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How can I become a Red Cross volunteer ?

It is fairly easy to join your National Red Cross. All you are required to do is fill in the registration form and donate a small fee (LINK TO HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER?) annually.
A volunteer is not prompted in any manner by desire for gain. If you are between the ages of 5 to 25 you can become one of our youth volunteers and by so doing you will participate in many humanitarian activities such as reading stories to children in hospital wards.

Older volunteers may become either professional volunteers or home-based care volunteers. The former, are required to volunteer either their time or resources to the National Society, for instance, any private or state employers and employees.

The latter requires members to be at least 23 years of age and above. Home-based care volunteers donate their time to the Red Cross and carry out operational visits twice a week. They receive extensive training from the Red Cross in HIV and AIDS care, treatment and support. These volunteers occasionally work with the bed-ridden and/or the terminally ill

How can I help? How I become a member?

Membership of the Namibia Red Cross Society is open to everyone without any discrimination based on race, sex, religious beliefs, language, class or political opinions.

Members may be active, honorary and/or corporate members.

Active members are those persons who have agreed to render a service to the National Society and are registered as such:

N$ 20.00 Annual fee for 25yrs and older
N$ 5.00 Annual Membership for youth below 25yrs
N$100.00 Life membership

Corporate members can be active or subscribing members. This membership is directed at companies and other institutions. Corporate members receive a Corporate Membership Certificate.

Members have the following duties:

To adhere to and disseminate the Fundamental Principles;
To promote the work of the National Society; to recognize and obey the statutes; to pay the annual subscription;
To participate actively in the work of the National Society.

Members have the following rights:

To elect and be elected to the governing bodies;
To participate and vote in the meetings of the local assembly and, if elected, in the assemblies of higher levels of the organization;
To present proposals and raise issues with any authority in the National Society.

Loss of the status of a member:

Any member may give notice of resignation in writing at any time.
Subscribing membership expires after twelve months, unless the subscription is renewed. The subscribing member shall receive a reminder of the need to renew the subscription one month before expiry.

Local Committees may expel members for serious cause, of which the member shall be informed promptly. Any member so expelled shall have the right to appeal to the Governing Board, whose decision shall be final and binding.

The Governing Board shall make regulations for the hearing of appeals (provide for an external arbitration procedure) so as to ensure that no member is unjustly treated, and that the procedure is fair and in accordance with national law. It shall furthermore specify such grounds as may constitute serious cause. Serious cause for the purpose of expulsion is defined as the display of character or morality incompatible with the seven Fundamental Principles or engagement in activities, which are detrimental to the reputation or the activities of the National Society.

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