Monrovia – The Liberia National Red Cross Society extends its heartfelt appreciation to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. for proclaiming May as Red Cross Month, with May 8 designated as Red Cross Day, a working holiday.
As a signatory to the Geneva Convention, Liberia joins the global community in celebrating the spirit of humanitarianism under the theme: “I give with joy, and the joy I give is a reward.” The 2024 theme promotes the idea of giving with a sense of joy and recognizing that the joy experienced in the act of giving itself is a rewarding outcome.
The President’s proclamation calls upon all Civic and Voluntary organizations and Government agencies to actively get involved and support the Liberian Red Cross’ programs and activities planned across the country to ensure a meaningful and rewarding May month celebration.
For over 105 years, the devoted Volunteers of the Liberia National Red Cross Society have responded to challenges in various counties, districts, and communities with compassion and generosity. In times of disaster, they deliver humanitarian relief to save lives and offer hope to the needy while building community resilience, promoting humanitarian values, health and wellbeing, Protection, Gender, and Inclusion, and addressing social contextual issues during normal time.
The Secretary-General of the Liberian Red Cross, in a Press Release, thanked the president for the recognition of the Red Cross’ roles and activities. He emphasized that the Red Cross remains neutral and will impartially offer hope and support when needed most, in all contexts, from large-scale disasters to challenging conflict situations, and to remote and hard-to-reach areas.
The Liberian Red Cross has outlined a series of activities including membership recruitment, donation of assorted relief materials to vulnerable people, training of students in First Aid, free blood pressure monitoring, and environmental cleaning as part of the May Month celebration.
Mr. Blamoh encourages everyone to join the Red Cross in spreading kindness and compassion throughout the month of May and beyond, as well as becoming a member to support humanity.
Around the world, one in every 12 people receives some form of help from the Red Cross or Red Crescent – from in-person psychosocial support to relief assistance in times of disasters, and building community resilience, which has been truly remarkable.