Red Cross Spain / Cruz Roja Espaniola

1864: Spanish Red Cross founded.

Spanish RC’s structure is based on the administrative divisions of the state and covers the whole country. The society is composed of:730 local regional branches, 50 provincial committees, 17 regional committees (one in each autonomous community plus the national committee).All the governance and management bodies are elected from among the members and volunteers through a legislative procedure carried out every four years.

Migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and displaced persons constitute Spanish RC’s main target groups. The society is active in terms of reception, social integration, protection of rights and tracing services. In 2003, the Spanish RC provided help to 5,242 refugees or asylum seekers and 183,225 migrants.