The Red Cross in Denmark use the majority of its funds for emergency and development assistance. However, a significant part is also used in the many social activities, in Denmark. About 22.000 volunteers help the exposed and lonely in app. 250 local Red Cross associations.
Red Cross Main Activities
Emergency and development Aid
Refugee centers
Secondhand stores creating revenue
Vistors for the elderly
Support for people with no relatives in their last time.
Support persons for handicapped
First Aid courses and teams for events
Knitters that sends their clothers abroad
School Information Service
Homework Assistance groups
Immigration assistance with network groups and contactpersons
Hotlines for lonely youth (through the Youth division: Ungdommens Røde Kors)
Hospital Service
Homeless shelters and cafees
Women Network
Purpose
To prevent and alliviate human suffering, despair and discrimination through voluntary work (more in danish here).
Other relevant information
Founded in: 1863 (app. 1876 or 1917 in Denmark).
Religious or political affiliations: Red Cross principles.
Open for new members: yes.
Demands for membership: You don't have to be a member to either help or to receive help, however fomal membership is 125 kr. a year.
Takes volunteers: Yes, in Denmark volunteers are very welcome locally. Not internationally though, unless you are highly qualified for emergency assistance.
Financial information 2011
Donors: Danida, EU and both private and public foundations and fund and individual contributions/memberships.
Number of Employees and volunteers: 2.175 active volunteers. 1.200 employees (879 works with refugees: 208 at the main office, second-hand centers and regional offices: 17 in local departments and: 68 international delegates). (Årsregnskab 2011 page 8).
Income: 1.139.014 thousands kr. Landskontoret dog 2,1 mio (Årsregnskab 2011 page 6).
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