Disasters in Morocco and Libya

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The Red Cross in Iceland has launched an emergency fundraiser for the disasters in Morocco and Libya.

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Friends of humanity are monthly donors that support all humanitarian and reconstruction work of the Red Cross. The donations are divided equally between domestic and international projects.
Domestically we are a part of the country's emergency services, we provide psychosocial support after trauma and through our helpline 1717 every day of the year and maintain various project to meet the needs of refugees and asylum seekers to name a few.
International projects include responding to humanitarian crisis as well as long term development cooperation in various places, including Malawi and Sierra Leone.

Friends of humanity support all projects of the Icelandic Red Cross

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Apply for a volunteer job at the Icelandic Red Cross

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One of our foundations is a diverse group of volunteers that represent the community and gives us the strength and possibility to work on our projects. We emphasize community engagement and provide volunteers with the tools and knowledge they need.

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Courses and events

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02 to
05 Oct

Hundavinanámskeið

Heimsóknavinur með hund er eitt af vinaverkefnum Rauða Krossins. Heimsóknavinir af þessu tagi, þar sem hundurinn er í aðalhlutverki eru þekktir víða um heim. Hundavinanámskeiðið er opið þeim sem staðist hafa grunnhundamat.

Location Strandgata 24, 220 Hafnarfjörður
Time 18:00 - 21:00
Instructor Þórdís Björg Björgvinsdóttir
03 Oct

4-hour First Aid Course in English - Efstaleiti

Námskeiðið er ætlað öllum, 14 ára eða eldri sem vilja læra skyndihjálp og endurlífgun og öðlast öryggi, færni og þekkingu í að veita nærstöddum aðstoð í bráðatilfellum með því að beita á öruggan hátt einföldum aðferðum í skyndihjálp.

Location Efstaleiti 9, 103 Reykjavík
Time 17:00 - 21:00
Instructor Guðjón Einar Guðmundsson
04 Oct

Psychosocial Support for Refugee Projects

This course is a training for those that want to be volunteers in projects with refugees. The focus of the course is PSS or psychosocial support. The course will be held in English.

Location Efstaleiti 9, 103 Reykjavík
Time 18:00 - 21:00

Our online training courses

IFRC Learning Platform

Sign up to the IFRC Learning Platform to join our humanitarian education community of practice and access our wide range of free online learning courses open to National Society staff and volunteers, partners and the public. Please note that to gain access to training courses created by the Icelandic Red Cross you must choose Iceland under the Division field. The Learning Platform is open to all.

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What we do

People seeking international protection

The Icelandic Red Cross offers social support for people seeking international protection.

Refugees and migrants

The Icelandic Res Cross provides various services to refugees, f.ex. guiding friend, language training, recreational fund and more.

Clothing stores

We run stores all over Iceland that sell everything from high couture to linens, toys and more. Click here for locations of our stores.

Tracing services and family reunification

Icelandic Red Cross is part of the Restoring family links network and is the focal point for family reunification in Iceland. Please note that our services are open to all nationals and free of charge.

International programs

The Icelandic Red Cross is committed to providing technical input to ensure quality operations. We focus on areas where we have built expertise to provide added value and expert support to our partners.

Disaster and emergency services

Mass care centers are opened during crisis and disasters to offer shelter, food, clothing and psychosocial support.

Network after imprisonment

There are many things to keep in mind when imprisonment ends and it is important to have support when such a major change occurs. It can be good to have support and guidance. For that we have the project Network after imprisonment.

Clothing center

Icelandic Red Cross runs a clothing sorting center and has clothing containers all over. Click here for information on locations.

Psychological first aid

The Red Cross provides education in psychological support and provides psychological support after major accidents and catastrophes.

Harm reduction

The projects offer clean injection equipment, condoms and advice on safe injection methods in order to prevent bloodborne diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C.

First aid

The Icelandic Red Cross supervises the teaching of first aid in the country. It trains instructors, supplies the material to be taught and makes sure the subject is taught by the most up to date methods.

Social isolation

The friendship projects of the Icelandic Red Cross take a variety of forms, but all have the common goal of reducing social isolation.

Red Cross all over Iceland

The Icelandic Red Cross has branches all over Iceland that work according to our strategy in disaster services, with migrants, in health projects, clothing projects and more.

Icelandic Red Cross and international projects

International projects

Icelandic Red Cross emphasizes protection, gender and inclusion as well as national society development and climate change response.

International projects

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Gifts for humanity

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Report a concern

You can report any misconduct or integrity incident, involving Red Cross operations or personnel, especially violations of applicable laws, the Code of Conduct or other organisation regulations and policies. Thank you for your cooperation.

2022 in numbers

Disaster response calls 113
Volunteers 2.300
Number of people who recieved support after a serious incident 2.482
Number of social events for asylum seekers 554
1717 conversations 10.967
Trained in first aid 10.394