183rd IFRC Member

Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste is one of the youngest Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the world. At its General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea on November 11, 2005, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies formally declared CVTL as its 183rd member.

CVTL Youth programme

The main aim of the CVTL Youth Red Cross program is to
encourage and enable young people to be active, caring and healthy members of their communities.  The program aims to develop leadership, confidence and skills amongst young people through the provision of activities and peers education programs that build their confidence and enable them to be agents of behavioral change in their communities.