Eesti Punane Rist

Founded in 1919, Eesti Punane Rist is a non-profit association based in Tallinn, Estonia working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, health, mental health +4 more.

Eesti Punane Rist is the Estonian National Red Cross Society, a non-profit association founded in 1919 and recognised as a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It is the only Red Cross or Red Crescent organisation in Estonia. It provides first aid training across Estonia, including psychological first aid, and runs school and kindergarten prevention work. It supports vulnerable people with food, hygiene items and other aid, runs a charity reuse shop in Tallinn, and assists refugees, including Ukrainian war refugees. It also responds to crises and disasters and sends humanitarian aid abroad, including to Ukraine. It relies on volunteers, donations, government and EU funding, and works mainly in Estonian, with Russian and English also used.