Skopje red cross
ABOUT THE COOPERATION
City Red Cross of Skopje and the US Embassy in Skopje since 2009 are recognized to jointly implement the so called Blood and Food Drive activity. In 2009 this activity was initiated by the US Embassy with an idea to commemorate the tragic events of September 11th in 2001. With the goal to promote humanity and social responsibility among employees and partners through the years City Red Cross and US Embassy initiated around 3000 blood donations and 15 tons of food for people in need.
NEW PROJECT – SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN SOCIAL RISK FROM LOCAL COMMNITY
This year the City Red Cross of Skopje and the US Embassy are approaching local vulnerable people directly through participants and visitors of the event Skopje-Phoenix Challenge on the 17th September.
Each participant is directly contributing to improve everyday life of vulnerable people in Skopje and its rural areas. Visitors will also have the chance to donate at the Red Cross corner at the event and learn more about charity activities and social services through the Red Cross’ volunteers.
Available donated funds from the event are directed to providing food parcels for low income families with more children and strips and lancets for measuring sugar in blood for elderly people. Since food is becoming more and more expensive and the population in North Macedonia is ageing faster, Red Cross mobile teams will get closer to vulnerable people with every donation.
Sports and weekends are always a good match but when we add a taste of philanthropy it makes a new picture of the day. This is why every donation is appreciated and can be someone’s child meal for the day.
This new opportunity is estimated to help around 3000 people in need.
FOR THE ORGANIZATION
The City Red Cross of Skopje is organizational part of the Red Cross of the Republic of North Macedonia, and it is composed of five Red Cross branches in the Capital Skopje.
In accomplishing of its own tasks, it is guided by the provisions of the Geneva conventions and the Additional protocols, as well as by the basic principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The City Red Cross of Skopje is a voluntary, independent and autonomous humanitarian organization. The organization acts and works as a non-governmental in accordance with the valid regulations of the State, and the law and statutes of the Red Cross of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The goal of the City Red Cross of Skopje is to improve the lives of vulnerable people and the promotion of human values and humanitarian law.
