In this section you will find resources and documentation elaborated specifically for the development of volunteering.
See allRed Cross volunteering should be based on the characteristics and humanitarian needs of the communities in which we work to mobilize the power of humankind. Each national society establishes the most appropriate method to take into consideration the characteristics of its own volunteers in the construction of humanitarian assistance in each country based on the fundamental principles of the Red Cross.
The volunteer management cycle shows a system that supports the goals and objectives of a national society and is the main element in the “como ” We develop volunteerism in the Red Cross. It organizes the effort of the volunteers to fulfill the mission of the movement. The cycle moves through various volunteer management components, while each component plays an integral role. It also incorporates elements related to the protection and support of volunteers.
The volunteer programs and activities carried out in the Red Cross cover all the actions carried out by the volunteers in the national societies. For example, lifeguard volunteer programs, volunteer Ladies, youth, virtual volunteers, emergency preparedness, social volunteers, etc. Activities such as YABC, social assistance, health, non-communicable disease control, healthy living community, etc. All of this has a humanitarian objective based on the fundamental principles.
To implement the three different elements of the because, as and that, they must have fundamental systems to plan, manage and implement them. This constitutes favorable environments for them to be carried out, for example: Structures at national level and subsidiary of management of volunteers, policies and strategies, legal aspects on volunteering, cooperation with other partners, etc.
The VODFRA is the totality of: the reason for volunteering at the Red Cross (the humanitarian purpose and objectives), how volunteering is managed (through the volunteer management cycle, retention and protection) and what volunteers do in the Red Cross (activities, operations and programmes). To this, a fourth element is added: the enabling environment, which makes it possible for all of the above to be carried out. The VODFRA has four main elements: “why”, “how”, “what” and “enabling environment”. They function as a whole to achieve an effective and efficient development of volunteering within National Societies, particularly at branch level.
