The Tunisian Red Crescent (

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: الهلال الأحمر التونسي) is a Tunisian humanitarian association founded in 1956, after the

independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...

of the country. It is one of the national affiliates of the International Movement of the

Red Cross and Red Crescent The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and ...

. It was led by Brahim El Gharbi until his death in 2018.

Values

The work on TRC is based on seven values and principles: * Humanity * Impartiality * Neutrality * Independence * Volunteering * Unity * Universality

Main goals

Its main objectives are developing the survival skills for communities in case of disasters and the setting and analysis of a database.

Notable people

Habiba Djilani Habiba Djilani Horchani (Arabic: حبيبة الجيلاني الحرشاني), (17 September 1949, in Tunis – 12 September 2007, in Tunis) was the first Tunisian female surgeon and the first Tunisian and African thoracic surgeon. Studies Hab ...

* Brahim El Gharbi

References

{{Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies