Netherlands Red Cross

The Netherlands Red Cross Society (Dutch: Het Nederlandse Rode Kruis) was founded in 1867 in the Netherlands. It is among the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies which is the mother organization. It adopts branch governance structure which leads to approximately 214branches that enables it to serve the whole country.[1] It is run by paid staff at the national and district level in collaboration with 17,000 volunteers who are distributed all over the Netherlands. This organization's efforts are financed by 450,000 contributing affiliates and donors who make available monetary help frequently. The revenue in 2006 was accounted to be €58.8 million.[1]

The Netherlands Red Cross

Het Nederlandse Rode Kruis
Logo of the Netherlands Red Cross
Formation	1867
Purpose	Prevent and alleviate human suffering and to improve the situation of vulnerable people.
Region served	Netherlands
Parent organization	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Website	home page

References

1. "The Netherlands Red Cross". Retrieved 2 April 2013.