The National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan is one of the oldest humanitarian public organizations in the country. The Society has been active since March 26, 1926. Today marks the 99th anniversary of the founding of the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan. Its long-term work since its inception is inextricably linked to the history of the country, which today has entered the Age of Great Revolutions.

In 1991, as an independent state and a full member of the world community, Turkmenistan ratified the four Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, which form the basis of international humanitarian law. In the same year, by the relevant decree of the President of Turkmenistan, the National Red Crescent Society was recognized as the only independent public organization operating in Turkmenistan, following the basic principles of the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement: Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.

All of this created the initial legal conditions for the official recognition of the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and in 1995 it became the 164th full-fledged member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.        

The entire work of the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan was carried out under the motto of the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in which he says: "Homeland is a homeland only with its people! The state is a state only with its people!" which  is a clear expression of the wholeness of the country, and it builds its work on the principles of humanity, sincerity, and compassion. These paths are in harmony with the national qualities of the Turkmen people, such as openness, peacefulness, tolerance, and loyalty to the ideas of the new era of revival, to the reforms that are being implemented in all spheres of our society. Fulfilling its humanitarian role, our National Society fully participates in all socio-economic reforms, which form the basis of the policy of the Turkmen state and are distinguished by a clear creative direction.

Important dates since the establishment of the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan.

1926 - Establishment of the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan

1927 -  Establishment of medical research and treatment groups. Rural Healing

1941  -  From the first days of the war, the Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan   focused its work on providing assistance to health agencies for the care 

              of the wounded and sick in war and in the field

1948 -  The Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan took an active part in the

            destruction of the wreckage of a terrible earthquake in Ashgabat on    

           the  night of October 6-7 with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale

1992 -  By the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan № 658 of March 23, 1992-       the National Society was recognized as the only independent public

            organization operating within Turkmenistan in accordance with the

            principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

1992-

April  -  The Government of Turkmenistan ratified the 1949 Geneva Conventions

            and their Additional Protocols of 1977

1995,

November - NRSCT became the 164th full- fledged member of the International 

                    Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent

2001,
May    - Turkmenistan adopted The Law “On the use and protection of the

             Emblems of the Red Cross and Red Crescent”

2012,
December - Turkmenistan adopted The Law “On the National Red Crescent

                    Society of Turkmenistan"

The composition of the National Red Crescent Society spans the entire country and brings together more than 3,000 of the 240,000 members and volunteers who are active in their work.

The main work areas of the National Red Crescent  Society of Turkmenistan

* To assist the State in protecting the health of the citizens of the country through public health activities, in supporting the most vulnerable segments of the population in their livelihoods, and in the prevention of various diseases, including tuberculosis;

*To teach the skills of providing first aid in various situations until a doctor arrives;

* educating the younger generation in the spirit of the wonderful traditions of the Turkmen people, which have been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times, including kindness, empathy, and generosity;

*To teach the population on the rules of conduct in emergency situations and natural disasters;

* to disseminate knowledge of international humanitarian law and the basic principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement among the communities;

*restoration and reunification of the family links;

All key responsibilities in these areas are fulfilled by the Red Crescent of Turkmenistan and its regional divisions based on close working relationships with the country’s social and governmental structures, as well as various international organizations. Enhancing the future effectiveness of cooperation is one of the most important issues for society. Only through united and multifaceted relationships we can unite humanitarian forces for the benefit of mankind.