Over the years, non-profit organizations (NPO's) have established at the local, regional and international levels and their influence is increasing. A non-profit organization is an institution that conducts affairs to assist other individuals and groups rather than garnering profits for themselves.
During the year 1919, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent were founded in Paris after the end of the World War I. Henry Dunant in 1859 came up with the idea of the Red Cross when he witnessed a bloody battle scene in Solferino, Italy. International Red Cross and Red Crescent have over the years started the institution in 190 countries, such as Jamaica Honduras, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, etc. Guyana is one of the many countries benefiting from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent.
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Guyana Red Cross Society was established within the year of 1948 as a branch of the British Red Cross, and in 1967, after Guyana gained its independence, the name changed to Guyana Red Cross Society (Act No. 2507 1967). 2019 marks 72 years since the founding of the Guyana Red Cross Society in Guyana. This non-profit organization is located at 1 Barrack Street Georgetown with their mission to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity they have been working to address both immediate and long-term needs, including emergency shelter, food, and medicine, water, and sanitation, restoring family contact for disaster victims.
The Guyana Red Cross Society is a voluntary organization that provides supplementary or additional help and support to the public authorizes of their country in the humanitarian field, response to natural disasters such as floods, and community health issues.
An example would be the flood in District 9. With the collaboration with the region authorizes, they monitor the flood, for about three weeks and they had given the region hygiene kits, rubber boots, mosquito net, clean up kits amongst other things. During the 2005 flood the society supported by transforming a section of their headquarters in Eve Leary into a shelter for families who had flee their homes because of flood waters.
The Guyana Red Cross Society group includes various groups such as HIV/AIDS, blood movement, volunteer groups, etc. HIV/AIDS educates the public about the virus through various workshops and programs in the administrative regions. The society contributes to the national blood campaign through a recruitment program, they invite donors and blood bank staff to test and draw blood.
The society has organized workshops and training in most regions, such as the HIN1 Instructor Workshop, and has had an impact on the education system by offering a variety of courses for anyone interested in Elderly Care, First Aid/CPR, Home Care, HIV/ AIDS, etc.
Guyana Red Cross Society has been rendering services that have benefitted thousands, and two of those services are Meals on Wheels and the Red Cross Convalescent Home. The Meals on Wheels program caters to vulnerable groups and meals are provided daily. In some instances, the meals are delivered, while there is some person visit the organization to have theirs, the project are great assistance from members of corporate Guyana. The non-profit organization's home has also been around for decades. It was first known as the Princess Elizabeth home which caters to children with a variety of problems. It is presently located in D’Urban Backlands, the facility has been catering to children who are brought there through the Ministry of Human Services and Child Care and Protection Agency. The home caters for about 35 children some of them from the Hinterland locations that need medical care in the city and they also cater to children whose parents cannot properly take care of because of the financial situation. The society offers training in first aid and disaster preparedness. They provide general first aid with emphasis on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), staffs of various organizations are invited to conduct the first aid training. The society offers the Community Disaster Response Programme, it deals with disaster risk reduction. The program is primarily conducted in regions three, four, five, six and nine.
In conclusion, the Guyana Red Cross Society work is guided by seven fundamental principles humanity, impartiality neutrality, independence, voluntary services, unity, and universality.
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