Category Archives: Bahrain Red Crescent News

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) has always been at the forefront of the international relief appeals,” the society’s general secretary Dr. Fawzi Amin has said. Based on generous support and guidance from the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Government, the first humanitarian aid by the society was provided to Turkey in 1971, he added. “It also paid […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society has announced that 4138 low-incoome Bahraini families will receive Ramadan aid. BRCS will start distributing aid to families next April ahead of the holy month. BRCS will announce dates of distribution to 73 areas across Bahrain later. BRCS General Director Mubarak Al Hadi stressed keenness on delivering aid to needy families, […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) participated in the annual Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development (DIHAD) conference held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The conference was held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister  and Ruler of Dubai. DIHAD is considered the largest humanitarian […]

Deputy King His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday received Bahrain Red Crescent Society board members, led by chairman Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, and stressed royal support to humanitarian efforts that promote charity and voluntary. He reiterated Bahrain’s commitment to continue supporting humanitarian initiatives and praised the association’s humanitarian efforts.

Eight volunteers from the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) took part in Lebanon “Youth and Health” workshop held in co-operation with the Lebanese Red Cross along with their counterparts from three Arab countries. The two-day workshop focused on training volunteers on critical humanitarian soft skills and preparing them to face most urgent challenges in a […]

The Bahrain Red Crescent Society has concluded its participation in the Bahrain International Garden Exhibition at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Center. In its four-day pavilion, the association presented a presentation of the “Charity Agricultural Project”, a project established by the association at its headquarters in the Diplomatic Zone. It is part of the […]

The Bahraini Red Crescent Society distributed humanitarian aid to more than 350 Syrian refugee families in northern Lebanon as part of the Bahraini response to the needs of the refugees in the winter of this year. The aid included winter clothing to protect the refugees in Akkar plain foothills from the severe cold wave after […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS)’s General Secretary Dr. Fawzi Amin and General Director Mubarak Al Hadi attended the 14th gathering of the Gulf Red Crescent societies and associations, held in Kuwait. At the meeting, heads of the humanitarian organisations recommended that new guidelines over a two-year period to regulate and streamline the voluntary activities of […]

The project aimed at involving Bahraini doctors in providing medical aid services to Syrian and Yemeni refugees at Jordanian Red Crescent Hospital in Amman. Secretary-General of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society Dr. Fawzi Abdulla Amin said, “This project aims to provide medical and nursing aid for refugees and the displaced living through war and conflict, […]

The Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) participated in the 10th Asia Pacific Regional Conference that took place here from 11 – 14 November 2018 themed at “Engaging local humanitarian action in a fast-changing world”. The conference saw a gathering of leaders, spokespersons and representatives from Asia Pacific and MENA National Societies, as well as observing […]