Join RRI

Reach to Recovery International (RRI) works to improve the quality of life of people diagnosed with breast cancer and their families through the provision of peer support and other services, such as patient advocacy and consumer involvement in research and decision making. Individuals, programmes, groups, and organisations with similar objectives to RRI who wish to network and collaborate with those of like mind are welcome to join the RRI global community.

Individual Memberships

Any individual interested in breast cancer support is welcome to join by signing up for our email list via our website. Benefits of individual membership include:

Receipt of RRI’s e-newsletter, Bloom
Periodic updates on important conferences and other events throughout the international breast cancer community
Notification of opportunities to participate in RRI conferences and virtual events and to contribute to Bloom

Memberships for Programmes, Groups, and Organisations

RRI welcomes any programme, group, or organisation to submit an application to become a Member Organisation. Membership Organisation categories are as follows:

Peer-support providers
Programmes, groups, or organisations that provide one-on-one peer support and connection by volunteers with a lived breast cancer experience who are carefully trained and align with RRI’s Peer Support Training Guidelines
Breast cancer advocates
Cancer-focused programmes, groups, or organisations that support, advocate, and raise awareness of issues relating to breast cancer and align with the aims and mission of RRI
Collaborators
Non-governmental organisations, health professionals, advocacy organisations, and umbrella cancer organisations which align with the aims and mission of RRI. Our aim is to join our voice with the voices of other organisations with similar ideologies and goals, such as supporting and advocating for those affected by breast cancer.

Member Organisations are provided with:

RRI’s Membership Certificate
RRI’s Guiding Principles and Membership Code of Conduct
RRI’s Guidelines for the Development of Peer Support Training

Benefits for Member Organisations include:

Inclusion in the RRI global community
Use of the RRI Member Logo upon request
RRI’s peer-support training templates and virtual assistance with training when possible upon request
Inclusion of the organisation’s name on RRI’s website
Inclusion of the oganisation’s logo and link on RRI’s website upon request and at RRI’s discretion

Letters of support for special occasions, funding initiatives, etc. from the RRI President upon request
Receipt of RRI’s e-newsletter, Bloom, and periodic updates on important conferences and other events throughout the international breast cancer community. Member organisation’s volunteers may personally receive a copy of Bloom by signing up to be on RRI’s mailing list

Notification of opportunities to participate in RRI conferences and virtual events and to contribute to Bloom
Opportunities to advertise their organisation’s events in Bloom and RRI’s social media outlets

Organisations that currently hold full memberships and have requested recognition on the RRI website:

Alma Zois, Athens, Greece
Alma Zois, Patras, Greece
Alma Zois, Thessaloniki, Greece
American Cancer Society, USA
Borstkanker Vlaanderen, Belgium
Breakthrough Cancer Trust, Zambia
Breast Cancer Now, UK
Breast Cancer Foundation, Singapore
Breast Cancer Support, Inc, New Zealand
Breast Cancer Welfare Association, Malaysia
Bricon Foundation, Nigeria
Cancer Association, Zimbabwe

Chinese Cancer Rehabilitation Society, People's Republic of China
Choices Cancer Support Centre, Australia
Conqueror’s Breast Cancer Trust, Zimbabwe
Counterpart, Australia
Europa Donna, Cyprus
Europa Donna, Ukraine
Global Chinese Breast Cancer Organisation Alliance, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation
Indonesia Breast Cancer Foundation
Jamaica Cancer Society
Link to Life, Mauritius
Male Breast Cancer Global Alliance, USA
Movimento Vencer e Viver, Portugal

National Cancer Society, Malaysia
New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation
Norwegian Breast Cancer Foundation
Patient's Friends Society, Jerusalem
Renesansa Breast Cancer Association, Kosovo
Sarawak Breast Cancer Support Group, Malaysia
Shujaa Cancer Foundation, Tanzania
Swaziland Breast and Cervical Cancer Network
Reach for Recovery Kenya
Reach for Recovery South Africa
Reach to Recovery Surabaya, Indonesia
So Brave, Australia
Tanzania Breast Cancer Foundation

RRI Collaborators

Dragons Abreast Australia
Global Focus on Breast Cancer
MBC Action Australia

Apply to be an RRI Member Organisation:

Apply now to become an RRI Member Organisation and be part of a growing and respected global network of RRI affiliates. Simply follow the steps below.

Download, read, and commit to adopt, adhere to and promote RRI’s most current Guiding Principles and Membership Code of Conduct.

RRI’s Guiding Principles and Membership Code of Conduct.

Download RRI’s Guiding Principles and Membership Code of Conduct

Download, complete, and submit an RRI Membership Application form to [email protected]

RRI Membership Application Form

Download the RRI Membership Application Form

About RRI Member Organisations

RRI Member Organisations have accepted the RRI Guiding Principles and Membership Code of Conduct, and are committed to improving the lives of those affected by breast cancer and their families.

Reach to Recovery International does not provide direct training, review, or oversight of Member Organisations and is not responsible for the actions of individual member groups.

Any Member Organisation found to be operating not in accordance with the RRI Guiding Principles and Membership Code of Conduct is subject to losing its membership.

If an RRI member group is not acting in accordance with the principles and guidelines of RRI, please contact us as soon as possible at [email protected]

Reach to Recovery Member Organisations are required to update their contact information whenever it is changed and to inform RRI immediately if for any reason they cease to comply with the RRI Guiding Principles and Membership Code of Conduct as posted on this website.