Volunteering Possibilities
General conditions for volunteering:
- To be 16 years old or more
- To enjoy full civil rights
- To respect the fundamental principles, rules and regulations of the Lebanese Red Cross
- To be interviewed
- To be committed to voluntary work
Special conditions for volunteering:
In Local Committees:
Any Lebanese can become a member of the Lebanese Red Cross if he/she:
- is 21 years old and more
- has attended a dissemination course
- has paid annual subscription fees
In First Aid teams:
- 18 years old or more
- Healthy
- Can read and write and speaks a foreign language
- Has attended complete and specialized sessions for first aid
- Has passed a six months testing period
In youth departments:
- 16 years old or more
- Has a 10 months testing period
- Has attended sessions enabling him to carry out the activities and programs assigned to members
In education:
I- As a trainer:
- University student (at least two years)
- First aider (for more than a year)
- Has passed the entrance exam
- Has attended training in technical and educational sessions
II- As a teacher:
- Medical school graduate or in similar fields (nursing, pharmacy…)
- Has passed an entrance exam
- Has attended training in technical and educational sessions
In medical and social services:
I- For doctors:
Must be a certified doctor registered in one of the two Lebanese medical syndicates.
II- For activists:
Has attended training sessions enabling him/her carry out assigned work
In blood banks:
- Carries Lebanese Red Cross membership card
- Some knowledge about blood transfusion general techniques
Another aspect of voluntary service in Lebanese Red Cross blood banks, is to become a blood donor, where his/her name is listed on the donor’s list for all blood types. The volunteers are called upon whenever blood is needed.
In Dissemination:
- 21 years old and more
- Has a university diploma with two years experience or a high school diploma with 5 years experience in the society
- Knows Arabic well and has basic knowledge of a foreign language
- Has attended a training session enabling him/her to give Dissemination courses
In mine awareness:
- 21 years old or more
- Knows Arabic well and has basic knowledge of a foreign language
- Has a university or a high school diploma
- Has attended a training session (Mine Awareness training for activists) enabling him/her to give Mine Awareness courses
Characteristics of voluntary service in the Lebanese Red Cross:
- Embodiment of noble principles
- Belonging to a national institution with a humane mission and an international dimension that facilitates the exchange of expertise and information and the amelioration of skills
- Continuous training for volunteers in all fields of voluntary work
- Professionalism and specialization resulting from extensive and continuous training programs
- Quality service for the most vulnerable people in the community
- Leadership in health, social and humanitarian fields in general
- National network that covers most of the Lebanese territories servicing all people, without distinction or discrimination and in total transparency
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