62 Year Red Cross Indonesia
"Together for Humanity"
Entering the age of 62 years, PMI's existence in society is often questionable. ¬ first questions that arise, among others: PMI for the Department's of what? Anything that was done by PMI? Is PMI sell blood? Why is there a pu ¬ ngutan PMI? What does PMI with red Crescent ¬ Me? And other questions. Me ¬ ironic indeed, at the age of more than half a century, the PMI has not been fully understood by the public in ¬ including vision, mission, and the task of PMI.
Founding of the Red Cross organization, conceived to help the victims of war, either from public or ten ¬ between. A noble intention of an air ¬ name of Jean Henry Dunant.
From the experience of living Henry Dunant, who saw the suffering and directly to help. ¬ formed in 1863 tuklah humanitarian organization called the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC = International Committee of the Red Cross). The purpose of this organization: (1) Forming organizations maa Kea ¬ ¬ international nusiaan be treated ¬ ¬ ready to do its founding in peacetime un ¬ tuk help the soldiers who were injured in the me ¬ and war (2) Conducting an agreement in terna ¬ ¬ tional to protect the injured soldiers on the battlefield as well as protection of su ¬ ka volunteer and the organization in time to give help in time of war
Being in Indonesia alone, the formation of the Indonesian Red Cross organizations, the history of warfare against the background of this nation in seizing independence. ¬ her efforts were humanitarian organizations was pioneered by Dr. Bahder Johan and friends in the Dutch and Japanese colonial era. But unfortunately, always a failure.
Jusuf Kalla, chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross
Without knowing the despair, the Committee 'Five continues its mission to establish the organization. Exactly one month after the independence of Indonesia (17 September 1945), Indonesian Red Cross organization was formed. De facto, establishment of the Red Cross in Indonesia indicate that Indonesia has been an independent nation!. Because the universal ra ¬ Seca, ¬ founded the Red Cross organization in a country's independence.
PMI's first task is to help the victims gave ¬ rikan independence revolutionary war ¬ RI independence and the return of prisoners of war and Japanese allies. Since 1950, PMI formally became a member of the International Red Cross, marked by the government of Indonesia signed the Geneva Convention. ¬ stared PMI can inaugural nationwide, through Presidential Decree No. RI. 25 of 1959 and Presidential Decree. 246 of 1963.
Development of the PMI
In which he has entered six decades, a lot of experience to the PMI ¬ ¬ forward rapidly. With a finger ¬ formed with working in all 33 Provinces, 323 Municipalities PMI Branch / District and support the Blood Transfusion Unit 165 in ¬ Selu the spirit of Indonesia, PMI makes a big organization in Indonesia. Developmental mandate of the task begins with the current situation has developed further, as the comparison tasks PMI today is:
Task demands and experience in the field, resulting in a gradual PMI continues to do an evaluation to strengthen the working capacity, as in disaster management.
In the early stages of PMI is just doing the task response. But this time, PMI is also carrying out tasks at this stage of rehabilitation of ¬ rehabilitation, for example in the handling of na ¬ Tsunami disaster in Aceh and the earthquake in Yogyakarta. PMI activities are also adjusting to the globalization of the world's problems, such as: the handling of HIV / AIDS and climate change impacts. In the last task, the PMI as a non-governmental institutions play a role helping the government and society.
Currently, PMI's organizational capacity has been increasingly strengthened. PMI pursuing a strategy to further strengthen both human resources and funds.
PMI can be reflected in the existence of rea ¬ opponent who work selflessly. Menga ¬ lirnya donors support from domestic and overseas at this time, the existence of open ¬ sure PMI is also an increasingly strong
Era of Globalization
In this era of globalization, where people make all the more critical components of the institution / organization level of competition faced by an increasingly selective. PMI aware, today more and more bodies / institutions that perform tasks similar to PMI's mission, namely to solely on humanitarian missions. So what distinguishes the PMI with other agencies?
PMI is sauatu humanitarian organization (NGO) which was established upon authorization by the state government which bersang ¬ cutaneous and current. PMI is the only organism ¬'s organizations that carry out management of blood transfusion. Both of these reasons that makes PMI as a humanitarian organization that has its own characteristics.
With the growing variatifnya tasks performed without shifting PMI 7 Basic Principles of the Movement of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and obedient to continue to implement the Geneva Conventions of 1949, PMI believes, in the future the more it can improve the image of PMI.
Currently, the problems faced as ever delivered PMI PMI Chairman Mary Muhammad is the unavailability of funds to support kegi ¬ suitanable oprasional atan routine. It is a challenge for the Board to be able to make an effort PMI funding as income generic PMI organization.
In AD / ART PMI, the PMI to validate each line can have business units that can support PMI operasinal funds.
Another problem of the PMI, has not terselesainya Law of the Red Cross emblem, which aims to protect the emblem as a symbol of universal Protection.
The use of two symbols of international protection as the red cross and red crescent in Indonesia, simply provide vulnerability at the time of the conflict happened in Indonesia. Once again, the role of government is crucial to be able to order the terms of use symbols, so that the mission of this organization is well maintained. currently there are three symbols that may be used by organizations kepalangmerahan, and one country must choose one.
currently the most important thing is the PMI must be able to give and provide the data into a form of transparency and accountability to the public, about the tasks performed by PMI. The Indonesian Red Cross riatahir
