Celebrating 17 Years of Service
16 August 2026 marks 17 years of humanitarian service. Learn about our journey, celebrate MRC17, and discover the people serving humanity across the Maldives.
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The Crescent Tower
On its 17th anniversary, MRC unveils The Crescent Tower. A permanent home and sustainable asset to strengthen humanitarian work for generations to come. The 14-storey building in Hulhumalé will anchor MRC's headquarters while its leasable office and commercial spaces generate sustainable revenue that supports our humanitarian work across the islands.The Crescent Tower represents our commitment to serving communities across the Maldives with greater capability and stability, opening the next chapter of MRC's journey and ensuring we remain capable of serving whenever and wherever humanity calls.
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MRC has spent over 17 years building resilience within communities and standing beside them in emergencies, in recovery, and in the quiet work of everyday humanitarian action.
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Our Island Network
MRC's Units bring humanitarian services directly to the communities that need them. Explore our island network
Read moreReaching Communities Across the Maldives
A snapshot of MRC's reach and impact across the Maldives between 2023 to 2025
28,669
Volunteer Hours
55
Emergencies responded
17,916
Reached via Training and Services
87,815
People reached across 20+ islands
Building Resilience Through The Power of Humanity
Behind every resilient community is a volunteer who chose to serve. For over 16 years, MRC's volunteers have been at the forefront of humanitarian action across the Maldives, showing up for their communities, building preparedness, and ensuring that no one is ever left behind.
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Behind every resilient community is a volunteer who chose to serve. For over 16 years, MRC's volunteers have been at the forefront of humanitarian action across the Maldives, showing up for their communities, building preparedness, and ensuring that no one is ever left behind.
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Behind MRC's work are the people who show up every day. Hear their stories and the journeys that have shaped the organization.
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MRC Unveils The Crescent Tower on Its 17th Anniversary: A Vision for a Resilient Future
On 16 August 2026, the 17th anniversary of the formation of the Maldivian Red Crescent, MRC officially unveiled The Crescent Tower - a landmark commercial development project that marks a defining moment in the organisation's history.
16 Aug 2026
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MRC Gadhdhoo Unit Marks MRC17 with Home Visits to Older Persons
On 15 August 2026, as part of MRC's 17th anniversary celebrations, volunteers from the MRC Gadhdhoo Unit visited elderly community members across GDh. Gadhdhoo.
16 Aug 2026
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MRC Kulhudhuffushi City Unit Celebrates MRC17 with Annual Humanitarian Festival
MRC's Kulhudhuffushi City Unit hosted its annual Humanitarian Festival last Friday, bringing together partners, volunteers, and the community in celebration of Maldivian Red Crescent Day.
16 Aug 2026
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MRC Marks 17 Years of Humanitarian Services with Communities Across the Maldives
The Maldivian Red Crescent turns 17 on 16 August 2026. 17 years of showing up for communities, standing alongside people in their most difficult moments, and growing together with the islands and the people it serves. Across the country, units and volunteers are coming together to mark the occasion
15 Aug 2026
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MRC Delivers Psychological First Aid Training and Community Mental Health Awareness in Addu
This activity is part of the Strengthening Community Wellbeing and Social Inclusion in South Maldives Project, delivered by MRC across Gdh. Gadhdhoo, Fuvahmulah City, and Addu City, supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives through the High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
14 Aug 2026
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MRC among 2026/27 Canada Fund for Local Initiatives recipients for the project Strengthening wellbeing and inclusion across the South Region of Maldives
MRC is pleased to be amongst the 2026/27 recipients of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, announced by the High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
31 Jul 2026
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View All Press ReleaseClosure of “MRC Sri Lanka Relief Fund” opened by the Maldivian Red Crescent to donate funds to support the response and recovery efforts of the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka caused by Cyclone Ditwah
12 Jan 2026
Maldivian Red Crescent extends call for donations towards “MRC Sri Lanka Relief Fund”
08 Dec 2025
Maldivian Red Crescent opens “MRC Sri Lanka Relief Fund” to donate funds to support the response and recovery efforts of the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka caused by Cyclone Ditwah
01 Dec 2025
Our Island network
Across the Maldives, MRC's Units bring trained volunteers, Programmes, and services directly into communities, from the northernmost atolls to the southern tip of the Country. Each Unit is embedded in its island, its volunteers know the community, understand its vulnerabilities, and are there when it needs them. Supported by three Regional Offices and a national headquarters committed to ensuring no island is left behind. This is how MRC reaches everyone - not from a distance, but from within.
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Our Partners for Humanity
We are proud to work alongside organizations that believe in the power of humanitarian action. Together, we are building a more resilient Maldives.