The Hungarian Red Cross was established in 1881. It was recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1882. Since 1921 it has been a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It carries out its activities on the basis of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, “For the protection of the victims of war”, to which the Republic of Hungary is party. The activities of the Hungarian Red Cross are based on the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Hungarian Reformed Church Aid is a charity and development organization based on Christian core-values. We believe that people’s lives are the greatest value in our world today. Our aim is to give our best knowledge without regarding gender, religion, color and political views to help those in need by saving their lives or improving their living standards according to our possibilities. Our mission statement is to fulfill our lifesaving and humanitarian activities as well as minimize operating costs. We believe maintaining a low budget for the aid programs will not compromise the quality of our work. We are thoughtfully planning the minimization of the costs and at the same time optimization of the work of our organization and operating processes. We find transparency and accountability important in our work as well as in the work of our supporters. In order to do this we have worked out the “Way of Trust” system, which is unique to our organization. We believe that our knowledge, our high quality efforts and the optimal usage of our resources will help in the effective life-saving process to help more and more people in need and danger. We believe in the strength of creative voluntary work. We will provide a place for volunteers who by accepting our core-values will develop and use their talents in the field of help and development. We belive in the power of the global partnership. We are open to estabilish partnership with every organization which has similar core-values at the field of aid and development work.

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International Emergency and Development Aid

INGO and NGO partners

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