INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

The Indian Red Cross Society was established under provision of the section 8 of the Indian Red Cross Society Act XV of 1920, with its National Headquarters in New Delhi. Indian Red Cross Society, Karnataka State Branch was established in 1921 with its Headquarters at Bangalore. Originally, the objective of the Society was to come to the relief of wounded and sick soldiers. Subsequently, the activities have expanded into other areas of humanitarian assistance, like 

• Disaster Relief to victims of flood, cyclone, earthquake or any other disaster 
• Blood Bank 
• Hospital services to the wounded and sick personnel of the armed forces, br in war and peace, including welfare services, provision amenity and diversional therapy material to Military Hospitals. 
• Maternity and Child Welfare 
• Community services

Indian Red Cross Society was introduced in Shri Shivayogi Murughendra Swamiji Arts, Science and Commerce College Athani, in the year 2013. Youth represent a substantial part of the membership of Red Cross for its humanitarian commitment. Young volunteers can make a significant contribution to meeting the needs of the most vulnerable people within their local communities through Red Cross youth program. This has been designed to involve young people as much as possible in the movement and its activities not only as workers and also as beneficiaries, but as partners in management. The youth unit aims to have young people recognized by society’s leadership as equal partners who address the needs of the most vulnerable.

To develop among youth sustainable approaches in addressing three key areas. 

• Disaster    
• Health      
• Social exclusion. 

To cope with spreading social turmoil requiring a change in the mind sets and attitudes to how we live and relate to each other. 

• The ICRC acts to help al1 victims of war and internal violence, attempting to ensure implementation of humanitarian rules restricting armed violence. 
• The ICRC's mission arises from the basic human desire, common to all civilizations, to lay down rules governing the use of force in war and to safeguard the dignity of the week.
• The ICRC has received a mandate from the international community to help victims of war and internal violence and to promote compliance with international humanitarian law. 
• The ICRC's activities are aimed at protecting and assisting the victims of armed conflict and internal violence so as to preserve their physical integrity and their dignity and to enable them to regain their autonomy as quickly as possible. 
• The ICRC is independent of all Government and International organizations. prompted by the desire to promote humane conduct and is guided by empathy for the victims. The ICRC is impartial. Its only criterion for action is the victim's needs. The ICRC is neutral and remains detached from all political issues related to conflict. 

•    Taking care of own health and that of others 
•    Understanding and accepting of civic responsibility 
•    Maintaining a spirit of friendliness and helpfulness towards other youth in India and all over the world 
•    Dissemination of the Red Cross Movement.

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