IFBC Caribbean Blue Cross Societies Regional Directorate
Regional Overview
The IFBC Caribbean Blue Cross Societies Regional Directorate is an integral part of the International Federation of Blue Cross & Blue Crescent Societies (IFBC) and serves as the Regional Directorate for the National Blue Cross Society delegations across the Caribbean region.
The Regional Directorate provides strategic leadership, regional coordination, institutional development, humanitarian diplomacy, operational support and capacity-building to the National Blue Cross Societies throughout the Caribbean. Working in partnership with national delegations, it strengthens humanitarian preparedness, disaster risk reduction, emergency response, public health initiatives, volunteer development and regional cooperation in accordance with the mission, principles and objectives of the Blue Cross & Blue Crescent Movement.
The National Blue Cross Society delegations organise and implement humanitarian programmes, emergency response operations, community-based initiatives and volunteer-led humanitarian activities within their respective countries under the strategic guidance, coordination and regional support of the IFBC Caribbean Blue Cross Societies Regional Directorate.
National Blue Cross Societies
βIFBC β Antigua & Barbuda Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Bahamas Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Barbados Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Cuba Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Dominica Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Dominican Republic Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Grenada Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Haiti Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Jamaica Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Saint Kitts & Nevis Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Saint Lucia Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Blue Cross Society β
βIFBC β Trinidad & Tobago Blue Cross Society β
Regional Humanitarian Priorities
πEmergency Response & Disaster Relief
πͺοΈHurricane Preparedness & Climate Resilience
π₯Community Health & Medical Outreach
πSearch, Rescue & First Response
π₯Volunteer Recruitment & Capacity Building
ποΈHumanitarian Diplomacy
ποΈCoastal & Island Community Resilience
π§βπ€βπ§Youth Leadership & Community Engagement
πΏEnvironmental Sustainability
πInternational Humanitarian Cooperation
Regional Functions
The IFBC Caribbean Blue Cross Societies Regional Directorate works to:
π€ Coordinate humanitarian cooperation among National Blue Cross Societies throughout the Caribbean.
πͺοΈ Strengthen regional preparedness and response to hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes and other emergencies.
ποΈ Support the establishment, development and institutional strengthening of National Blue Cross Societies.
π Promote volunteer leadership, humanitarian education and professional training.
π Facilitate regional humanitarian partnerships and international cooperation.
π₯ Support community health, disaster resilience and humanitarian development programmes.
π Represent Caribbean humanitarian priorities within the global IFBC framework.
Website Highlights
π΄Caribbean Regional Directorate
π€13 National Blue Cross Society Delegations
πEmergency Response & Disaster Relief
πͺοΈHurricane Preparedness & Climate Resilience
π₯Community Health & Medical Outreach
π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦Volunteer-Led Humanitarian Action
π±Sustainable Development
ποΈHumanitarian Diplomacy
πInternational Cooperation
β€οΈSaving Lives β’ Changing Lives
πFor All Humanity