The youth wing of the Red Cross provides young men and women with opportunities to imbibe humanitarian values and reach out to vulnerable people as volunteers and serve them at the time of need, said Governor and Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch President Dr SC Jamir here on Thursday.
Addressing the inaugural function of four-day zonal level Youth Red Cross Study-cum-Training Camp at the Rama Devi Women’s University here, the Governor asked the Red Cross volunteers to be leaders of human values. Stating that the Youth Red Cross in Odisha is now mobilized to a great extent, he emphasized on making vibrant Youth Red Cross units in all higher education institutions in the State.
The Governor also urged upon Government departments like Health and Family Welfare and Sports and Youth Affairs to consider involving Youth Red Cross counsellors and volunteers in their humanitarian development activities.
Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahy stressed on the importance of Red Cross training in everyone’s life and said the camp would equip volunteers with skills to serve effectively in time of crisis.
State Youth Red Cross Officer Dr Kalpana Das and university YRC Counsellor SK Patnaik also spoke.
The camp would provide training and orientation on first aid skills, disaster preparedness and management, road safety and traffic rules, blood donation, HIV/AIDS, global warming etc. Volunteers from different colleges of over six central zone districts are participating in the camp.