Tunisian Red Crescent
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The Tunisian Red Crescent (
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: الهلال الأحمر التونسي) is a Tunisian humanitarian association founded in 1956, after the
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of the country. It is one of the national affiliates of the International Movement of the
Red Cross and Red Crescent The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...
. It was led by Brahim El Gharbi until his death in 2018.


Values

The work on TRC is based on seven values and principles: * Humanity * Impartiality * Neutrality * Independence * Volunteering * Unity * Universality


Main goals

Its main objectives are developing the survival skills for communities in case of disasters and the setting and analysis of a database.


Notable people

* Habiba Djilani * Brahim El Gharbi


References

{{Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies