Junior Red Cross is a lifeline of the Red Cross, which works in schools & colleges. Like the parent organization, it was born as a result of war. In 1914 when the World War broke out, school children of Quebec- a Province in Canada-participated in Red Cross work by making bandages, dressings and other comforts for soldiers. The idea soon took seed and by 1915 children all over Canada and U.S.A. began to save money out of their pocket expenses. They pooled it and bought dressings and comforts for the fighting soldiers.
In 1919, when the League of Red Cross Societies was established, a Junior Red Cross Bureau was opened, to promote Junior Red Cross activities in various countries under the following objects:
Promotion of Health
Service to others, and
Fostering of International friendliness.
The Indian Red Cross Society started its Junior Red Cross Directorate in 1925 and for the first time Junior Red Cross groups were formed in the year 1926. All Junior Red Cross groups follow principles of Red Cross i.e. 1. Humanity 2. Impartiality 3. Neutrality 4. Independence 5. Voluntary Service 6.Unity and 7. Universality. Haryana Branch of the Indian Red Cross Society which came into existence in June, 1971 has been starving hard to make the juniors of Haryana a dynamic, creative and productive and successfully inculcating in the school Juniors the habit of health and spirit of selfless service.
JUNIOR RED CROSS
Who can join Junior Red Cross?
Why should you join the Red Cross Movement through your school /institution?
How does Junior Red Cross work in School/institution?
When and where can I get involved?
Activities performed by the Junior Red Cross at a glance
State Level Junior Red Cross Training Camp
Inter State Junior Red Cross Training Camp
Junior exchange programme(Other State Junior Red Cross Training camp)
District Lever Junior Red Cross (For Juniors) Training Camp,
District Lever Junior Red Cross (For Counsellors) Training Camp,
Junior Red Cross Counsellor Award for Merit Certificate
Junior Red Cross Shield
Albam Award for Primary, Middle, High & Sr. Sec. Schools in Haryana
Award for District Education Officers & District Elementary Education Officers in Haryana
Annual Report
GUIDELINES ON JUNIOR RED CROSS
1. Who can join Junior Red Cross?
All students of Schools are the members of Junior Red Cross. All Schools are to ensure the much needed increase in the enrollment of Junior Red Cross volunteers and encourage the momentum for the establishment of JRC
Why should you join the Red Cross Movement through your school/institution?
School is the best places for juniors to test their capabilities and volunteerism is a vital part of education. You will get opportunities for developing leadership, organizational skills during meeting with new people.
How does Junior Red Cross work in School/institution?
AWARENESS RALLY ON SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN, HIV/AIDS., BLOOD DONATION, FEMALE FORTICIDE ETC.
FIRST AID TRAINING FOR JRC JUNIORS
Awareness on Hygiene and Safe Drinking Water
Sawachta Abhiyan
Environment Protection Campaign
Drive Against Dengue
Traffic Rule Awareness
Orientation Course for Counsellor and Dealing assistant O/o D.E.Os &D.E.E.Os for promotion of Junior Red Cross activities.
Celebration of world Red Cross Day
When and where can I get involved?
Ask your counsellor/Incharge, Junior Red Cross (teachers/lecturers) of your school/institution and contact District Red Branch /State Red Cross Branch if you do not have a Junior Red Cross wing in your school. You can also contact your local District Red Cross branch at any time for more information. You can also download the guidelines on Junior Red Cross.
Activities performed by the Junior Red Cross at a glance
Participants are doing Yoga in the morning session
A view of cleanliness drive in the premises of Harkipori, Haridwar(Uttrakhand)
Exhibitions prepared and displayed by Junior Red Cross Volunteers
Participants are presenting skit on First Aid to road accident victim
State Level Juniors Red Cross Training Camps.
Every year State Level Junior Red Cross Training Camp is organized for the students of Schools of Haryana.
Five male students & Five female students alongwith one male & one female Counsellor are invited from each district of Haryana through their respective District Education Officers in the camp.
No Registration fee will be charged from the participants, Boarding and lodging will be provided free of cost. The benefit will be applicable to the Juniors/Counsellors of those schools who have remitted/remitting the entire JRC fund regularly to this office.
Actual Rail/Bus Fare/Contingency(to and fro) will be reimbursed to the participants (Counsellors and Juniors) by this office. No. D.A. will be admissible.
Various Competitions are organized during the camp.
Topics During Camps:
T.B., Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis ‘B’ & ‘C’, Voluntary Blood Donation, Conservation of Natural Resources, Global Warming, National Integration, Global Warming, Drug De-addiction, Female Foeticide, social issue, Respect to Sr. citizen, Hygiene, Safe Drinking Water, Save Girl Child, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Disaster Management, Donation of Human Organs i.e. Eye & Kidney and so on.
INTER STATE JUNIOR RED CROSS TRAINING CAMP:-
Every year Inter State Junior h Red Cross Training Camp is organized. Two teams (14 participants) consisting of 6 Male & 6 female Students & under the supervision of one male & one female Counsellor are invited through the concerned State/U.T. Branch of the Indian Red Cross Society.
Names of the participants are recommended by their relevant University/Institution/College and comes through the State/U.T. Branch of the Indian Red Cross Society.
Nominal camp registration fee per participant including Counsellor is charged
(Except Haryana)
Camp Registration fee and T.A./D.A. is paid by the concern state.
Objective of Camp :- To provide the Juniors and their Counsellors an opportunity to inculcate the spirit of selfless service, to understand the objective of Red Cross & Junior Red Cross amongst the students. Recreational activities are an extra attraction.
Junior exchange programme(Other State Junior Red Cross Training camp)
Junior Exchange Programme : The Officers from State Branch and volunteers of Junior Red Cross will visit in other States as well as in abroad for evaluating the activities of Red Cross and Junior Red Cross and to promote the activities after taking ides of State/U.T. Red Cross Branches and International Red Cross Societies. Participants will visit a local chapter and to participate in various exchange programmes. The participants would have an opportunity to discuss the various topics and to exchange information about the activities of Red Cross and JuniorRed Cross. The State Red Cross will give approval for such programmes as and when it will be necessary or intimation to be received from IRCS, National Headquarters, New Delhi.
District Level Junior Red Cross ( For Juniors) Training Camps
– 5 –Days District District Level JuniorRed Cross training camp for Juniors is organized by the District Red Cross Branches.
– Rs. 50,000/- is allocated to each District Red Cross Branch by Indian Red Cross Society, Haryana State Branch to organise 5 –Days District Level Youth Red Cross Training Camp (Day Camp).
– Red Cross Caps, Scarves, Vogals of Youth Red Cross and File Folders are provided by this office for 50 to 60 participants for each camp up to the maximum limit of Rs. 5,000/- in addition to Rs. 50,000/-.
– Five students (male or female) along with one Counsellor (Incharge of Junior Red Cross) is invited from each school of the District by rotation.
– Camp Registration fee is exempted.
– District Red Cross Branch will submit expenditure statement duly approved and signed by the Secretary, District Red Cross Branch and Deputy Commissioner-cum-President, District Red Cross Branch. The statement will be head wise as per budget provision and expenditure made against the budget provision
– District Branch has to submit Utilization Certificate duly signed by the Chartered Accountant along with unspent amount (if any) along with Camp Report within 15 days on completion of the camp.
– T.A. to the participants is given on actual bus/train fare by the concerned District Branch.
District Level Junior Red Cross(For Counsellors) Training Camps
– 5 –Days District District Level Red Cross training camp for Counsellors is organised by the District Red Cross Branches.
– Rs. 50,000/- is allocated to each District Red Cross Branch by Indian Red Cross Society, Haryana State Branch to organise 5 –Days District Level JuniorRed Cross Training Camp for counsellors (Day Camp).
– Red Cross Caps, Scarves, Vogals of JuniorRed Cross and File Folders are provided by this office for 50 to 60 participants for each camp up to the maximum limit of Rs. 5,000/- in addition to Rs. 50,000/-.
– Camp Registration fee is exempted.
– District Red Cross Branch will submit expenditure statement duly approved and signed by the Secretary, District Red Cross Branch and Deputy Commissioner-cum-President, District Red Cross Branch. The statement will be head wise as per budget provision and expenditure made against the budget provision
– District Branch has to submit Utilization Certificate duly signed by the Chartered Accountant along with unspent amount (if any) along with Camp Report within 15 days on completion of the camp.
– T.A. to the participants is given on actual bus/train fare by the concerned District Branch.
CRITERIA FOR “Merit Certificate” in case of Counsellors, who have worked to promote Red Cross activities for two years or more (from State Headquarters).
Junior Red Cross Shield
1. i) Tikka Manjit Singh Challenge Shield : For JRC work in the Girls High/Sr. Secondary Schools in the District.
ii) Tikka Manjit Singh Runner -up- Shield : For JRC work in the Girls High/Sr. Secondary Schools in the District.
2. i) Ms. Pritam Takhat Singh Challenge Shield : For JRC work in the Boys High/Sr. Secondary Schools in the District.
ii) Ms. Pritam Takhat Singh Runner-up Shield : For JRC work in the Boys High/Sr. Secondary Schools in the District.
3. i) Henri Dunant Challenge Shield : For JRC work in the Co-Educational High/Sr. Secondary Schools in the District.
(i) CRITERIA FOR AWARDS
1. TIKKA MANJIT SINGH CHALLENGE SHIELD
Tikka Manjit Singh Challenge Shield will be awarded to the girls High/Higher Secondary Schools in the Haryana State, which are adjudged best for Junior Red Cross works.
TIKKA MANJIT SINGH RUNNER-UP SHIELD
Runner-up Shield will be awarded to the girls High/Higher Secondary Schools in the Haryana State, which are adjudged second position in Junior Red Cross works.
2. MS. PRITAM TAKHAT SINGH CHALLENGE SHIELD
Ms. Pritam Takhat Singh Challenge Shield will be awarded to the boys High or Higher Secondary Schools in Haryana State, which are adjudged best for Junior Red Cross works.
MS. PRITAM TAKHAT SINGH RUNNER UP SHIELD
Runner-up Shield will be awarded to the boys High or Higher Secondary Schools in Haryana State, which are adjudged second for Junior Red Cross works.
3. HENRY DUNANT CHALLENGE SHIELD
AWARDS FOR DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS AND DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICERS.
CRITERIA OF AWARDS FOR DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS AND DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICERS.
A meeting of Junior Red Cross Sub-committee of Indian Red Cross Society, Haryana State Branch was held on 2nd February, 2010 under the Chairmanship of Sh. Anil Kumar, IAS, Commissioner and Director General, School Education-cum-Chairperson, Junior Red Cross Sub-committee. In the meeting a proposal for considering awards to District Education Officers and District Elementary Education Officers was made on the basis of activities undertaken and District Level. In this regard an award committee was constituted comprising of (1) Hony. Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Haryana State Branch – Chairperson, (2) Sr. Accounts Officer, IRCS, Haryana State Branch – Member, (3) Sr. Programme Officer, IRCS, Haryana State Branch – Member, (4) State Training Officer, IRCS, Haryana State Branch – Member.
Award committee proposed following three steps for considering the awards.
A proforma containing all information regarding activities undertaken by DEOs and DEEOs was prepared to asses the performance for awards and was circulated to all DEOs and DEEOs vide this office letter No. 18/JRC/Sub-committee meeting/2010/2333-2374 dated 03-06-2010.
The criteria was prepared which is as under and marks have been allocated for each activity the detail of which is given as under according to the proforma:-
Minimum Marks Total marks Marks obtained
I) For formation of District Junior Red Cross Sub-committee 10 marks 10
II) For training in First Aid and Home Nursing
a) Less than 50% of the target 5 marks
b) For target achievements i.e. 1% of the total population 10 marks
c) 100 to 150% of given target (1%) 15 marks
d) 150 to 200% of given target (1%) 30 marks 30
III) For Establishment of First Aid Room in the schools
i) 20 to 24% of total schools of district 5 marks
ii) 25 to 49% of total schools of district 10 marks
iii) 50 to 74% of total schools of district 15 marks
iv) 75 to 100% of total schools of district 20 marks 20
IV) For organization of Junior Red Cross camps
i) One Counsellor camp 10 M. each
ii) One Juniors camp 10 M. each 20
V) For submission of auditor reports of JRC account 10 marks 10
VI) a) For Submission of JRC report and share for the current year within stipulated period
(JRC share and annual report for previous years i.e. report 10 marks and share 10 marks)
d) If share and annual report sent after the stipulated period (i.e. Report-5 and Share-5)
20 marks 10 marks
20
VII) Remittance of sale proceeds of Red Cross Paper Flags for the current year
10 marks
10
Minimum Marks Total marks Marks obtained
VIII) Remittance of sale proceeds of Red Cross Paper Flags for previous year 10 marks 10
IX) For Safe Drinking water, Clean Toilets, Health and Hygiene etc. 10 marks
For each activity
30
X) Seminars/Awareness Rallies regarding Blood Donation, Global warming and HIV/ADIS etc.
(with supporting documents) (5 marks of each event)
25 marks 25
XI) For any other initiative activity (as per report) 15 marks 15
Total marks 200
On the above the following awards have been proposed against the total of 200 marks:-
1) Gold Medal – On securing maximum marks obtained more than 70% marks.
2) Silver Medal – If the maximum marks remain within the limit of 60 to 70% marks.
3) Souvenir – If the maximum marks remain within the limit of 50 to 60% marks.
4) Commendation Certificate – If the maximum marks remain within the limit of 40 to 50% marks.
Ist, IInd, IIIrd and IVth positions will be considered on the basis of grading of the total marks obtained.