📋 Tender Overview
The Botswana Red Cross Society is an impartial, neutral and independent voluntary humanitarian organization. It is auxiliary to the government of Botswana and was established on 1 March 1968, under an Act of Parliament based on its mandate as a signatory to the Geneva Conventions. It was admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1971. Currently, the Botswana Red Cross Society is implementing the newly revised constitution. It is also reviewing the Botswana Red Cross Society Act.
The strength of Red Cross Societies such as Botswana Red Cross Society lies in its volunteers. While actual number of volunteers of the Society has fluctuated yearly, the National Society has always celebrated reaching over 10,000 volunteers in a year. The volunteer base comprises largely youth but also include other age groups representing both males and females.
In Botswana, the National Society conducts programmes in the areas of disaster risk management, health and care; special education, community rehabilitation and stimulation for people with disabilities; training services such as first aid, and volunteer management and youth programming. Community engagement and accountability (CEA) and protection, gender and inclusion (PGI) are mainstreamed in all programmes and interventions. The National Society has seven offices across
the country, in addition to the head office located in Gaborone and three additional educational centres.
The Botswana Red Cross Society’s objectives under its Strategic Plan 2021-2025 revolve around three strategic goals:
• People anticipate, respond to, and quickly recover from crisis
• People lead safe, healthy, and dignified lives and have opportunities to thrive
• People mobilise for inclusive and peaceful communities
The Botswana Red Cross Society’s priorities are strengthening disaster management – preparedness, response and recovery strategies, upscaling integrated community-based health, care and first aid services, and strengthening governance across the Botswana Red Cross - branches to the National Headquarter. It is committed to transformative action that involves fostering strategic partnerships, strengthening voluntary movement, building capacities for both staff and volunteers, and commitment to transparency and accountability.
In 2022, the Botswana Red Cross Society reached approximately 11,000 people through its disaster response and early recovery programmes.
