Our Sister National Societies and Partners

All our programmatic work is implemented in close cooperation and / or through the staff and volunteers of our Sister National Societies (SisterNS) on location. In 2021, we collaborated with 33 SisterNS in the Americas, Africa, Asia, MENA and Europe. In many countries, we also engage with other local partners, such as ministries, federal and regional policy-makers, academia, and local non-government and/or community based organisations.

The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

191 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies globally are organized under the umbrella of International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The Federation coordinates multilateral response in case of natural disaster, provides regional support through its four regional offices, and synchronizes efforts of National Societies to develop concepts and knowledge sharing in order to advance the Movement’s response capacities and impact. The SRC engages actively with the Federation’s Secretariat in Geneva and with all four regional offices. We support financially, contribute on the content level and coordinate our efforts with Sister National Societies within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.

The work of the Swiss Red Cross would not be possible without the generous support of individual, institutional and cooperate giving. As a volunteer organization, we are proud that more than 52,000 volunteers contribute with their workforce to the delivery of our domestic programmes, and that on location much of the programme implementation is done through volunteers of our SisterNS. Financially, the International Programme of the SRC is supported by individual donations, funding provided by private companies and institutional funding allocated through governmental support. The SRC is grateful for the monetary contribution, the flexible use thereof and the great trust donors have in our capacity to reach the most vulnerable.

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International Cooperation: Annual Programme Report 2021

The Programme Report 2021 provides insights into our operational and financial performance in International Cooperation implemented in close collaboration with our Red Cross Red Crescent Sister National Societies, our partners and our donors. Our reporting focuses on impact and results achieved. The Programme Report highlights selected achievements according to our programmatic domains and thematic priorities.

Our Programme Domains

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Health – Disaster Risk Management – National Society Development

Based on the Swiss Red Cross Strategy 2030, the International Cooperation Department of the SRC supports its Sister National Societies and local partners in three programme domains: Health, Disaster Risk Management and National Society Development.

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Our Spotlights

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Eye Health

The spotlight demonstrates our support in different intervention countries. It highlights the specific results of eye health interventions in regards to prevention, treatment and care in the year 2021.

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Economic Support

The spotlight features Cash and Voucher Assistance as a key approach for economic support to disaster- and crisis affected populations in relief and recovery.

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Institutional Preparedness

The spotlight provides insights into the efforts of National Societies to increase the level of their institutional preparedness for the response to crisis and disasters by building up capacities in Cash and Voucher Assistance.

Our Programme Countries

The SRC extended support to 38 countries in 2021. The World Map depicts the thematic interventions in 23 programme countries, 6 project countries and two regional programmes. Further, ad hoc emergency interventions took place in Ruanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Tajikistan and Azerbijan.

Our Beneficiaries

0Beneficiaries of Health

Additionally 22'119'279 people were reached with different COVID-19 interventions and 6’368’718 people received access to social health protection measures.

0Beneficiaries of Disaster Risk Management

This figure covers people who were reached through direct project support. It excludes contributions to multilateral emergency appeals of the International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent.

0Sister National Societies

This figure covers the number of Sister National Societies to which we provided coordinated support, such as technical expertise and / or financial means, related to National Society Development

Our Finances

Despite continued world-wide COVID-19 restriction, the Swiss Red Cross was able to invest a total of CHF 44.92 million for the international programme activities in 2021. CHF 40.38 million were spent globally serving the most vulnerable populations through emergency relief/humanitarian aid and long-term development projects. The International Cooperation support expenses remained at 10%. With trends of declining revenue streams for our international work, we will continue our efforts of identifying resources serving the most vulnerable worldwide.

Expenditure according to our Programme Domains

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Expenditure according to our Programme Domains
The data in this table are expressed in Swiss Francs (CHF). This means that each numerical value represents an amount in CHF. The values are displayed in CHF
Programme Domain	Value
Health	18,899,010
DRM	6,216,070
NSD	1,337,517
Humanitarian Aid	12,488,173
Mandate	1,438,994

International Cooperation Financial Overview

International Cooperation Programme Expenses 2021
	Budget 2021	Expenses 2021
International Cooperation Programme Expenses	49'425'000	44'922'000
Health	21'622'000	18'899'000
Disaster Risk Management	7'585'000	6'216'000
National Society Development	4'821'000	1'338'000
Emergency & Humanitarian Aid	9'136'000	12'488'000
SDC Mandated Projects	1'668'000	1'439'000
International Cooperation SRC HQ Costs	4'593'000	4'542'000

International Cooperation Financial Overview
	Budget 2021	Expenses 2021
International Cooperation Income	49'425'000	44'922'000
SRC Fund Raising	17'064'000	14'445'000
Fundraising and Donation	11'791'000	10'000'000
Income from Sales and Service Deliveries	1'099'000	1'066'000
Restricted/Unrestricted Funds	4'174'000	3'379'000
Major External Contributors	12'492'000	12'006'000
Swiss Solidarity	2'980'000	1'774'000
Red Cross/Red Crescent Partners/Relief Organisations	2'643'000	3'403'000
Humanitarian Foundation - SRC	6'869'000	6'829'000
SDC/Swiss Federal Authority	15'276'000	13'929'000
SDC International Cooperation Contribution	8'000'000	8'000'000
SDC Humanitarian Aid Contribution	2'500'000	2'500'000
SDC Mandate	1'668'000	1'439'000
SDC Project Contribution	3'108'000	1'990'000
SRC HQ International Cooperation Contribution	4'593'000	4'542'000
SRC HQ International Cooperation Contribution	4'593'000	4'542'000

International Cooperation Programme Expenses 2021