Sahrawi Red Crescent

The Sahrawi Red Crescent Society is an emergency assistance organisation in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. It is not a part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.^[2][3]

Sahrawi Red Crescent
الهلال الأحمر الصحراوي
Media Luna Roja Saharaui
Croissant Rouge Saharaoui

Formation	November 26, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-11-26)
Type	Aid agency
Focus	Humanitarian Aid
Headquarters	Sahrawi refugee camps
Origins	Western Sahara
Region	Sahrawi refugee camps • Free Zone
Owner	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
President	Bouhbeni Yahya Bouhbeni[1]
Endowment	Public and private donations

Foundation

The Sahrawi Red Crescent was formed by Sahrawi citizens on November 26, 1975, days after the joint Moroccan-Mauritanian invasion of former Spanish Sahara territory.^[4]

Mission

During the first years of the organization, its major task was to reunite families who were scattered due to the Western Sahara War, consequently displacing them to the subsequent Sahrawi refugee camps established in Tindouf, Algeria while facing the aerial bombardments of the Moroccan Air Force. The organisation is currently operating in the refugee camps and the Free Zone in Western Sahara.^[4]