Uganda Red Cross Society

Founded in 1964, Uganda Red Cross Society is a non-governmental organisation based in Kampala, Uganda working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, health, water & sanitation +4 more.

Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) is a membership humanitarian organisation in Uganda, incorporated in 1964 under the Red Cross Act, Cap 57 of the laws of Uganda, and a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent since 1965. It works through a network of 51 branches countrywide to provide emergency response and disaster preparedness with local communities, operates ambulances and first aid services, runs first aid and skills training, mobilises blood donors, responds to epidemics such as COVID-19 and Ebola, and supports youth, women and girls through education, health, water and sanitation, and livelihood programmes. It acts as an auxiliary to the Government of Uganda in humanitarian emergencies.