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Red Cross launches its app today

5 Dec 2016

The South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) has launched its new app today, 5 December 2016, to digitise and optimise its services to humanity. The app was developed in partnership with Connectik, after its success with the Kenya Red Cross Society app.

This follows the recent announcement that Princess Charlene of Monaco will become a patron of the SARCS.

The app provides users with access to a variety of features, including:

• Volunteering in local projects
• Emergency alerts - the app sends up-to-the-minute alerts, both national and local
• Make donations
• Register for training courses and events
• Access SARCS news
• Marketplace - using the app, users can purchase Red Cross equipment

As an end-to-end solution, the app will provide SARCS with resource mobilisation opportunities to increase its membership base, volunteer base and programme delivery, as well as tools to improve community engagement.

“We pride ourselves on our ability to create tools that help large-member organisations grow by creating resource mobilisation opportunities, while showing a positive impact on people that take active steps to enhance their resilience,” said Hachim Badji, CEO of Connectik. “We are honoured to work with members of the Red Cross and create impactful technology on such an enormous scale,” said Derick Naidoo, CEO of SARCS.