Dear Colleagues,

Every May 8th, we mark World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day to celebrate the unwavering compassion and commitment of millions of volunteers and staff around the world who provide life-saving assistance and ensure that people in need can live with greater resilience and dignity. This year it is more important than ever to honor our Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff who have stepped up and risked their lives during this unprecedented global crisis. They are a reminder to us all that the power of humanity is unstoppable.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic hundreds of thousands of new volunteers worldwide have joined a National Red Cross and Red Crescent Society– bringing extra support and comfort to communities when they need it most. For over a year now, more than 1 million Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers are out there supporting communities in need, every single day. This is humanity at its best, during the worst crisis of our lifetime. 

The scale of today’s global challenges is overwhelming, but I am confident that the global solidarity and global kindness from our staff and volunteers will help the world survive this pandemic and thrive again afterwards. I am so proud of the support we have provided to the massive domestic efforts of our member National Societies who have reached hundreds of millions around the globe with public health and humanitarian support over the last year. 

I thank all IFRC staff for your hard work and dedication to effectively support our member National Societies during these challenging times. Together we have accomplished so much and are indeed unstoppable. 

To celebrate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, please watch and share our #UNSTOPPABLE campaign video.

Best wishes,

Jagan Chapagain

Secretary General, CEO 

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Tanzania Red Cross Society president, Hon. David M. Kihenzile chairing the TRCS NEC meeting at the Conference Room of the TRCS Headquarters at Mikocheni B, Dar es Salaam.

The Tanzania Red Cross Society headed by TRCS vice president Ms. Lucia Pande celebrates World Volunteers’ Day on 5^th December 2021 by cleaning up areas at Mabibo Market, Tandale Primary School, Ferry Fish Market and Mbande Hospital as a way of doing charity activities.

Speaking to Volunteers who arrived at the event Ms. Lucia Pande congratulated the Dar Es Salaam Regional Volunteers and asked them to be ambassadors to encourage more people to join the Red Cross Volunteers as TRCS is a Voluntary Organization whose capital depends much on people.She urged citizens to join TRCS to become members and volunteers so that we can be reached on time and sufficiently when the community needs us.

Hon.David M.Kihenzile, the president of Tanzania Red Cross Society, congratulated volunteers for the good work they are doing and for the volunteering activities they always participate.He wanted to be with the team during the event  but he was in other responsibilities and he wished all Volunteers all the best on their day.

At the accasion, TRCS vice president Ms. Lucia Pande was accompanied by Mr.Tryphone Mkolokoti (TRCS-NEC Member) and chairman of RMC Dodoma along with TRCS headquarters executives led by the Deputy Secretary General Mr.John Busungu, The First Aid Coordinator Mr. Kheri Isaa, Ms.Seki Kasuga and Ms. Anna Lukele from the PR &Communication unit.