Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001. National Red Cross first-aiders taking part in a training exercise for stretcher-bearers organized by the armed forces – In addition to creating a protective emblem, the founders of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement proposed that voluntary aid societies be set up in every country to train people in peacetime to assist the wounded in the event of war. Although the National Societies have since diversified their activities, their volunteers still work with the armed forces medical services during conflicts.