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Philippines
Updated March 2006
And you thought the American Red was busy! Here are some recent updates and activities that our partners in the Philippines are working on. Wow!
1. National Youth Congress - is the highest deliberate body of the RCY which is convened biennially with its officers and members (15-25 yrs) in attendance from all over the country mainly to elect the National Youth Council and to discuss new strategies and plans for the future. The congress is designed t draw the youth interest in order to bring out the best in them and is highly participatory.
2. National Youth Camp - like the Super Camp Phils., is a 3 day camping opportunity for RCY members, 9-16 yrs old, to enjoy the wonders of nature and enrich teamwork experience through wholesome games and competitions and opinion-sharing over vital issues concerning the youth.
3. Red Cross Youth Week - a wonderful time granted to RCYs that have leadership capabilities to run the PNRC chapter in their locality just for one week, assuming both the administrative and policy-making duties and responsibilities. this is it sometime in October which is designated as the Red Cross Youth Month.
4. National Trainer's Training - a gathering of RCYs, 17-25 years old, who wish to become a National Volunteer Trainer and so must be able to conduct training in various PNRC chapters across the country. This training is usually done during summer or semestral break.
5. National Youth Council (NYC) Meeting - the RCY through its Manager, is responsible in facilitating the regular meeting of the NYC officers. They usually meet every quarter to discuss and plan for the National RCY activities.
6. Annual International Friendship Cooperation Exchange Program - is a project between Japanese Red Cross Ishikawa Chapter and PNRC Chapters with active RCY Program. Both are exchanging delegates composed of RCY advisers, volunteers, chapter and national staff for bilateral study visit focusing on RCY programs in the two societies.
7. Red Cross Youth Millennium Membership Movements - is a special project designed to enjoin multi-sectoral participation of dynamic volunteers. It enlist young individuals aged 7 to 25 years to commit to an annual membership fee, with a commitment to become active Red Cross volunteers. To be implemented for the next five years, the movement aims to form active and quality youth membership committed to participate in the services and efforts of the PNRC in the new millennium.
8. RCY League of Advisers' Conference - National or Chapter gathering of the RCY Chapter Council of Advisers from the various chapters where the advisers will share experiences among themselves, plan to improve performance of their chapter or school Youth Councils and undertaken election of the league officers.
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Documents about the activites of the Philippine National Red Cross are available for download
Pledge 25 Handbook
A great resource on the history of the International Red Cross Movement and the Philippine National Red Cross Society, plus information about maintaining effective blood service programs.
For more information, visit the website of the Philippine National Red Cross Society
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| PNRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon joins children of families affected by the typhoon disaster in Quezon Province for a feel-good snapshot after distribution of relief goods and stress relieving activity with Red Cross social workers. (Romulo Godinez/PNRC) |
Botswana
Updated February 2006
"The Botswana Red Cross Society developed a Youth four part programme during the last years. This programme includes “Community Service” to reduce vulnerability and build the capacity of the people who live constantly in situations where their socio-economic security and their dignity are threatened, and to reduce environmental pollution. Useful activities in this part could be: identify and care for elderly and disabled people in the villages or clean up campaigns and tree planting. The second point of the programme is called “Protection of Life and Health”, in which Red Cross focuses on providing health education aimed at preventing and controlling diseases such as HIV and AIDS, sexual transmitted illness and sexual reproductive health. The main activities in this part are right now peer education programmes, which are done through health debates, drama, etc. With the third part called “international friendship and understanding” the Red Cross wants to improve interaction and networking among Red Cross Youth groups nationally and internationally as a way of sharing information and mutual understanding. Useful for this are activities like exchange visits with other youth clubs, pen pal links and organized youth camps. On “Dissemination of fundamental principles and humanitarian values” (part 4), the Red Cross wants to inform the youth about the ideas and fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, the activities of the BRCS and also wants to promote international humanitarian values.
"BRCS mobilizes its youth volunteers by visiting schools and informs pupils about the main points of the “Youth Four Part Programme”. Interested pupils are encouraged to form a youth club. This youth clubs are supervised by teachers and renew their membership annually. Right now there are 18 activated youth clubs in Botswana.
"BRCS is also trying to publish a quarterly youth magazine to reach more young people.
The program is really successful and we are happy about the number of engaged young people! Check out the photos below to see what we're up to!
Mongolia
Updated January 2006
In 2006, we planned many activities. Our first activity was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We celebrated this day for the first time in Mongolia by organizing two activities:
1. A "humanity" activity for children to work in the local rubbish centre. The volunteers distributed warm clothes to 100 children that work in child labour. We also gave notebooks, bags, pencils, pens and clothes for 80 disabled children.
2. An "intelligence" activity. We worked in a bookstore and at the Ulaanbaator library. During our time there, we read the "I have a dream" speech of Martin Luther King. People watched a film about Martin Luther King's life. We also gave books about M.L.K. to people who attended.
It was excellent!
See the photos below!
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Onondaga-Oswego Chapter
American Red Cross
220 Herald Place
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-234-2200
youth@syrarc.org
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