{"id":93028,"date":"2018-01-07T21:36:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T20:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=93028"},"modified":"2017-12-30T21:43:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T20:43:15","slug":"cruz-roja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cruz-roja\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know about the Cruz Roja of Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cruz Roja\u00a0<\/strong>is Spanish for\u00a0<strong>Red Cross<\/strong>, the worldwide humanitarian organization\u00a0founded to help humans around the globe who are suffering in times of war, famine, natural disasters, and other crises. Spain played a role in the growth of the <strong>Red Cross <\/strong>when they signed\u00a0the Geneva Convention treaty of 1864 for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field.&#8221; From 1981 to 1987, Enrique de la Mata, and from 2001-2009, Juan Manuel del Toro, served as Head of the <strong>International Red Cross<\/strong>, which has field offices in almost every country and 17 million volunteers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hospitals-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hospitals in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cruz-roja\/#Work_or_Volunteer_for_Cruz_Roja_Barcelona\" title=\"Work or Volunteer for Cruz Roja Barcelona\">Work or Volunteer for Cruz Roja Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cruz-roja\/#Becoming_A_Member\" title=\"Becoming A Member\">Becoming A Member<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Work_or_Volunteer_for_Cruz_Roja_Barcelona\"><\/span>Work or Volunteer for Cruz Roja Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93081\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93081\" class=\" wp-image-93081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/red-cross-19494__480-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\">In order to get involved with the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruzroja.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cruz Roja Barcelona<\/a><\/strong>, you can go to their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruzroja.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Spanish Red Cross portal<\/strong><\/a> to obtain information related to\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en\"><strong>volunteering<\/strong>\u00a0and job opportunities. You will be able to find work helping the <strong>Red Cross<\/strong> deal with various ongoing cases in the city such as the migrant crisis from Africa where thousands of people have come abroad after being uprooted from their home. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">All volunteers will work in groups and meet with other non-governmental organizations who specialize in various causes, such as migration, homelessness, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthcare-and-medical-treatment-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical care<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\">&#8220;Volunteering is a boomerang of life and returning to others,&#8221; according to the <strong>Spanish Red Cross<\/strong>. They encourage many people to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/volunteering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>volunteers<\/strong><\/a> and give back to their community in any way they can. Come to their base at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Joan+d'%C3%80ustria,+120,+08018+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a31e9a018aef:0x1634bd1b0c82c583?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiw5Zf-16PYAhUBchQKHXtEAg4Q8gEIKDAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">C\/\u00a0Joan D&#8217;Austria, 120 &#8211; 124<\/a>, and ask them about any volunteering opportunities they may have.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Becoming_A_Member\"><\/span>Becoming A Member<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93082\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93082\" class=\" wp-image-93082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pexels-photo-98014-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides individuals, the <strong>Spanish Red Cross<\/strong> also works with companies as part of the joint <strong>Red Cross-Business collaboration<\/strong> that does social projects for the benefit of everyone in the city. Some of the businesses involved include <strong>Nestle, El Corte Ingles, <span class=\"notranslate\">Abertis,<\/span>\u00a0Toyota, TV3<\/strong>, and<strong> FC Barcelona<\/strong>. You can also make a monthly <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/donate-used-books-poblenou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donation<\/a><\/strong> by filling in the registration form with your personal information and the amount being donated. Once verified,<span class=\"notranslate\">\u00a0you will be contacted to formally join the\u00a0<strong>Red Cross <\/strong>as a member. You can also help by shopping online at their website where you can buy gifts with all proceeds going to the foundation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/donating-blood-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donating blood in Barcelona<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity,\u00a0and universality are the seven Fundamental Principles in providing an ethical, operational, and institutional setting for the <strong>Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement<\/strong>. It is by following these principles that they approach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/help-homeless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>helping<\/strong><\/a> people in need during armed conflict, natural disasters,\u00a0and other emergencies. Men, women, and children of all ages who are displaced from their homes, victims of sexual violence, or wounded in conflicts, are among the many people that receive the help of the <strong>Red Cross<\/strong> each year. The <strong>Spanish Red Cross<\/strong>\u00a0helps those both within their borders and beyond them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? 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