National Societies, like the Guyana Red Cross Society, are national voluntary organizations acting as auxiliaries to the public authorities of their own countries in the humanitarian field. national Societies provide a range of services addressing both immediate and long-term needs, including emergency shelter, food and medicine, water and sanitation, restoring family contact for disaster victims, disaster preparedness, community-based health and care, first-aid training and activities, control and prevention of disease, HIV / AIDS prevention, blood donor recruitment, youth and volunteer activities, etc. These activities can be grouped under the four core areas: