The Internet crowdfunding project of China Red Cross Society’s 2023 ＂5.8 Humanitarian Day＂ was launched.

　　On the occasion of the 76th World Red Cross Day, the Internet crowdfunding project "5.8 Humanitarian Public Welfare Day" initiated by China Red Cross Society and implemented by China Red Cross Foundation was officially launched in Beijing on the 7th. From May 7 to 9, the project spread the spirit of the Red Cross and mobilized humanitarian resources through crowdfunding of Internet public welfare projects, video of Red Cross stories and promotion of public welfare posters.

　　According to Zhou Kuiqing, Deputy Secretary-General of China Red Cross Foundation, 391 public welfare projects were launched during the "May 8 Humanitarian Day" in 2023, focusing on emergency rescue and emergency rescue, rural revitalization and community development, humanitarian assistance and humanitarian care.

　　In order to attract more people to understand, pay attention to and participate in humanitarian public welfare undertakings, a series of videos of original characters "Saving and Looking for Red" jointly created by China Red Cross Foundation have been released recently. The 32 videos tell the stories of the Red Cross from all over the country around the fields of humanitarian aid, emergency rescue, emergency rescue, organ donation, hematopoietic stem cell donation, voluntary service and rural revitalization.

　　In addition, online activities such as "Let’s Go Together" donation, public question and answer, and live video will be held on platforms such as Weibo and Tik Tok during the event.

　　This is the second year that the Red Cross Society of China has launched this activity. According to Sun Shuopeng, member of the Party Group and Vice President of the China Red Cross Society, during the "May 8 Humanitarian Day" last year, more than 1,000 Red Cross organizations participated, and 3.22 million donations were mobilized, with online and offline donations totaling more than 230 million yuan. (Reporter Dong Boting)