A five-day inter-State Youth Red Cross volunteers’ training camp organised by the Indian Red Cross Society. Odisha State Branch’s Youth Red Cross department was inaugurated at the KIIT University here on Wednesday.
Chief guest Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, inaugurating the camp, said the Red Cross is not limited to Hindu, Muslim, Christian or Sikh, but it works for peace, affinity and brotherhood.
Governor’s Secretary Madhusudan Padhi said youths should uphold traditional values and maintain self-control to help in making a healthy society. Gopal Krushna Mishra spoke about the aim and objective of the camp.
More than 500 volunteers from across nine States and 30 districts of the State are participating in the camp. The participants would be imparted training on the Red Cross’s history and rules and regulations, benefits of blood donation camps, disaster management, first aid, among other things. Cultural programmes would also be held in evening.
On the occasion the guests unveiled the Youth Red Cross letter. Among others, society Honourary Secretary Major Dr Kalpana Das, disaster management coordinator Sumitra Tripathy and KIIT University Prof Jayant Kumar Parida and Registrar Prof Sasmita Samanta were present.