Youth Red Cross

The Indian Red Cross is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network of over 1100 branches throughout India, providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities. It is a leading member of the largest independent humanitarian organization in the world, the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement. The Red Cross through its youth programmes plays an important role in channeling and guiding the young energy in the cause of humanitarian action. Youth Red Cross has the following three principles:

• Protection of Health & Life;
• Service to the Sick & Suffering Promotion of National & International Friendship;
• To develop the mental and moral capacities of the youth.

“ECO BRICK CHALLENGE WEBINAR” was held on the 20th September, 2020. The webinar was organized by Indian Red Cross Society, Maharashtra State Branch and Youth Red Cross in collaboration with the NSS Cell. This challenge was explained by Dr. Subhajit Mukherjee, Founder of “Mission Green Mumbai” and “Jal Shakti Abhiyan” with a help of a video that showed how the challenge has to be completed and the benefits of this challenge was explained to the volunteers, after the webinar the volunteers were motivated and wanted to do the challenge that was given to them. Students of Maniben Nanavati Participated in this Ecobrick challenge and spread awareness by participating in this activity.

List of Activities

• On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, 22 students volunteered at a Cleanliness Campaign at Aarey Colony, Chhota Kashmir (Goregaon) which was organised by Mr. Subhajit Mukherjee, founder of Mission Green Mumbai in collaboration with Indian Red Cross Society on 2nd October 2019.
• 6 students attended the Youth Red Cross Leadership Training Camp at Pune from 26th December 2019 to 31st December 2019.
• An Eye Check- up Camp was organized in collaboration with Lions Club of Bombay Airport for the students, teaching & Non-Teaching faculty members and community people on 21st January 2020.
  No. of Participants: 169.
• Webinar cum Interactive session on “Covid Care in Elderly” by Dr. Anita Kumar on Sunday 18th October 2020.