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NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE
The Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea was established in 1985 by a decree of the President of the Republic and was admitted into the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1995. The National Society is recognized as an auxiliary to the public authorities of Equatorial Guinea. As an auxiliary, the National Society plays a significant role in supporting Government efforts to respond to humanitarian needs and in promoting the wellbeing of the population. With its central headquarter situated in Malabo, the capital of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the National Society is represented in all the eight regions of the country through its 17 branches (3 on the island and 14 on the continental part), 500-member volunteer community, and its 26 staff members.
While the Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea has undergone several difficulties in the past hindering its humanitarian activities, the National Society is today focused on equipping itself with the resources needed to efficiently perform its role as an auxiliary to the public authorities and become a reliable and trusted humanitarian organization by the Government and the people of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The National Society is focused on five key commitments to ensure its own development and to provide meaningful humanitarian service in the country which aligns with the commitments of all African National Societies presented at the 10th Pan African Conference held in Nairobi in 2023. These commitments are:
• Increase the scale and impact of local humanitarian actions to meet expectations, by ensuring accountability, fostering trust, and strengthening volunteerism and updating the National Society’s legal base
• Develop minimum standards of effective National Societies and branches and implement a transformative plan for networks to improve the quality of governance and management
• Scale up the National Society development planning and implement solutions for financial sustainability, including core cost recovery mechanism and a peer-topeer exchange program to support digitization, financial innovation, and risk management
• Strengthen youth participation in the National Society’s decision-making structures at all levels, and allocate resources for local youth actions
• Invest in women leadership, improve gender balance, diversity and inclusion of the National Society
• Increase the resilience of African communities by rolling out National Society-led scale up plans that are jointly development with governments and are in line with the Pan-African initiatives that support country priorities and meet community needs