They are a private assistance humanitarian institution, part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, dedicated to preventing and alleviating human suffering to improve the living conditions of people and communities, fostering a culture of self-protection to through voluntary action.

They are the leading national humanitarian institution in the mobilization and social bonding through community solidarity networks, volunteering and donors to respond to the needs of people, with which they have achieved:

A culture of prevention and health care, Communities prepared to face and recover from emergencies and disasters, Professional staff with recognition by the authorities in emergency care, Be a reference in the attention and recovery before crises and disasters