Tracing request

Tracing is a Red Cross service for families whose members have been separated due to war, natural disasters, or migration. The Red Cross searches for family members and helps them reconnect with each other through its international network.

How to get involved

Regarding restoring family links, the role of volunteers is to guide individuals to contact a social worker and/or the Red Cross district office. It is important to direct a person in a difficult situation to seek psychosocial support. A volunteer can advocate locally for the importance of restoring family links and seek support from a social worker. Volunteers can also advise and guide people to activities organised by the Red Cross.

Training path

A volunteer can strengthen their skills by participating in a course on international humanitarian law, which includes the topic of restoring and maintaining family links. Tracing is included as part of the international humanitarian law training.

The Red Cross headquarters and district experts have created a training module called "Restoring family links and Red Cross support" (in Finnish and English). If you identify a need to organise this training in your local area, please contact the district staff member responsible for migration work.