FRC Lahti local branch

• Established 1950,  has almost 700 members
• FRC Häme (Tampere) district
• First aid groups and first aid training
• Volunteer friend visitors
• Multicultural activities
• Events and training sessions

Lahti branch multicultural activities

• Immigrant, refugee, asylum seeker work
• Kaffela – open café
• Lahti Walk: important places for immigrants
• incl. library
• Friend service
• ”Arjen apu” support in housing and everyday life
• Co-operaton with other local immigrant actors

KaffeLa – open café

• Kaffela is a low-threshold meeting place for everyone
• Coffee, tea and Finnish snacks (important)
• Small talk in Finnish, information on Lahti and Finnish culture
• New friends, many languages and  nationalities

Co-operation with local reception centre VOK

• Training and communication: volunteer recruitment, needs
• Information transfer between reception centre, refugees / immigrants and local Lahti branch
• Important to have contact persons (and time for co-operation)

In the (near) future...

• International volunteer team…
• Friends with different languages…
• Events like nature walks, sports…
• Multicultural themes…
• More volunteers taking responsibility…

You can help:

• Join us as a volunteer, member or donor!
• Become a volunteer in refugee and immigrant work!
• Please contact lahti.punainenristi.fi or ystavat@sprlahdenalue.com