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The Rwandan Red Cross was established on 1 July 1962 and legally recognized on 29 December 1964. It was admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in its current form, in 1983. It operates through a network of 30 branches, 416 sector committees and 1,498 cell committees across the country.
The Rwandan Red Cross envisions a healthy, self-sustained and resilient community. As a leading humanitarian organisation in Rwanda, the National Society has a mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering, saving lives of the most vulnerable, supporting livelihoods, and promoting human dignity.
The National Society improves its management and addresses the needs of vulnerable populations through ‘performance contracts’ and the ‘model village’ approach. Performance con- tracts involve district and local committees in decision-making and implementing programmes with measurable targets. The model village approach focuses on mobilizing communities and channelling resources to selected villages for impactful and rapid change.