Relief and Rescue Organization

INTRODUCTION: Participation suggests partaking and treating people in such a way that enables them to retain a decisive impact on events that affect their lives. The present study aimed to investigate the factors impacting the increase in the participation of aid workers in the programs of the Red Crescent Relief and Rescue Organization. METHODS: The present research is applied purpose-wise, cross-sectional time-wise, and a survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population involves every volunteer aid worker of the Red Crescent Society of Kermanshah Province in 2021. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose face validity was obtained. Moreover, the questionnaire's reliability was confirmed through Cronbach's alpha. Data were analyzed within SPSS and Amos software. FINDINGS: Variables of sex, social capital, safety culture, religious beliefs, and media consumption significantly and positively impact the participation of aid workers. Furthermore, the impact of the socio-economic status as a variable is significant and inverse. However, variables of age and marital status do not significantly influence the participation of aid workers. Among these variables, the media consumption variable has the highest regression coefficient value with a regression coefficient of 0.454 while the marital status variable, with a coefficient of 0.039, has the smallest regression coefficient value on the participation of aid workers in the programs of the Red Crescent Relief and Rescue Organization. CONCLUSION: Increasing the cooperation and participation of aid workers in the activities and programs of the Red Crescent Relief and Rescue Organization is impacted by several factors to which we need to pay close attention. Attending to these factors can significantly improve how the forces are utilized and further fulfill the goals and programs of the Red Crescent Rescue Organization.

INTRODUCTION: The current research aimed to analyze the strategies, platforms, and obstacles facing the Relief and Rescue Organization in benefiting from education in the age of knowledge. METHODS: This applied qualitative research was conducted based on the grounded theory. Participants included academic and Relief and Rescue Organization experts. A total of 20 cases were studied and selected by purposive non-random sampling using semi-structured interviews and theoretical saturation principle. In the theory analysis process, MAXQDA-2022 software was used. FINDINGS: Based on the research findings, managerial factors, as well as technological and behavioral development, were identified as strategies. Moreover, platforms were behavioral, environmental, and social factors and obstacles were recognized as technological education and support. CONCLUSION: As evidenced by the obtained results, in order to improve its quality level in the age of knowledge, Relief and Rescue Organization should establish a close relationship with education sector and remove the obstacles ahead.