Youth Red Cross (YRC)

OVERVIEW:

The international Red Cross movement is the well-known and worldwide humanitarian organization, present in almost all the countries.The motto of Youth Red Cross (YRC) is "to serve". The Youth Red Cross is the most important constituent of its mother organization, Indian Red Cross Society. It is a group movement organized at the initial stages for students between 18 and 25 years of age within the colleges. Under the guidance of Programme Officer, the students are trained and encouraged to manage various programmes.

The fundamental principles of Red Cross movement are :

• Humanity
• Impartiality
• Neutrality
• Independence
• Voluntary service
• Unity
• Universality
• Red Cross society function with the one and only aim of serving people under distress without any consideration of caste, religion, language and nationality.

Youth Red Cross has the following three principles :

• Protection of health and life
• Service to the sick and suffering
• Promotion of national and international friendship to develop the mental and moral capacities of the youth.

Activities :

• Promotion of health and hygiene.
• Service to the needy people
• Relief work during emergencies like flood, fire and other natural calamities.
• National integration
• World friendliness.

YRC PROGRAMME OFFICERS

1. Smt.S.Shankari

2. Smt.M.Rajalakshmi

Period	Programme	Nature of Programme	Participation
10-12-2021 to 10-12-2021	Leprosy Awareness Program	Leprosy Awareness Program	93
18-11-2021 to 18-11-2021	Blood Identification & Donation Camp	Blood Identification & Donation Camp	501
18-10-2021 to 18-10-2021	Vaccination Camp 2	Vaccination Camp 2	63 members
21-09-2021 to 21-09-2021	Herbal Decotion Distribution	Herbal Decotion Distribution	157 UG students
20-09-2021 to 20-09-2020	YRC Orientation Programme for l UG	YRC Orientation Programme for l UG	213 UG STUDENTS
01-09-2021 to 01-09-2021	Vaccination Camp	Vaccination Camp	15 Students+7 village people
21-08-2021 to 21-08-2021	Virtual Seminar on Health and Hygiene	Virtual Seminar on Health and Hygiene	62 UG Student
19-02-2020 to 19-02-2020	Blood Donation and Identification Camp	Blood Donation and Identification Camp	502 beneficiaries
13-11-2020 to 13-11-2020	Distribution of masks	Distribution of masks	320 students
20-10-2020 to 20-10-2020	A Plant a day keep pollution away	A Plant a day keep pollution away	92 students (UG)
18-02-2020 to 18-02-2020	Helmet Awareness Programme	Helmet Awareness Programme	15 UG Students
07-02-2020 to 07-02-2020	Swatch Bharat	Swatch Bharat	20 UG Students
27-08-2019 to 27-08-2019	Tree Plantation Programme	Tree Plantation Programme	Program Officer and Student’s Secretary of Youth Red Cross.
10-08-2019 to 10-08-2019	Old Age Home Visit	Old Age Home Visit	30 UG Students
05-08-2019 to 06-08-2019	Blood Identification Camp	Blood Identification Camp	I year UG & PG Students - 525