What we do

Could you save someone’s life? Find out about our first aid courses, tips and products.

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We tackle major health issues and offer social care and support to vulnerable people, in the UK and overseas.

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Learn how to prepare your family for disasters, and see how we prepare communities overseas.

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We respond to hundreds of disasters in the UK and overseas. And we stay long after the crisis is over.

How we help in emergencies  >

When families are separated by war or disaster, we work through a global network to put them back in touch.

Read about our tracing work  >

We provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

How we help refugees  >

Protecting people in armed conflict

The Red Cross plays an important role in times of war. Find out more about the Geneva Conventions and the protective power of our emblem.

Teaching resources

Lesson plans, assemblies, quick activities and briefings for teachers. Suitable across the curriculum, particularly in citizenship and PSHE.

30 Mar 2012
Queasy riders: biker gang get bespoke first aid course

We helped a group of bikers who needed some first aid training specially tailored to their fast-paced hobby.

26 Mar 2012
Dial-a-ride service gives passengers a real lift

Hundreds of vulnerable residents are getting around more easily, thanks to our new dial-a-ride service.

Bob’s story

Bob May (92) was hospitalised with a fractured arm, then returned to find a flooded home – so we helped him.

Sorhow’s story

Inadequate rainfall caused Sorhow’s last harvest to fail.