History of the Red Cross Baselland

About the job

2025

Opening celebration after renovation in September. All departments move back to the office at Fichtenstrasse.

Visiting service: 20th anniversary

Passage course SRK: 15th anniversary

Integration programme Salute: 10th anniversary

Memory training: 10th anniversary

2024

Groundbreaking for the conversion of the older building section at Fichtenstrasse 17. Associated with this: relocation of the education department to Sissach for one year. The Home Support department moves to office space in the Schildareal in Liestal.

Introduction of a new future-proof database.

2021

Esther Freivogel becomes the new president of the Red Cross Baselland.

The Liestal writing room is taken over by the association "Kulturstube Ziegelhof".

The Red Cross Baselland and the Ecumenical Coordination Office Palliative Care BL merge in volunteer accompaniment.

chili: 15th anniversary

Dementia Care: 10th anniversary

2019

Day centre: 25th anniversary.

Babysitter course SRK: 40th anniversary, our course instructor Margrit Mensch-Häring was a co-founder.

Expansion of babysitter contact assistance.

mitten unter uns: expansion of the offer to all families in difficult life situations.

Free language support for children in language meetings.

Courses in the field of dementia - for volunteers and relatives.

Exchange meetings on the topic of dementia.

2018

The Red Cross Baselland celebrates its 125th anniversary.

2016

New women's meeting in Münchenstein.

New memory training in various communities in Baselland.

Introduction of language and meeting groups in Liestal and Münchenstein.

Household service: expansion of relief offer.

Heidi Schaffhauser becomes the first woman president of SRK Baselland.

2015

mitten unter uns: new language meeting for men in Pratteln.

Brain training course expansion for people with dementia.

mitten unter uns: new family meeting in Pratteln.

Salute: new "godparent offer" for adult migrants.

Sesam: start of integration programme for refugees and provisionally admitted persons.

2014

mitten unter uns: expansion of the integration programme for foreign-language children in Münchenstein.

New night watch services in hospitals and homes.

Pilot course in professional integration: helper in household and care SRK BL.

New voucher "Breather" for caregiving relatives.

schritt:weise: new language meeting for women in Birsfelden.

2013

New offer patient directive SRK with counselling.

New accompaniment service for seriously ill and dying people.

30.10.13 Panel "Focus on Dementia" with great response.

New fall detector complements the Red Cross emergency call.

mitten unter uns: women's language meeting for mothers started in Birsfelden.

2012

schritt:weise is now also offered in Birsfelden and Pratteln in addition to Liestal.

Transport service: takeover of coordination from frauenplus BL, training and insurance of drivers.

mitten unter uns: women's language meetings begin in Pratteln and Binningen for foreign-language mothers.

Introduction of an emergency call watch that works at home and on the go.

2011

In the integration programme mitten unter uns, adult migrants now also meet with Swiss people.

Launch of Dementia Care to relieve family members of those affected by dementia at a flat rate.

schritt:weise starts for the second time in Liestal.

New preparatory courses for participants of nursing assistant courses.

2010

Pilot project schritt:weise, an early intervention programme for toddlers, starts in Liestal.

New course PASSAGE SRK for companions of seriously ill people and their relatives.

1.12.: Anniversary celebration for the training "Activity Trainer for People with Dementia" initiated by us, 10 years.

2009

New course "Babysitting Plus": foreign-language women learn to look after children and improve their German.

Introduction of chili training for teachers and special chili parent evenings.

4.11.: Anniversary celebration, 50 years nursing assistant SRK.

30th anniversary babysitter courses, our course instructor Margrit Mensch-Häring was a co-founder.

2008

Day centre open five weekdays due to high demand (Monday to Friday).

Introduction of the Red Cross emergency call via mobile phone for on the go.

Emergency call customers can now leave their key with rescue services.

2007

From April expansion of the integration project mitten unter uns to the communities of Binningen and Allschwil.

16.9.: Opening of the new building with "Open Day".

2006

From January takeover of chili, a training for violence prevention in schools and kindergartens.

In February SRK Baselland is Eduqua-certified.

From April the integration project mitten unter uns is taken over in Pratteln.

28.8.: Groundbreaking for new extension at Fichtenstrasse 17.

2005

In May the general assembly decides to purchase the neighbouring property. Planning for an extension to the existing building begins.

30.6.: Closure of the second-hand shop "Pulverhüsli". The building is needed for a new building of the special education schools.

In August the visiting service for elderly people is established.

2004

On 1.1. the relief service for families starts.

2003

Opening of the 4th day in the day centre (Tuesday).

Basic care course increased from 62 to 120 hours.

2001

Conversion of the ground floor at Fichtenstrasse to a day centre. Opening of the 3rd day (Thursday).

Rental of premises at Industriestrasse 7 for education.

1999

Opening of a second day in the day centre (Monday).

1996

Introduction of childcare service for sick children "Baby help" together with the health insurance Visana.

Development of employment programmes for the long-term unemployed.

1993

Move into the Red Cross house on 3.6.1993.

Opening of day centre for the elderly on 1.9.1993, every Wednesday.

1992 Groundbreaking for new building on 26.5.1992.

1990 Land acquisition at Fichtenstrasse 17 in Liestal.

1988 Start of care for recognised refugees on behalf of the Federal Office for Refugees.

1987 Development of childcare service for disabled children and adults.

1985 Development of a placement office, night watches and childcare services.

1984 Move into office rooms at "Sonnhalde" in Liestal.

1981 "Pulverhüsli" becomes a second-hand clothes shop.

1974 Foundation of the blood donation centre SRK beider Basel by SRK Baselland and Basel-Stadt.

1973 The 50th nursing course is held.

1972 Opening of outpatient occupational therapy.

1966 Nursing course in Italian for guest workers.

1962 A permanent secretariat is established.

1960 First courses for "home nursing" are held.

1950 Opening of the blood donation centre in Liestal.

1949 "Pulverhüsli" is rented as a material depot.

1945 Election of the first woman to the board as material manager.

1923 Goitre control under the motto: "A goitre-free Baselbiet".

1905 Support in setting up shower baths in various schools.

1900 Opening of the mobile hospital depot.

1893 Foundation on 22 June in Liestal at the restaurant "Falken".