Youth Red Cross (YRC) is part of the International Red Cross Organisation meant for Humanitarian services established in 1863 by Jean Henry Dunant. Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a non-religious, non-political and non-sectarian International body. The International Red Cross world-wide functions on the seven fundamental principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. The YRC being the most important constituent of its mother organization, i.e. Indian Red Cross Society, is a student movement organized for students in Colleges, Technical Institutions and Universities. The objectives of the YRC are to impart a sense of discipline and formation of character to the students. YRC unit aims to help the students in shaping and moulding their personality and developing their leadership qualities in serving the needy and vulnerable.
The Youth Red Cross Unit (YRC) in Karnatak Arts College registered under the Karnataka State Branch of Indian Red Cross Society, is one of the avenues available to the students to be pursued under Personality and Character Development Programme. The Youth Red Cross Unit in Karnatak Arts College was established in 2013 with the initiative taken by Principal Dr. S. S. Kattimani and Dr. M.B. Dalapati, Associate Professor of Political Science. The YRC Unit of the college is headed by two programme officers, and academically carries out its activities through the student office bearers i.e., Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary as well as student volunteers. Every student of the college becomes the member of the YRC as one takes admission to the college. The responsibility of the unit from 2013 was handed over to Programme Officers Dr. I. C. Mulgund, Associate Professor of Sociology and Prof. Joan Madtha, Assistant Professor of English. For the term 2014-2016, Dr. S. G. Jadhav, Associate Professor of Psychology and Prof. Joan Madtha served as Programme Officers. From 2016 the responsibility of the YRC as Programme Officers was handed over to Dr. Vamadeva Talavara, Assistant Professor of Kannada and Dr. Stella Steven, Assistant Professor of English.
Motto of YRC
As the youth of a country are the nation builders the YRC Unit of the college believes in the motto “SERVICE TO HUMANITY”
Youth Red Cross has three cardinal principles i.e., Protection of Health and Life, Service to the Sick & Suffering and Promotion of National and International Friendship,
to develop the mental and moral capacities of the youth.Holding on to these principles, YRC volunteers work in the following areas:
Creating awareness about health and hygiene is a priority area. So YRC observes the following commemorative days with lectures, health camps & blood donation camp:
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
YRC PROGRAMME OFFICERS
Dr. Vamadeva Talavara, Dr. Stella Steven,
Assistant Professor of Kannada Assistant Professor of English
The YRC Unit at the college functions actively and organizes a host of programmes that are an experience worth learning to boost the morale of the students and to encourage them to participate in several activities. The participation of students in YRC helps the students to inculcate discipline in them and to understand their responsibilities towards their countrymen, especially the poor and downtrodden. The students of the college yearly are sent to participate in YRC Training camps held in different states and also to participate in various extra-curricular activities like Quiz conducted by the YRC at University as well as the YRC at state level. Our students, Manjunath C and Dattaniranjan of BA III year brought laurels to the college by bagging the First prize Rolling Shield in the State Level Quiz conducted on 30-9-2016 by Karnataka Sate Branch, Indian Red Cross Society, Bangalore. In 2017, our students Virupaksh Pujar and Yellappa of BA III year participated in the same State Level Quiz and got consolation prize with mementos, cash prize organized on 5th December 2017 in Bangalore. Every year Blood Donation camp is organized and the blood collected from students is donated to District Hospital, Dharwad as well as Cancer Hospital, Hubli.
Academic year 2016-2017
Sl.no Date Activity Chief Guest/Resource Person
1. 15-08-2016 Blood Donation Camp Dr, Prabhu, District Hospital,
Dharwad
2. 04-04-2017 World Health Day- Dr. Mahendra Koulgu, Dharwad
Special Talk on First Aid Awareness
Academic year 2017-2018
Sl.no Date Activity Chief Guest/Resource Person
1. 08-09-2017 Special Talk on Healthy Practices Dr, Karpurmath, Dharwad
2. 1 0-03-2018 Blood Donation Camp Dr. Geeta Namgoudar, Medical
Officer, Karnatak University,
Dharwad
Academic year 2017-2018
Sl.no Date Activity Chief Guest/Resource Person
1. 19-09-2018 Special Talk on Eye Donation Dr, Vijayvittal Managolli,
Awareness Othalamologist and Retired
District Surgeon, Dharwad
YRC PROGRAMME OFFICERS
Dr. Vamadeva Talavara, Dr. Stella Steven,
Assistant Professor of Kannada Assistant Professor of English
