 as a branch of the Indian Red Cross. After Burma formally separated from India in 1937, the Society obtained official, national status and was admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1946.
The Myanmar Red Cross Society is committed to improving the health and well-being of vulnerable people. The National Society’s volunteers are actively involved in responding to disasters and emergencies such as fires, flood and landslides, and in health care delivery – nutrition, water and sanitation and immunizations.
There are approximately 469 staff members working mainly at headquarters level. The National Society’s roster includes approximately 17,800 first aid staff, 46 people trained in psychosocial support, 95 people with water safety skills such as life-saving, and a disaster action response team of 1,230 members trained in assessment and relief activities.
Myanmar Red Cross Holds Training of Trainers on Migration and Displacement | 9-12 July 2019 | Myanmar
9 July , 2019 - 12 July , 2019Myanmar Red Cross Society Holds Workshop To Discuss Findings on Migration, Displacement
16 May , 2019 - 17 May , 2019Gender and Diversity Policy Awareness Training | June-July 2018 | Bago City & Pyi City, Myanmar
13 November , 2018 8:00 am - 5:00 pm UTC+7Myanmar Celebrates World Red Cross Day Ceremony as Union Level | 8 May 2017 | Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
8 May , 2017 8:00 am - 5:00 pm UTC+7Disaster Law Field School | 24-27 April 2017 | Sydney, Australia
24 April , 2017 - 27 April , 2017Youth in School Safety Facilitators Training | 5-8 December 2016 | Myanmar Red Cross
5 December , 2016 - 8 December , 2016Climate Change Training of Trainers (TOT) | 7-11 March 2016 | Yangon, Myanmar
7 March , 2016 8:00 am - 11 March , 2016 5:00 pm UTC+7Regional Interreligious and intercultural dialogue | Myanmar
24 January , 2015 - 25 January , 2015
Myanmar Red Cross Society
Branch Offices: 330 branches nationwide with an on-the-ground presence in regions most affected by disasters
Date Established: Formed in 1920. Recognised by ICRC on 20 April 1939. Admitted to IFRC on 23 May 1946
IFRC Country Delegation? Yes
Key Persons
President: Professor Dr.(Daw) Mya Thu
Secretary General: Mr.(U) Khin Maung Hla
Legal Status: Myanmar Red Cross Society’s new law was approved in August 2015 and it has been introduced to Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners, UN Organizations, INGOs, LNGOs, CBOs, and media groups. A series of drafting process was organized so that the statutes are in line with the new law.
Major Partners: American, Australian, Danish and Swedish Red
Cross Societies, Quarter Red Crescent Society, IFRC and ICRC
Volunteers: Myanmar Red Cross Society has a strong national presence with support from more than 40,000 active volunteers.
- Infographic: Resilient Communities in Myanmar
- Disaster Management Review Final Report April 2009
- Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Framework Facilitator Guide [English] [Burmese]
- Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Framework Participants Handbook [English] [Burmese]
- Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) (brochure) in English and Burmese
- Myanmar Red Cross Society Standard Operating Procedure of Relief of Assistance for Small Scale Disasters 2010: MRCS SOP
- Baseline Template for community based disaster risk management (CBDRM)
- CBDRM Implementation Guideline
- Civil society DRR handbook in Burmese
- Introduction to the Myanmar Red Cross Society’s Emergency Management Fund
- Hazards Mapping in Myanmar States and Divisions
School Safety
- School Safety in Myanmar Infographic: How School Safety can be Improved
Cash-Based Intervention (CBI)
- Integrating cash transfers to COVID-19 response in Rakhine
- Building Community Resilience in a Protracted Crisis: A Success Story on Use of Diverse Cash Transfer Interventions in Community Resilience Program – Rakhine, Myanmar
- Empowering Women Through Group Revolving Funds: An Initiative Towards Building Community Resilience
- Cash for Latrine Construction: An Integrated Initiative for Building Community Resilience
- Cash for Seeds _MRCS Humanitarian Intervention in Rakhine
Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction (CDBRR) Practice Case Studies [English and Burmese]
- Baseline and End-Line Studies as Means to Analyze the Effectiveness of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Activities
- Addressing the Needs of the most Vulnerable Communities through Identification and Selection and at-Risk Project Sites
- Strengthening the Human Resource Base at Township Level Ensuring more Effective Implementation of Community-based Disaster Risj Reduction Initiatives
- Promoting Community Participation through Development of Community Level Risk Reduction Action Plans
- Consolidation of Community Preparedness through Use of Games, Simulation Exercises and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Materials
- Integrating community engagement and accountability into disaster risk reduction activities of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Healthcare programme in rural Myanmar (Feb 2016)
- Case Study: The Impact of Disaster Risk Reduction Field Sessions in Myanmar
- Testimonies from the Field – Disaster risk reduction in Myanmar (2009 – 2013)
- Cyclone Giri Relief Operation: Lessons Learnt Workshop Report, Yangon 2011
- Cash Transfer Programming case studies – stories from Kalay Township of Daw San Thida Tun, Daw Tin Oo, and U Pyar Gyi
- Epidemic preparedness in Myanmar
Document library - Myanmar
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