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Singapore Red Cross Society

Humanitarian aid organization in Singapore

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name	Singapore Red Cross Society
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logo	File:Singapore Red Cross.jpg
logo_size	200px
registration_id	S86CC0370E
status	Incorporated by the Parliament of Singapore on 6 April 1973
formerly	Singapore Branch of the British Red Cross
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headquarters	Red Cross House, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486
location_city	Singapore
location_country	Singapore
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focus	Humanitarian aid
leader_title	Patron
leader_name	Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore
leader_title2	Chairperson
leader_name2	Tan Kai Hoe
leader_title3	Vice Chairperson
leader_name3	Tan Poh Hong
leader_title4	Secretary General
leader_name4	Benjamin William
secessions	British Red Cross Society
affiliations	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
website

zh ta International Committee of the Red Cross International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The Singapore Red Cross (SRC; , , ), formally the Singapore Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Singapore. The SRC is a national member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and forms a part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The SRC provides a range of services and programmes including international aid across the Asia-Pacific region, international humanitarian law advocacy, emergency management, blood donation and community services for the youth, families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

The organisation traces its history back to when it was established on 30 September 1949 as part of the British Red Cross Society as the Singapore Branch of the British Red Cross. It was officially incorporated by the Parliament of Singapore on 6 April 1973 and was appointed as the National Blood Donor Recruiter by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in 2001.

Organisation

The SRC is governed by a 19-member Council headed by a Chairman who is appointed by the President of the Republic of Singapore, the Patron of the SRC. The Council is responsible for pursuing the objective of the SRC as laid down by the Act of Parliament and its Constitution. The Council has four oversight committees providing the relevant advice and expertise; namely the Finance and Investment, Audit, Corporate Governance and Nomination and Human Resource and Compensation Committees.

The general management of the SRC is overseen by the Management Committee, headed by the Secretary General / Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SRC. Implementation of the policies and directives laid down by the Council is done by the Secretariat which is headed by the Secretary General / CEO. Since 2012, Benjamin William has served as the Secretary General of the Singapore Red Cross.

The Secretariat is organised into three divisions; Operations, Administration and the Red Cross Youth.

Structure

The following are the incumbent appointment holders of the Singapore Red Cross:

Appointment	Incumbent
Patron	President of Singapore
Chairman	Tan Kai Hoe

Divisions

Learning & Development

Singapore Red Cross Academy (formerly known as Red Cross Training Centre)
Singapore Red Cross Youth

Blood Donor Programme

Operations & Admin
Marketing & Partnerships
Youth

Global Engagement

International Services
Centre of Excellence in Pandemic Preparedness (CoEPP)
Humanitarian Engagement

Community Engagement

Community Services
Community First Aid (formerly known as Community Resilience)
Volunteer Management

Care Services

Red Cross Home for the Disabled
Day Activities Centre

Outreach

Marketing & Communications (formerly known as Corporate Communications and Marketing & Partnerships)
Resource Development (formerly known as Fund Raising)

Corporate Management

Human Resources
IT
Admin (FM & OM)
Compliance

Finance Management

Finance
Central Purchasing Unit
Risk Management

Work

The Singapore Red Cross was involved in the relief effort of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that occurred on 26 December 2004.

On 26 July 2018, SRC announced S$50,000 in humanitarian aid for victims of the Attapeu dam collapse.

In April 2022, Singapore Red Cross issued warning declaring Sri Lanka's medical crisis as an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis". The Government of Singapore announced that it would provide seed money amounting to USD 100,000 as a relief package to support the Singapore Red Cross's humanitarian public fundraising efforts for the most vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka.

References

"Benjamin William".
(1 December 2020). "Singapore Red Cross gets new chairman".
International Council of Christian Churches. (2005). "INDIAN OCEAN GREAT EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DISASTER".
"Singapore Red Cross pledges S$50,000 in aid after Laos dam collapse".
"US$100,000 to go towards Singapore Red Cross' humanitarian efforts in Sri Lanka: MFA".
(2022-04-16). "Singapore announces USD 100,000 as humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka".

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