Crveni križ Federacije BiH - Red Cross of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name

Crveni križ Federacije BiH - Red Cross of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal name

Crveni križ Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine

Website

https://ckfbih.ba

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (624210), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian & Disaster Assistance (Bilateral) (BPADABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Refugee/Migrant Health & Resettlement Health Units (HLAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Disaster response coordination
• Voluntary blood donation
• First aid training
• Elderly home care

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarajevo

HQ country

Bosnia & Herzegovina

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crveni križ Federacije BiH delivers humanitarian assistance through a federated network of 40+ Red Cross organizational units across 10 cantons. Core services include voluntary blood donation coordination with transfusion institutes, first aid training and certification, mobile team assistance for migrants and refugees, disaster preparedness and response operations, social-humanitarian aid distribution (food, hygiene packages), elderly home care (gerontodomaćice), public kitchen meal programs, and youth engagement programs, plus a First Aid mobile application.

Product overview

Crveni križ Federacije BiH is a humanitarian organization that operates as a federation of local Red Cross branches across Bosnia and Herzegovina's Federation entity. The organization offers a coordinated portfolio of humanitarian services organized around core programs: voluntary blood donation, first aid training, mobile team assistance, disaster preparedness and response, and social-humanitarian aid distribution. Additional services include gerontodomestic care for elderly, public kitchen meal programs, and youth engagement initiatives. The organization has also launched a digital first aid mobile application for Android devices. The structure operates through regional Red Cross offices in 10 cantons and numerous municipal organizations, enabling localized service delivery.

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Brands

• Gerontodomaćice (Gerontodomáćice): Home care services for elderly persons, providing household assistance and support to older citizens. The project involves employing gerontodomácice (elderly caregivers) throughout the Federation of BiH, with 19 new positions announced in May 2026 under an agreement with the Federal Minister of Labor and Social Policy.

Products and services

• Dobrovoljno davalaštvo krvi (Voluntary Blood Donation Program) A core humanitarian program that organizes and promotes voluntary blood donation through local Red Cross organizations across the Federation of BiH, coordinating with the Institute for Transfusion Medicine FBiH and regional transfusion centers to collect blood donations.
• Prva pomoć (First Aid Training and Certification) First aid training and education programs including competitions for schools, workshops, and certifications to prepare citizens for emergency response situations.
• Mobilni timovi (Mobile Response Teams) Mobile teams providing assistance to people on the move, including migrants and refugees in transit through BiH, offering humanitarian support and coordination services.
• Gerontodomaćice (Elderly Home Care Program) Home care services for elderly citizens, providing household assistance and support to help elderly remain independent in their homes.
• Javne kuhinje (Public Kitchens Program) Community kitchen facilities providing meals to socially vulnerable populations across the Federation of BiH.
• Priprema i odgovor na katastrofe (Disaster Preparedness and Response) Emergency response services including the Protection and Rescue Service (Služba zaštite i spašavanja) for disaster preparedness, response operations, and community resilience building in coordination with Federal Civil Protection Administration.
• Socijalno-humanitarna djelatnost (Social-Humanitarian Aid Distribution) Social assistance programs including food and hygiene package distribution, support for vulnerable populations, and community support services.
• Mladi (Youth Programs) Youth engagement initiatives including volunteer programs, educational camps, youth leadership development, and Klub mladih (Youth Club) local chapter activities.
• Program "Prva pomoć u džepu" (First Aid Mobile Application) A mobile application for Android devices providing first aid pocket guide and emergency guidance to users, downloadable from Google Play Store.
• Zimska pomoć (Winter Aid Cash Transfer Program) Cash transfer program for socially vulnerable populations during winter months, providing financial assistance ranging from 300-500 KM based on household size for heating and utility costs.
• "I ti si nečiji tip!" Youth Blood Donation Awareness Project Project focused on animating high school students for voluntary blood donation, with educational sessions delivered in secondary schools in Zenica.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,108 humanitarian services provided to 2,812 users during COVID-19 pandemic response
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Swiss Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international partner supporting humanitarian programs including winter assistance cash transfer programs. Swiss RC funds and co-implements winter assistance 2025-2026 with 47,750 KM distributed to 131 households.
• ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore international humanitarian partner providing operational support, training, and coordination for Red Cross activities in BiH. Supports mine risk education and migration response programs.
• IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal federation partner providing strategic guidance, capacity building, and international coordination for Red Cross movement activities.
• Federalno Ministarstvo rada i socijalne politike (Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for gerontodomaćice employment program (19 new gerontodomaćice funded), public kitchen funding, and social welfare initiatives.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency partner for child welfare programs and vaccination awareness campaigns, including memoranda for mass immunization promotion.
• Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral Red Cross partnership for disaster response. Joint response to fires including Neum fire incident with Turkish RC delegation providing assistance.
• BH TelecomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelecommunications partner listed among donors and partners supporting Red Cross humanitarian activities.
• Coca-Cola HBCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner providing donations including water bottles for flood-affected households through distribution networks.
• Zavod za transfuzijsku medicinu FBiH (Institute for Transfusion Medicine FBiH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner for blood donation activities, coordinating blood collection drives across all cantonal Red Cross organizations.
• Srce za djecu (Heart for Children with Cancer)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO partner for children's cancer support providing annual gift packages for children undergoing cancer treatment during holiday seasons.
• Federalna Uprava civilne zaštite (Federal Civil Protection Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for disaster preparedness and response coordination, including fire response and civil protection operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Direct peers

• Croatian Red Cross: Neighboring national Red Cross society operating an almost identical portfolio (blood donation, first aid, disaster preparedness, social services, youth programs). Comparable governance model and service breadth, making it the closest regional peer for benchmarking.
• Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina: Other major humanitarian NGO operating in BiH across food aid, elderly care, refugee assistance, and disaster response. Comparable non-profit service model and donor base, competing for the same bilateral and EU funding envelopes.
• Crveni križ Republike Srpske: Sister national Red Cross society covering Republika Srpska, the other BiH entity. Directly comparable in scope (voluntary blood donation, first aid, humanitarian aid, disaster response, social welfare) under the same national movement framework in the same country.

Others

• International Organization for Migration (IOM) Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN migration agency operating reception centers and mobile team services for migrants/refugees in BiH, directly overlapping Red Cross FBiH's mobile team activity. A frequent co-implementer and potential complementor for migration-related programming.
• UNICEF Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN agency partner for child welfare and vaccination awareness campaigns co-implemented with Red Cross FBiH. Comparable UN-aligned donor ecosystem role and similar focus on vulnerable populations, serving as both collaborator and donor counterpart.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Red Cross: Strategic partner and funder of Red Cross FBiH programs (e.g., winter assistance 2025-2026). Comparable national-society mandate and program portfolio at much larger scale, serving as a structural benchmark and capacity-building sponsor.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): Global umbrella federation providing strategic guidance, capacity building, and funding to Red Cross FBiH. Sets the standards and funding frameworks within which the subject society operates and competes for programmatic resources.
• Emirates Red Crescent: UAE-based sister national society providing socio-economic support (e.g., seed potato distribution in Kiseljak). Comparable national society mandate with much larger financial capacity, representing a key funding and partnership counterpart.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Core international humanitarian partner providing operational support, training, and coordination to Red Cross FBiH in mine risk education and migration response. Establishes the international humanitarian law and conflict-related frameworks within which the society operates.
• Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay): Bilateral partner society that jointly responded to fires in Neum with Red Cross FBiH. Operates a comparable multi-program humanitarian mandate at substantially larger scale, useful for benchmarking regional partnership models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries11 records

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