Red Ribbon Club

Red Ribbon Club was started in Remuna Degree College since 2012 as a part of the academic programmes and since then RRC has been functioning as a regular feature in the realm of our college education. It has been conducting various programmes to promote the objectives of the club thereby developing the social skills of the students.

Red Ribbon Club is a movement started by the Government of India in Educational Institutions through which students are disseminating about AIDS. The Club aims at harnessing the potential of the youth by equipping them with correct information on HIV / AIDS Prevention, Care and Support and Treatment. It also aims in building their capacities as peer educators in spreading messages on positive health behaviour in enabling environment and increasing voluntary blood donation from youth. The club is envisaged to in stil the values of service, develop healthy life styles, and increase access to safe and adequate quantities of blood to all the needy by promotion of regular voluntary blood donation

The club organizes awareness camps on AIDS particularly on the AIDS Day in village areas. The volunteers engage themselves in taking processions displaying pla-cards, distributing pamphlets regarding AIDS and the way of healthy living.

Students of this college are mobilized and formed a group that is termed as Red Ribbon Club. It is a platform where skill and knowledge building session are conducted for the student population.

GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
Goal


To prevent and reduce the occurrence of new sexually transmitted infections (incidence), particularly HIV among the youth.

Objectives: The objectives of the Red Ribbon Club include
  • To reduce new HIV infection among the youth by raising their risk perception through proper education on sex and sexuality and HIV/AIDS by imparting new skills on communication, self-protection, negotiation, care and support and effective group interaction
  • To prepare the youth as peer educators and agents of change by developing their skills on leadership and team building.

MEMBERSHIP


All the students particularly the NSS volunteers, NCC Cadets, members of Women Empowerment Cell, etc., are invited to become Red Ribbon Club members/volunteers. As many as one hundred members are enrolled in the RRC.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE


To ensure effective functioning of Red Ribbon Club a committee was constituted for the year 2019 -20 with:

S. No Name & Designation Name of the Committee/ Duty Assigned
1 Smt. Jayanti Nayak,Principal Chairman
2 Mr.Ashis Kumar Choudhury,
Lect . in Economics
Convener
3 Dr.Trilochon sahu,
Lect. in Odia
Member
4 Bhabendra Giri,
4th Semester
Student Member
5 Basanta Jena,
4th Semester
Student Member
6 Sibaprasad Giri,
3rd Semester
Student Member

ROLE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE


The Advisory committee at the educational institution:
  • Meets twice a year to review the activities of the RRC and to plan future activities as per annual activity plan.
  • Take decisions on management issues related to club if necessary.
  • Review and approve planned activities proposed by the RRC committee. Maintain records and submit necessary reports, documents, etc...

RRC Strategies


  • Awareness campaigns
  • Debates, Workshops, Seminars
  • Leadership Training
  • Public Meetings
  • Intra- and Inter- College Competitions
  • Cultural programmes (Folk art, street play, etc)
  • Popular Personalities Involvement
  • Positive Persons Presentation
  • Exhibition
  • Rallies
  • Road shows
  • Use of local cables (talk shows, phone-ins, etc.)
  • Publicity in dailies, AIR, TV, etc.
  • Counselling
  • Intersectoral partnership
  • Newsletters
  • Leadership and Communication skill training