BSMI

What BSMI does

Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) is a national non-profit humanitarian organization founded on June 8, 2002 by KH Amidan (then Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council / MUI) in Jakarta. The organization provides integrated humanitarian services across three core verticals: domestic disaster response, international humanitarian aid (with a particular focus on Palestine), and healthcare delivery to underserved populations. Its operational portfolio includes Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) for rapid deployment to crisis zones, mobile clinic units for areas with limited healthcare access, field hospitals (RS Lapangan) for major disaster responses, permanent healthcare and rehabilitation clinics (Klinik PPKR), trauma healing programs, and a Palestinian Doctor Scholarship program delivered in partnership with Indonesian universities such as Universitas Brawijaya.

BSMI's geographic footprint spans Indonesia (its primary market) plus international missions in Palestine/Gaza, Myanmar, Turkey, Morocco, Syria, Bangladesh, and Jordan. The organization operates a national network of provincial chapters and maintains partnerships with over 55 entities including Indonesian government bodies (BNPB, Ministry of Health, Indonesian embassies), the Indonesian Red Crescent Society (PMI), WHO, universities, and international humanitarian organizations such as Merciful Hands. BSMI also publishes the Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal (IRC Hum), which received SINTA 4 academic accreditation in 2025/2026, marking its entry into peer-reviewed humanitarian research.

BSMI's revenue model is donation-based and non-commercial. The organization raises funds through a dedicated online donation platform (donasi.bsmi.or.id), social media campaigns (Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube), and direct appeals. Donation campaigns include small-ticket entry points (Rp 20,000 / approximately USD 1.25 for Gaza relief) as well as larger program-specific campaigns for scholarships, healthcare, and disaster recovery. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and the organization does not have venture capital or parent company backing. As of 2026, BSMI employs 101-250 staff and operates under a National Board chaired by M. Djazuli Ambari.

Name

BSMI

Legal name

Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia

Website

https://bsmi.or.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) is an Indonesian non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 2002 that delivers disaster response, healthcare, and international humanitarian aid services, with a particular focus on Palestine, to disaster-affected and underserved populations across Indonesia and multiple conflict zones.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN), Asylum & Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Support (BPADAHAB), Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Disaster relief operations
• Healthcare and rehabilitation
• Emergency medical response
• Medical scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta, Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: BSMI generates revenue through voluntary donations from individuals, organizations, and institutions. Donations support various humanitarian programs including disaster relief, healthcare services, Palestine aid, and scholarship programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) is a national humanitarian organization that delivers emergency medical response, disaster relief, and humanitarian aid services. It operates mobile clinics, field hospitals, and rehabilitation clinics for disaster-affected and underserved communities in Indonesia and abroad (notably Gaza/Palestine), and runs a medical scholarship program for Palestinian doctors. Its services are funded entirely through public donations via the Donasi BSMI platform.

Product overview

BSMI (Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia) is a national humanitarian organization that operates primarily through its donation platform (Donasi BSMI) enabling public donations for humanitarian causes. The organization provides direct services including Klinik PPKR (healthcare and rehabilitation clinics), Mobile Clinic units, and Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) deployed to disaster and crisis zones. Educational initiatives include the Palestinian Doctor Scholarship program. The organization also publishes the Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal (IRC Hum), a SINTA 4-accredited scientific publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 87 patients served in single soft-launch event
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universitas BrawijayacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for medical scholarship program for Palestinian doctors. BSMI and Universitas Brawijaya signed cooperation agreement for education scholarship for Dr. Reema Balousha for Obstetri and Gynecology specialist program.
• Indonesian Red Crescent Society (PMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in humanitarian operations and disaster response activities within Indonesia.
• BNPB (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial collaboration with national disaster management agency for disaster response coordination.
• Kementerian Kesehatan RIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Ministry of Health for healthcare programs and participation in health reserve forces program.
• Jamaah Quran BestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for distribution of food baskets and humanitarian aid to Gaza.
• UPN Veteran JakartaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership including guest lectures by BSMI leadership on humanitarian topics.
• Universitas Indraprasta PGRI JakartaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint seminars and academic activities including the 21st Anniversary commemoration events.
• Merciful HandsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner for Palestine humanitarian operations, collaborating on aid distribution.
• WHO (World Health Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner in BSMI network, potential collaboration on international health standards.
• Kedutaan Besar Republik IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with Indonesian embassies in Jordan, Egypt, and other countries for humanitarian missions to Gaza.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS): PRCS is the official Red Crescent society operating inside Palestine where BSMI runs Klinik Indonesia and EMT deployments. BSMI coordinates with PRCS as a field partner, and the two organizations share a near-identical humanitarian medical mission in Gaza, making PRCS a direct operational peer.
• Palang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross / PMI): PMI is the official Indonesian Red Cross society and the most direct peer of BSMI, sharing the same humanitarian mission, national footprint, and overlapping Red Crescent branding. While PMI is the ICRC-affiliated national society with formal international recognition, BSMI operates in parallel on disaster response, healthcare, and volunteer mobilization, making the two frequently compared by donors and beneficiaries.
• Islamic Relief Worldwide: Islamic Relief is a faith-based international humanitarian NGO that operates in disaster response, healthcare, and Palestine-focused aid, sharing BSMI's Muslim-donor constituency and similar Indonesia-origin donor base. The two organizations compete for the same Ramadan and Palestine campaign donations.
• Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C): MER-C is an Indonesian medical-focused NGO that builds and operates field hospitals in conflict zones, including in Palestine/Gaza. It is the closest direct competitor to BSMI's EMT and Klinik Indonesia operations, sharing the same donor base, the same Palestine-focused mission, and similar volunteer-driven medical model.

Regional players

• Kuwait Red Crescent Society: Kuwait Red Crescent is a Gulf-based Red Crescent society that funds and operates Palestine-focused medical and humanitarian programs, a model very similar to BSMI's Indonesia-to-Palestine humanitarian corridor. The comparison is instructive as a regional peer with comparable scale and donor base.
• Humanity Without Borders (Insan Humanity): Insan Humanity is an Indonesian humanitarian NGO with a strong focus on Palestine aid, disaster response, and healthcare delivery, overlapping significantly with BSMI's fundraising appeals and beneficiary segments in Indonesia.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): MSF is the global benchmark for independent medical humanitarian response, operating field hospitals and EMTs in conflict zones worldwide. BSMI's EMT and Klinik Indonesia in Gaza follow a similar model at smaller scale, making MSF the global incumbent that BSMI's Palestine operations are benchmarked against.
• Direct Relief: Direct Relief is a major humanitarian medical aid organization that provides field hospitals, medical supplies, and emergency medical response globally. It is comparable to BSMI's mobile clinic and medical supply distribution model, though at substantially larger scale.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): IFRC is the world's largest humanitarian network, coordinating 191 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. While BSMI is not an IFRC member, IFRC sets the standards and coordination framework that BSMI operates alongside in disaster response and healthcare delivery.

Emerging players

• Relawan Rumah Al-Kahfi Medical Team: Indonesia-based community humanitarian and medical volunteer organization with similar grassroots volunteer mobilization and domestic disaster response footprint. While smaller in scale, it competes with BSMI in the community-led volunteer humanitarian space across Indonesia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/dpn_blemsi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/BulanSabitMerahIndonesiaBSMI
• Facebookfacebook.com/indonesianredcrescent
• Instagraminstagram.com/blemsi_id
• TikToktiktok.com/@bulansabitmerahindonesia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bsmi

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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