Red Ribbon Club - Overview

RED RIBBON CLUB

Red Ribbon Club is formed with student volunteers  to instil among all the students the values of service, develop healthy lifestyles and increase access to safe and adequate quantities of blood to all the needy by promotion of regular voluntary blood donation. Apart from this, Red Ribbon Club aims at harnessing the potential of the youth by equipping them with correct information on mental health, substance abuse, drug abuse, nutrition , reproductive& sexual health and building their capacities as peer educators in spreading messages on positive health behaviour in an enabling environment.

OBJECTIVES :

Ø   To reduce the new occurrences  of HIV infections among youth through awareness programmes on HIV

Ø  To induce the spirit among the youth to help and support people living with HIV/AIDS

Ø  To motivate youth and build their capacities as peer educators and change agents by developing their skills on leadership, negotiation and team building

Ø  To promote voluntary blood donation among youth

RED RIBBON CLUB COMMITTEE:

                        Convenor :  Smt. K.Vanaja

                  Members:           1.  Smt.M. Jayalakshmi                 

                                             2. Smt.M.Vishnupriya

                                             3. Smt.Y. Manjula Devi

Activities :

                       1. International Literacy Day

                       2. Swachcha  Bharath

                       3. AIDS Awareness Programme by APSACS

                       4. AIDS Rally by the students on AIDS Day

                       5. Essay Writing Competition on HIV/AIDS 

                       6. Blood donation   

                       7. Blood Grouping

                       8. Interaction with the HIV Positive Speakers

                       9. Plantation Programme