1. Who are we?
As part of the Americas zone of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Regional Representation for the Andean countries, located in Lima- Peru, is composed of a regional representative, an executive assistant, and a country support plan coordinator for Bolivia. Additionally, the following positions, which support the ten South American National Societies, are based in this representation office: an integrated programme coordinator, a planning and reporting officer, and a finance and administrative team composed of an analyst, an officer and an assistant. Additionally, the Pan-American Disaster Response Unit (PADRU) regional disaster management coordinator for South America is based in this representation. The aforementioned team complements its work in cooperation with other programmes and employing services provided by the zone office in Panama.
The Bolivian Red Cross (BRC) has a national office in La Paz, a departmental branch in each of the country’s nine departments, and 30 provincial branches. The National Society focuses its work on disaster response, health services and promotion of the Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values.