Red Cross Youth

Singapore Red Cross Youth (RCY)
新加坡红十字青少年

Singapore Red Cross Youth Logo
Abbreviation RCY
Motto Humanity In Our Hands
Formation 1952
Type Uniformed Group
Headquarters Red Cross House
Location
Director
 Mr. Sahari Bin Ani
Affiliations Singapore Red Cross Society
Website Red Cross Youth

The Red Cross Youth is a youth organisation for adolescents and young members interested in the organization.

Singapore

Singapore Red Cross Youth 60th Anniversary Logo.
Red Cross Training Campsite. 62, Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524

In Singapore, Red Cross Youth (RCY) is a Uniformed Group for Primary School and Secondary School students. It has a membership of about 1500 Links (Primary School Students) and about 2500 Cadets (Secondary School Students) as of January 2015. There is also a non-uniformed wing — the RCY Chapters. There are currently 41 Link Units, 43 Cadet Units and 10 Chapter Units. RCY is one of the active divisions in the Singapore Red Cross. It also finances its own operations and activities.

The Red Cross Youth was formed in 1952, with Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) having its first cadet unit. The Red Cross runs school-based youth programmes and is a Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) recognized by the Ministry of Education as an avenue for Character and Citizenship Education in Singapore schools. The Red Cross Youth has two programmes – one for the Primary School children (Link Programme) and another for Secondary School youths (Cadet Programme). The organization of youth activities under this approach has produced good results with both the Link units and Cadet Units, enthusiastically pursuing a series of activities ranging from social/recreational to community programmes.

The Singapore Red Cross Youth seeks to:

Milestone

1952: Talks on Junior Red Cross (JRC) activities were conducted in several schools in Singapore. Soon cadet units began to mushroom.

1959: Mr S Y Han was appointed as Director.

8 May 1966: Red Cross Training and Holiday Camp at Tanah Merah was officially opened by Inche Rahim Ishak, former Minister of State for Education.

1968: First Aid and Footdrill competition for links were initiated.

1970: Mrs J Q Fok was appointed as Director

1972: JRC was renamed the Red Cross Youth (RCY).

1976: Mr Looi Sik Cheong was appointed Director of RCY

1981: Red Cross Officer’s Course for a group of teacher-trainees from the former Institute of Education The Link Carnival at the former Wonderland Amusement Park drew more than 3,000 members and officers from 76 units. In that year, the Link Film Show was attended by more than 1,250 link members and officers.

1982: Cadet and Link units are divided in 4 zones -North, South, East and West

1984: Civil Defence programme was introduced.

1985: CPR training for members added a new dimension to the range of Red Cross programmes

1987: The late Mr Chia Hong Kit was appointed as Director of RCY.

1989: the Red Cross Knowledge Instructional Course for cadets was introduced.

1990: the Incentive Badge Scheme for Link / Cadet members was implemented.

1991: A cast of about 100 members in full uniform, lit and carried candles on an evening at the Merlion Park to provide footage for a video titled ‘Light the Darkness’.

1993: Mrs Tan Soke Chin was appointed the Director of RCY.programme of the BBC and ‘Newswatch’ of the former Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.

1994: the World Red Cross Day Celebrations cum Enrolment Ceremony was held for the first time in Yishun Indoor Stadium. In August, youth members from the Osaka Chapter of the Japanese Red Cross Society visited Singapore Red Cross, starting a six-year bilateral relationship between the two organisations.

1995: The Red Cross Youth cadet team beat 10 other youth teams to emerge as the Champion in the region, in the Asia- Pacific Regional First Aid Competition held in Hong Kong from 27 July to 2 August.

Structure

The Singapore Red Cross Youth comes under the command of Singapore Red Cross Society with the following appointments:

Appointment Incumbent
Patron President of the Republic of Singapore
Chairman Mr Tee Tua Ba

The Singapore Red Cross Youth is also organised in a National Headquarters level with the following appointment:

Appointment Incumbent
Director Mr Sahari Bin Ani

Hierarchy of RCY: Headquarters train Volunteer Instructors (VIs), and VIs will in turn, train Cadets. Red Cross Youth is a ranked organisation, and members fall into a hierarchical structure of command. Red Cross Youth ranks run from members through Link, Cadet, Cadet Officers, Youth Officers and Divisional Officers. However,it is difficult to equate the rank structure to equivalent ranks in other military/paramilitary organisations.

Red Cross Youth Movement

The Red Cross Youth seeks to:

Red Cross Youth Song

Come let us pledge again,
Each heart and hand.
To thee the flag we serve,
Friends in every land.

Come let us give anew,
Each thought and mind,
To be a light to shine,
Over all mankind.

So may our emblem be proudly unfurled,
To link the chain of youth for service through the world.

Oh give us strength to prove,
Sure and sublime,
To make the cause we serve,
Shine over the hills of time.

RCY Lyric Video

RCY: Make A Change

In December 2015, A new theme song 'Make a Change ' was created with the intention of uniting everyone in Red Cross Youth.
Written and performed by Tok Xue Yi
Arranged by Evan Low Jun Feng & Lee Feng Heng

Verse 1
I'm seeing the clouds,
Travelling faster everyday.
Going places I don't know,
Watching scenes beyond a show.
I've seen people around,
Needing help to find a home.
Can I carry through the troubled times?
Will I know if there's room to grow?

Prechorus
Laying down our pride,
We'll unfold the future.

Chorus
I can make a change,
I'll create a world for you and me.
I'll light a fire for all to see,
Together hand in hand.
We can make a change,
Humanity is in our hands.
We'll move the land with hearts as one,
Together hand in hand.

Verse 2
Look here we stand
There's so much that we can do
Shoulder to shoulder
Arm to arm
Blinding us all the Red Cross Youth

Red Cross Youth Promise

We,
as members of the Singapore Red Cross Society,
promise to serve our country,
and to join with others all over the world
to help the sick and the suffering.

Incentive Badges Scheme

The objective of the Incentive Badge Scheme is to encourage Link and Cadet members to take an interest in subjects outside their normal academic curriculum and to widen their interests by carrying out these activities during unit trainings. Such activities may also be organized by their respective Districts. Certain activities are also organized by Red Cross Headquarters.

The different badges are as follows:

CADET MEMBERS

RCY Cadet Badges Poster

Achievements

Proficiency badges

National Education badges

International Exchange Programme to Japanese Red Cross, Hyogo. Visit to a Red Cross Hospital in Hyogo

Fundamental Badges

Enrichment badges


LINK MEMBERS

RCY Link Badges Poster

Core Subjects

UG Fundamental Subjects

Achievements

Non-Core Subjects

Annual Events

Red Cross Youth hosts a variety of major events, performances, competitions and programmes. The events are as follows:

Type Programme/Event
Competitions First Aid Competition, Current Affairs Competition, Sports & Wellness Day
Trainings Modular Workshops, Unit Instructors' Programme, Unit Leaders' Programme, Volunteer Instructors' Programme, Unit Officers' Programme, Volunteer Officers' Programme
Celebrations/Awards Awards & Recognition Day, World Red Cross Day Celebrations cum Enrolment and EUA Ceremony
Others Red Cross Youth Challenge, Linkamania Camp, Youth Officers' Sharing Session, Overseas Humanitarian Programme, International Youth Exchange Programme

RCY Uniform

Male Cadet
Female Cadet
Uniform Type Description
Cadet (Male) The Male cadet uniform consist of a beret with cadet cap badge, a short-sleeved tuck-in shirt with black buttons with long pants, belt and boots. Shoulder flashes bearing "cadet" and the Singapore Red Cross and are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Cadet's rank are worn on the shoulders.
Cadet (Female) The Female cadet uniform consist of a beret with cadet cap badge and hairnet, a short-sleeved one piece dress with black buttons and boots. Shoulder flashes bearing the word "cadet" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Cadet's rank are worn on the shoulders.
Volunteer Instructors (Male) The Male VI uniform consists of a beret with adult cap badge, a white bush jacket with 4 big brass buttons in front, white pants and black leather shoes. Shoulder flashes bearing the word "Headquarters" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Instructor's rank are worn on the shoulders.
Volunteer Instructors (Female) The Female VI uniform consists of a garrison cap with the adult cap badge at the front, a long-sleeved top with flat collars and with brass buttons in front, white blouse and black court shoes. Shoulder flashes bearing the word "Headquarters" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Instructor's rank are worn on the shoulders.
HQ Youth Officers (Male) The Male YO uniform is the same as that to the male VI's but with a peak cap instead of a beret.
HQ Youth Officers (Female) The Female YO uniform is the same as a female VI's.
Youth (Teacher) Officers (Male) The Male Teacher-Officer uniform is similar to the HQ Youth Officer uniform, sans the 'HEADQUARTERS' tab.
Youth (Teacher) Officers (Female) The Female Teacher-Officer uniform is similar to the HQ Youth Officer uniform, sans the 'HEADQUARTERS' tab.

RCY Rank structure

Rank structure with illustrations

All listed ranks are in order of hierarchy, from top to bottom, left to right.

Link Cadet Volunteer Instructors Youth Officers Divisional Officers Appointment Ranks
Bronze Star Private Assistant Cadet Officer2 Assistant Youth Officer3 Assistant Divisional Officer Deputy Director6
Silver Star Lance Corporal Cadet Officer Youth Officer4 Divisional Officer Director6
Gold Star Corporal Senior Cadet Officer Senior Youth Officer Senior Divisional Officer5
Sergeant Principal Cadet Officer
Staff Sergeant
Warrant Officer1

1Granted to outstanding cadets who have passed the Unit Leaders' Programme (ULP).

2Granted to Volunteer Instructors who have passed the Volunteer Instructors' Programme (VIP).

3Granted to Volunteer Instructors, aged 21 and above in the year of promotion, who have completed the Volunteer Officers' Programme (VOP).

4Granted to teachers who have completed the Unit Officers' Programme (UOP), or Assistant Youth Officers who have shown continued service.

5This is the highest possible rank an Officer can be promoted to.

6These are Appointment Ranks appointed by The Council.

Volunteer Instructors (VI)

Volunteer Instructors

Volunteer Instructors (VIs) are usually (but not always) graduated cadets of various RCY units who wish to continue rendering service to the organization, at the school and/or headquarter level. Volunteer Instructors are required to undergo the Volunteer Instructors' Programme (VIP) organised by Red Cross Youth Headquarters. Trainees will undergo training to equip them with knowledge and skills to be an instructor in Red Cross Youth. All Instructors are required to obtain the Standard First Aid Certificate. When trainees successfully pass out from VIP, they will be appointed the rank of Assistant Cadet Officer.

Duties of a VI includes:

Awards and Commendations

Lanyards

A Cadet's Lanyard

Lanyards are awarded to cadets with outstanding performance in terms of leadership and/or skills in the following programmes/events. Lanyards are usually worn on the left shoulder as shown above. However, if a cadet attains more than one lanyard, he/she can only wear one.

Programme Duration % of cohort
Unit Instructors' Programme Nov-Dec 10
Unit Leaders' Programme May–June 10
Red Cross Youth Challenge Dec 10

Long Service Awards

Long Service Medals & Ribbons

Long Service Medals are awarded to Red Cross Volunteers as an appreciation for their active contributions in Singapore Red Cross.

Length of Service Award
5 Years Red Cross Bronze Star
10 Years Red Cross Silver Star
15 Years Red Cross Gold Star
20 Years Red Cross Platinum Star
25 Years Red Cross Diamond Star

Social Media

In order to allow the cadets to stay connect with Red Cross Youth and interact with other cadets. In 2009, Red Cross Youth publicity team launched a Facebook group and blog, both named The UnI Channel. In 2016, The UnI Channel is officially known as Red Cross Youth Singapore. The blog provides regular updates on Red Cross-related issues such as works of ICRC and IFRC to provide cadets with additional information pertaining to the work of the Red Cross. Besides factual information about the Red Cross, the blog would also discuss problems regarding Unit Management, teamwork and youth-related issues. Moderators would also put up photos of recent RCY events that have occurred (like the ones mentioned above). The blog has achieved high readership since its launch in 2009, as of March 2012, it has over 140,000 views.

The UnI Channel also included a UnI YouTube Channel, now Red Cross Youth Singapore and a Facebook account which contains photographs of various events that happen within the Red Cross Youth Spectrum. They launched Twitter and Instagram accounts to update readers on the Red Cross Red Crescent scene, both locally and internationally.

RCY Uniformed Group Primary School Units

Schools are categorised into five districts, namely the North East, South East, North West, South West and Central.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS EXCELLENT UNITS AWARD

S/N DISTRICT SCHOOL 2014 AWARD 2015 AWARD
1 CENTRAL ANG MO KIO PRIMARY SCHOOL SILVER SILVER
2 CENTRAL CANTONMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
3 CENTRAL JING SHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
4 CENTRAL KHENG CHENG SCHOOL SILVER SILVER
5 CENTRAL NEW TOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
6 CENTRAL RIVER VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
7 CENTRAL XINMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
8 NORTH EAST ANGSANA PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD BRONZE
9 NORTH EAST COMPASSVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL BRONZE NO AWARD
10 NORTH EAST CORAL PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
11 NORTH EAST DAMAI PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
12 NORTH EAST GREENDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
13 NORTH EAST HOLY INNOCENTS' PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
14 NORTH EAST RIVERVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
15 NORTH EAST YUMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
16 NORTH WEST BUKIT PANJANG PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
17 NORTH WEST CHONGFU SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
18 NORTH WEST INNOVA PRIMARY SCHOOL SILVER SILVER
19 NORTH WEST JIEMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NEW UNIT
20 NORTH WEST NAVAL BASE PRIMARY SCHOOL SILVER SILVER
21 NORTH WEST PEIYING PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
22 NORTH WEST SEMBAWANG PRIMARY SCHOOL SILVER SILVER
23 NORTH WEST XISHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NEW UNIT
24 NORTH WEST ZHENGHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
25 SOUTH EAST EUNOS PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
26 SOUTH EAST FENGSHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
27 SOUTH EAST HAIG GIRLS' SCHOOL GOLD SILVER
28 SOUTH EAST TEMASEK PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
29 SOUTH WEST BLANGAH RISE PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
30 SOUTH WEST BOON LAY GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
31 SOUTH WEST BUKIT VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
32 SOUTH WEST CHUA CHU KANG PRIMARY SCHOOL SILVER GOLD
33 SOUTH WEST CONCORD PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
34 SOUTH WEST CORPORATION PRIMARY SCHOOL SILVER GOLD
35 SOUTH WEST DE LA SALLE SCHOOL SILVER SILVER
36 SOUTH WEST FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (PRI) GOLD GOLD
37 SOUTH WEST FRONTIER PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD BRONZE
38 SOUTH WEST FUHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD

RCY Uniformed Group Secondary School Units

Schools are categorised into five districts, namely the North East, South East, North West, South West and Central.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS EXCELLENT UNITS AWARD

S/N DISTRICT SCHOOL 2014 AWARD 2015 AWARD
1 CENTRAL ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD SILVER
2 CENTRAL BENDEMEER SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
3 CENTRAL CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH) BRONZE GOLD
4 CENTRAL CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
5 CENTRAL GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
6 CENTRAL HOUGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
7 CENTRAL NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
8 CENTRAL QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL SILVER GOLD
9 CENTRAL RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY) SILVER SILVER
10 CENTRAL RAFFLES INSTITUTION GOLD GOLD
11 CENTRAL SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
12 CENTRAL YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL SILVER SILVER
13 NORTH EAST COMPASSVALE SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
14 NORTH EAST CORAL SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE SILVER
15 NORTH EAST DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL SILVER GOLD
16 NORTH EAST GREENDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
17 NORTH EAST PUNGGOL SECONDARY SCHOOL NO AWARD BRONZE
18 NORTH EAST SENG KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE SILVER
19 NORTH EAST SERANGOON GARDEN SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE BRONZE
20 NORTH EAST SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
21 NORTH WEST ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL NO AWARD BRONZE
22 NORTH WEST ASSUMPTION ENGLISH SCHOOL SILVER GOLD
23 NORTH WEST EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE SILVER
24 NORTH WEST MARSILING SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE BRONZE
25 NORTH WEST NORTHBROOKS SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
26 NORTH WEST ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE SILVER
27 NORTH WEST WOODGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
28 NORTH WEST ZHENGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
29 SOUTH EAST BARTLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
30 SOUTH EAST BROADRICK SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
31 SOUTH EAST CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
32 SOUTH EAST ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL NO AWARD BRONZE
33 SOUTH EAST TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL BRONZE BRONZE
34 SOUTH EAST TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL NO AWARD NO AWARD
35 SOUTH EAST VICTORIA SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
36 SOUTH WEST COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE SILVER
37 SOUTH WEST FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY) BRONZE SILVER
38 SOUTH WEST FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
39 SOUTH WEST HUA YI SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE BRONZE
40 SOUTH WEST JURONG SECONDARY SCHOOL NO AWARD SILVER
41 SOUTH WEST JURONG WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL GOLD GOLD
42 SOUTH WEST REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONZE SILVER

RCY Chapters

Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCY Chapters), previously known as the Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN) was incorporated into Red Cross Youth from 1 July 2011.[1]

List of RCY Chapters in Singapore

S/N CATEGORY NAME
1 Universities National University of Singapore
2 Universities Nanyang Technological University
3 Universities Singapore Management University
4 Pre-university and post-secondary studies Ngee Ann Polytechnic
5 Pre-university and post-secondary studies Singapore Polytechnic
6 Pre-university and post-secondary studies Anderson Junior College
7 Pre-university and post-secondary studies Raffles Junior College
8 Pre-university and post-secondary studies Nanyang Junior College
9 Vocational Education ITE College East
10 International School Singapore American School

RCY Clubs

The Red Cross Youth (RCY) Club is a newly established sub-division in Year 2015, which seeks to develop Youth Members (age 15 to 35) to become Leaders of Humanity, by providing platform for continued community engagement aligned to our Community Led Action for Resilience programme (CLARE), designed to support the vulnerable groups in our midst. Whilst undertaking community service activities, we aim to nurture our members to be leaders of humanity.

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Trivia

Republic of Korea

The Red Cross Youth(RCY) in the Republic of Korea was established in 1953, in the midst of the Korean War. The first activity of RCY was to plant 10 thousand trees in the lands that were devastated by war. Now, RCY in South Korea has about 200,000 members in 4,200 clubs and consists of students from all age groups, from elementary schools to universities.

1. Activities

The world’s RCY campaign started from donations and comfort goods sent from youths in Canada, the United States and Australia to help children affected by the war in Europe. This generous spirit continues today according to the resolution of the national Red Cross Societies which called for Red Cross Youth activities at the 2nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1992. A Red Cross workshop, a Korean RCY campaign, was held in December 1952 in Busan, which was then the temporary capital of Korea. The workshop,tailored for 200 middle and high school students and under the approval of the President and the Ministry of Education in March 1953, marked the beginning of its activities, beginning with the planting of 10,000 trees.

2. The Four Great Activity Goals

  1. Health
  2. Social Service
  3. Amity
  4. Ideological Objectives of Red Cross

3. RCY specialized Program

1) Making gift boxes of friendship

The activity is designed to reward friendships demonstrated by the Junior Red Cross Youth members of foreign countries during the Korean war. In this programme, participants make boxes of friendship (worth about 10,000 won per box) containing school supplies such as pencils, notebooks and daily necessities, and send them to the underprivileged children of neighbouring countries. A total of 163,207 boxes were produced from 1991 to 2006, and about 180,000 boxes were sent to developing countries, of which includes parts of Russia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Some 15,000 boxes were sent to North Korea in 2002, with 6,144 in 2003 and 8,930 in 2004.

2) Voluntary Service Post

Voluntary Service Posting refers to a specific location where regular and continuous voluntary service takes place through setting a specific period of service for each RCY member school. The RCY project department of the Korean Red Cross has promoted this campaign from 1999 and at the end of each year awards schools that demonstrate excellent performance and provide support expenses for activities. A casebook focusing on the activities of the Voluntary Service Post was published in 2004, and on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the Korean Red Cross in 2005 selected a King of Voluntary Service from among schools which have shown excellent volunteerism. The Korean Red Cross produced and distributed a Voluntary Service Post manual in 2008 for leaders and members participating in the Post, and about 400,000 people participate every year drawn from around 940 RCY schools nationwide and in 1,300 Voluntary Service Posts.

3) A celebration for Teacher’s Day instituted by RCY

Members of the RCY have been visiting sick and retired teachers since 1958, and the National Student Coalition of the RCY has attended Institute Teachers’ Day since 1963. With donations from members and leaders, a monument commemorating Teachers’ Day was constructed at the Kangkyung Middle and High School campus in 2000. To honor the occasion, a ceremony and composition contest for the RCY is held nationwide every year under the supervision of the Korean Red Cross Dajeon chapters office in Chungnam. Each school holds various events such as writing letters of appreciation to teachers, flower presentations, visiting sick and retired teachers, and giving concerts or tea parties. Various commemorative events have been actively carried out for many years.

4) Korean Red Cross Overseas Voluntary Service

Every year since 1993 the Korean Red Cross has selected an overseas volunteer group comprising college students, and dispatched them to Red Cross branches in emerging and disaster-affected countries. The Korean Red Cross also recruits members and ordinary college students during the summer and winter vacation periods and sends them out to promote voluntary service, including lectures and 10-15 day international amity periods in target regions, giving them valuable cultural experiences.

5) RCY IFC (International Friendship Club)

A lodging program, organized in 1999, is intended to cement international ties and friendship and promote international interchange activities among leaders and RCY members through sharing activities with Red Cross sister group RCY. The program comprises lodging, Red Cross and Red Crescent visits, camp participation, historical site exploration and tourism. If desired a member who has provided lodging will get the chance to visit the country of his/her lodging member under the program’s one-on-one reciprocal principle.

6) Red Cross Global Leadership project

The Red Cross Global Leader Initiative is a project designed to cultivate the next generation of Red Cross global leaders. It focuses on instilling the humanitarian spirit in RCY members, in the presence of UN Secretary-General and former RCY member Ban Ki-moon. RCY members who participated in the first project implemented in 2007, Have visited the UN headquarters and taken part in interviews with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Every year the project selects and dispatches representatives from among the RCY membership group. The program consists of various overseas cultural experience opportunities, including field trips to the UN headquarters, the American Red Cross, the Korean Embassy in the USA, the White House, the National Assembly building and Columbia University. The purpose of the project is to cultivate youths’ capabilities as future global leaders and to foster a challenging spirit through new cultural experiences.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Red Cross Youth marching

Most of the Hong Kong Red Cross Youth units are established in secondary schools, although some are ”open units” that are targeted to adolescents whose school does not have such unit. As of 2006 there are 252 Red Cross Youth units.

Philippines

The Red Cross Youth is one of the various services of the Red Cross Movement. Any individual whose age ranges from 7 – 25 years old may join this Premier Humanitarian Organization. In the Philippines where the youth are actively taking part in changing the perspectives of others, the Red Cross Youth is one of the mediums in which lives can be changed, and strives to make a big difference in each and every school and community. This Voluntary organization is one of the leading youth organizations in the Philippines, and it is also recommended by the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education that there should be a Red Cross Youth Council in its respective areas. In the country, there is one supreme decision-making body in which they term as the National Youth Council, and similarly, each chapter has its own decision-making body, which are termed as Chapter Youth Councils.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.redcross.org.sg/news/notice-of-change
  2. ↑ http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/notes/portrait_series/Singapore_Circulation_Notes_Portrait_Series__100.html
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