YOUTH RED CROSS
The Youth Red Cross, Odisha is an integralpart of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) made up of young people which aims to inspire, encourage and initiate at all times, all forms of humanitarian activities
AIM: The Youth Red Cross aims to – Promote Health & Hygiene
-Provide Service to others
-World Friendship
The Youth Red Cross shall function on the Fundamental Principles laid down by seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement-
- HUMANITY
- IMPARTIALITY
- INDEPENDENCE
- VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- UNITY
- UNIVERSALITY
MOTTO – “TO SERVE”
OBJECTIVES-
The objectives of Youth Red Cross (Odisha) is to train the “Zealous” Youth, in the Fundamental Principles of Red Cross, so that they remain “imperturbable, un-wearying, unfaltering” & develop in them the elements of “quiet self-sacrifice” when disasters strike humanity. Keeping this in view the Youth Red Cross endeavors as follows for:
- Promotion of potentialities of the Youth to enable them to render skilled philanthropic servicetonedupbya sense of self-sacrifice, for the mitigation of suffering of the needy and the distressed;
- Promotion of health, hygiene and sanitation and cognate subjects among the members of the community for prevention of diseases and mitigation of suffering;
- Promotion of motivation among the youth for fostering friendship and fraternity(the spirit of“Tutti-Fratelli”) at the National and international level;
- Promotion of qualities of leadership and traits of personality among the youth;
- Promotion of sprit of self-reliance and dignity of labour among the youth;
- Promotion of training in various skills to render qualified service to the needy;
- Promotion of factors which may contribute to the establishment of peace at the national and internationallevel;
YRC DISTRICT WORKING COMMITTEE
Govt. Autonomous College, Phulbani serves as the nodal college for District Working Committee in approval with the YRC State Working Committee. The Youth Red Cross at college level comprises of the following members:
| Chairman | Dr. Subash Chandra Pradhan, OES-1 | Principal, Govt. Autonomous College, Phulbani |
| Convenor Secretary | Dr. Abhipsa Bal, OES-1 | Asst. Professor of Zoology, Govt. Autonomous College, Phulbani |
| Coordinator | Dr. Bibhuti Bhushan Acharya | Lecturer, Adivasi College Balliguda |
| Member | YRC Counsellors of other colleges in the district | |
| Special Invitees | CDMO or his nominee District Emergency Officer Blood Bank Officer of the District Headquarters |
Functions of the District Committee
- The Convenor-Secretary and District Co-ordinator ensures the timely deposition of 30% state share of different colleges.
- The district Committee ensures maintenance of YRC volunteers of the Colleges of the District and finalizes the date and venue of the District Level YRC Study -cum-Training Camp.
Programmes organized under YRC District Committee
| Sl.No. | Date | Programmes | Details of the programme |
| 1. | District Working Committee meeting for the session. | Remittance of 30% State shareVolunteer database of all collegesProgrammes conducted in the previous academic sessionEmphasis on Blood Donation campAwareness on Fire fighting | |
| 2. | District Level YRC Study-cum-training Camp for volunteers | Three-day District Level YRC Study -cum-training Camp was organized in AHSS, Sankarakhol History and Origin of RedcrossVoluntary Blood DonationCybersecurityFirst AidWomen Empowerment & Climate changeYogaCampus Cleanliness |
YRC COLLEGE WORKING COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Dr. Subash Chandra Pradhan, OES-1, | Principal, Govt. Autonomous College, Phulbani |
| Secretary | Dr. Abhipsa Bal, OES-1 | Asst. Professor, Govt. Autonomous College, Phulbani |
| Member | YRC Counsellor (Deputy OIC if any) | |
| Student Member | Rajalaxmi PadhiDebojit Bag |
Programmes organized under YRC College Committee
| Sl.No. | Date | Programmes | Details of the programme |
| 1. | 07.04.24 | Voter Awareness Rally | The YRC Volunteers actively participated in an awareness rally organized by District Administration, Kandhamal for promoting voter awareness and youth participation as part of the SVEEP activities for the General Election 2024 |
| 2. | 19.06.2024 | World Sickle Cell Day and Opening Ceremony of World Sickle Disease Awareness Fortnight | Various competitions were organized. -Art competition -Debate competition |
| 3. | 20.06.2024 | Promotional Events for Yoga Day | Various Competitions were organized Slogan Writing CompetitionSpeech Competiton |
| 4. | 23.06.2024 | Voluntary Blood Donation Camp | The YRC volunteers assisted for Blood donation camp at Police Hospital, Phulbani |
| 5. | 21.06.2024 | International Yoga Day | Faculties, Staffs and students actively participated in a Yoga session and took pledge to incorporate Yoga as a part of daily routine. |
| 6. | 01.07.2024 | Closing ceremony of Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Awareness Drive | An awareness session was organized in which Dr. Kalyani Mishra, DPHO and Dr. Sabita Nayak, Microbiologist, DHH Kandhamal delivered their talk on Sickle Cell Awareness. The session was followed by a Prize distribution Ceremony |
| 7. | 1.07.2024 | Plantation Programme | The YRC unit of the college organized a Plantation program on the occasion of Van Mahotsav Week in the college premises in the presence of Sri Bijaya Krushna Pattnaik, Special Public Prosecutor |
| 8. | 13.08.2024 | Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan | The YRC Volunteers along with NCC cadets and NSS volunteers participated in a rally on the occasion of Har Ghar Tiranga Flagship Programme. |
| 9. | 14.08.2024 | Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan | The Faculties, staffs, students, YRC Volunteers along with NCC cadets and NSS volunteers took oath on the occasion of Har Ghar Tiranga Flagship Programme. |
| 10. | 15.08.2024 | Independence Day | YRC Volunteers participated in the Independence day parade and won the Runners’ Up prize for best performance |
| 11. | 03.10.2024 04.10.2024 | Voluntary Blood Donation Programme | -Motivational session was organized to motivate the students towards donating blood. Blood Bank Officer and other members from NGOs highlighted on importance of blood donation. -The YRC and NSS unit of the college organized a voluntary blood donation camp on 4.10.2024. 84 units of blood was donated by volunteers, faculties and staffs. |
| 12. | 10.12.2024 | Induction Meeting | An induction meeting was conducted for the newly admitted UG and PG Students. The induction programme was significant with the presence of Dr Ramesh Chandra Behera, SNO, YRCO –cum- Deputy Secretary, DHE, Govt. of Odisha for NSS and YRC Volunteers |
| 13. | 25.01.2025 | 15th National Voters Day | YRC Volunteers participated in the District Level National voters Day Walkathon organized by District Administration, Kandhamal |
| 14. | 26.01.2025 | Republic Day | YRC Volunteers took part in the Republic Day Parade |
| 15. | 14.02.2025 | Blood Donation Camp | A Blood Donation Camp was organized by Team Humanity, in DHH, Kandhamal. YRC Volunteers donated blood and also assisted in the blood donation programme. |
RED RIBBON CLUB
The Red Ribbon Club is a movement started by GoI in educational institutions which targets the youth regarding HIV/AIDS awareness. Red Ribbon Clubs are envisaged to instill among all the students in the educational institutions values of service, develop healthy life styles, and increase access to safe and adequate quantities of blood to all the needy by promotion of regular voluntary blood donation.
The Red Ribbon Club was established in the year 2024 which was a significant step towards fostering awareness about HIV/AIDS, promoting healthy lifestyles, and encouraging voluntary blood donation among students.
Programmes organized under RRC
| Sl.No. | Date | Programmes | Details of the programme |
| 1. | 30.09.2024 | Observation of World AIDS Day | On the eve of World AIDS Day, an awareness rally was organized by the YRC Unit of the college. More than 100 students and faculties carried a 50 m long Red Ribbon across the city to the Market place to spread the word of HIV/AIDS awareness |
| 2. | 15.02.2025 | Awareness Talk on HIV | An awareness talk was organized by the RRC and YRC by Sri Debasish Mishra, Counsellor ICTC, DHH Kandhamal to deliberate the preventive measures of HIV/AIDS to the youth of the institution. |
| 3. | 03.04.2025 04.04.2025 | World Health Day | On the eve of World Health Day the RRC and YRC unit of the college organized various competitions. QuizDebate The World Health Day 2025 was observed in the college premises which was graced by Dr. Joydeep Ghosh, Blood Bank Officer, DHH Kandhamal. He enlightened the students about the maternal health issues. The winners of various competitions were awarded and the passing out YRC Volunteers were felicitated in this occasion. |
