St John Ambulance Association Barbados is a national organisation committed to improving health, safety, and well-being across communities in Barbados. We deliver first aid training, emergency response support, and community health programmes that equip people with essential lifesaving skills and strengthen local resilience.
We are part of the St John international family of organisations, which operates in 44 countries and territories worldwide. This global network enables us to share expertise, uphold high standards of training and care, and collaborate on initiatives that improve health outcomes in communities around the world.
In Barbados, we work closely with local partners and stakeholders to expand access to basic healthcare knowledge and emergency preparedness. Our programmes are designed to empower individuals, workplaces, schools, and community groups to respond confidently and effectively in times of need.
Mission Statement
To teach First Aid to the public.
To train and maintain a body of men and women thoroughly efficient in First Aid and Nursing.
To afford opportunities for holders of approved First Aid certificates to meet together for training and practice, under qualified members of the Medical and Nursing professions, with the object of combining individual efforts in the service of the public.
To provide First Aid and Nursing to the sick and injured.
To prepare such permanent organisation during times of peace as may at once be available in time of emergency.
To provide opportunities for boys and girls to learn and practice First Aid, Nursing and other subjects conducive to the training of good citizens.
Vision
We will be a world leader in the fulfilment of our Mission expanding our charitable works globally, in practical and effective ways, inspired by the humanitarian ethos and ideals of the Hospitaller tradition.
We will be strengthened by our volunteers who come from all races and religions and who, in their selflessness, perpetuate and honour our historic roots.
We will be a global family whose desire to serve transcends all human diversity.
We will be committed to helping each other fulfil our Mission.
Mission
The Mission of the Order of St. John is to prevent and relieve sickness and injury and to act to enhance the health and well-being of people of all races and creeds anywhere in the world.
Values
Our Mission is consistent with, and an expression of, the objects and purposes of the Order.
In the conduct of our Mission, we are mindful that we are a charity.
We believe that each Establishment, each Member, and each volunteer together constitute a world-wide family and that we should help each other attain the objects and purposes of the Order.
We believe in and rely on the effective participation of volunteers in the conduct of our Mission and will actively recruit and encourage them without regard for race and religion.