The youth red cross is a most important constituent of its mother organization Indian red cross society.YRC aims at inculcating the 7 fundamental principles, of the Red Cross movement viz., Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary service, Unity and Universality. The Youth Red Cross is organized with a view to develop and deploy student youth resource for working towards these principles.
It also aims at inculcating in youth the ideals and practice of service especially in relation to:
Its an optional activity for those who complete 2 years of volunteership. The ideal period of internship /attachment will be the break between any two semesters. The idea is to familiarize the volunteer/s who by now have been sensitized on humanitarian service to apply their knowledge to field situations and to have an interface with the community. It will be of duration of 7 which can be completed as a week-long activity or on holidays and weekends that may be spread over, not more than a period of one month.