Youth Red Cross VIT

                              Youth Red Cross.

VIT is affiliated with many organizations like Make A Difference(M.A.D),Uddeshya and a host of other NGOs.One of the more renowned organizations is the Youth Red Cross.Don't confuse this with the Indian Red cross society.There are branches throughout India but the YRC works from VIT exclusively.All the core commitee members are students from VIT. YRC came into existence in 2002.it is essentially a humanitarian organization which believes in easing suffering wherever it is found and helping the underpriviledged be it with knowledge or medication.YRC also provides training to develop leadership qualities and overall personality improvement of the students by organising and

participating in the activities of YRC.It has several highlighted events which it works on every year.A list of them are

·       Blood donation drive

·       Orphanage Visits

·       Anti smoking and drug abuse Lecutres

·       Health screening camps

·       First aid Training programs

·       Environment awareness camps

·       Other voluntary/Social Service Activities.

This year it has organized quite a few events.There was a health camp which was set up at the Anna audi where students and faculty had the priviledge of getting a full body checkup completely free.Right from Oral hygiene,dental hygiene,eye checkup to BMI checkup,it covered almost everything.The next event was the women's training program where women from the city and students from various schools in Vellore were given a two day seminar on health issues relating to women.Another event that YRC recently orchestrated was the blood donation drive.They called in staff from the CMC to help them with the medical facilities required for taking blood from various students who had signed up for it. The chancellor came to oversee the program and appreciated the efforts of the students.

Each year this organization has been expanding its horizons in order to promote promary health care and healthy living.

Young volunteers make a significant contribution to meeting

the needs of the most vulnerable people within their local communities through Youth Red Cross programme.
                                                                                       -Sohini Bagchi