Red Cross Youth

Singapore Red Cross Youth (RCY)
新加坡红十字青少年
	300px Singapore Red Cross Youth Logo
Abbreviation	RCY
Motto	Humanity In Our Hands
Formation	1952
Type	Uniformed Group
Headquarters	Red Cross House
Location	15 Penang Lane Singapore 238486;
Director	Mr. Sahari Bin Ani
Affiliations	Singapore Red Cross Society
Website	Red Cross Youth

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The Red Cross Youth is a youth organisation for adolescents and young members interested in the organization.

Singapore

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Singapore Red Cross Youth 60th Anniversary Logo.

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Red Cross Training Campsite. 62, Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524

In Singapore, Red Cross Youth (RCY) is a Uniformed Group for Primary School and Secondary School students. It has a membership of about 1500 Links (Primary School Students) and about 2500 Cadets (Secondary School Students) as of January 2015. There is also a non-uniformed wing — the RCY Chapters. There are currently 41 Link Units, 43 Cadet Units and 10 Chapter Units. RCY is one of the active divisions in the Singapore Red Cross. It also finances its own operations and activities.

The Red Cross Youth was formed in 1952, with Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) having its first cadet unit. The Red Cross runs school-based youth programmes and is a Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) recognized by the Ministry of Education as an avenue for Character and Citizenship Education in Singapore schools. The Red Cross Youth has two programmes – one for the Primary School children (Link Programme) and another for Secondary School youths (Cadet Programme). The organization of youth activities under this approach has produced good results with both the Link units and Cadet Units, enthusiastically pursuing a series of activities ranging from social/recreational to community programmes.

The Singapore Red Cross Youth seeks to:

Promote and encourage the participation of children and young persons in the work of the Red Cross.
Inculcate healthy living habits.
Strengthen the band of international friendship existing between Red Cross Youth members throughout the world.

Milestone

1952: Talks on Junior Red Cross (JRC) activities were conducted in several schools in Singapore. Soon cadet units began to mushroom.

1959: Mr S Y Han was appointed as Director.

8 May 1966: Red Cross Training and Holiday Camp at Tanah Merah was officially opened by Inche Rahim Ishak, former Minister of State for Education.

1968: First Aid and Footdrill competition for links were initiated.

1970: Mrs J Q Fok was appointed as Director

1972: JRC was renamed the Red Cross Youth (RCY).

1976: Mr Looi Sik Cheong was appointed Director of RCY

1981: Red Cross Officer’s Course for a group of teacher-trainees from the former Institute of Education The Link Carnival at the former Wonderland Amusement Park drew more than 3,000 members and officers from 76 units. In that year, the Link Film Show was attended by more than 1,250 link members and officers.

1982: Cadet and Link units are divided in 4 zones -North, South, East and West

1984: Civil Defence programme was introduced.

1985: CPR training for members added a new dimension to the range of Red Cross programmes

1987: The late Mr Chia Hong Kit was appointed as Director of RCY.

1989: the Red Cross Knowledge Instructional Course for cadets was introduced.

1990: the Incentive Badge Scheme for Link / Cadet members was implemented.

1991: A cast of about 100 members in full uniform, lit and carried candles on an evening at the Merlion Park to provide footage for a video titled ‘Light the Darkness’.

1993: Mrs Tan Soke Chin was appointed the Director of RCY.programme of the BBC and ‘Newswatch’ of the former Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.

1994: the World Red Cross Day Celebrations cum Enrolment Ceremony was held for the first time in Yishun Indoor Stadium. In August, youth members from the Osaka Chapter of the Japanese Red Cross Society visited Singapore Red Cross, starting a six-year bilateral relationship between the two organisations.

1995: The Red Cross Youth cadet team beat 10 other youth teams to emerge as the Champion in the region, in the Asia- Pacific Regional First Aid Competition held in Hong Kong from 27 July to 2 August.

Structure

The Singapore Red Cross Youth comes under the command of Singapore Red Cross Society with the following appointments:

Appointment	Incumbent
Patron	President of the Republic of Singapore
Chairman	Mr Tee Tua Ba

The Singapore Red Cross Youth is also organised in a National Headquarters level with the following appointment:

Appointment	Incumbent
Director	Mr Sahari Bin Ani

Hierarchy of RCY: Headquarters train Volunteer Instructors (VIs), and VIs will in turn, train Cadets. Red Cross Youth is a ranked organisation, and members fall into a hierarchical structure of command. Red Cross Youth ranks run from members through Link, Cadet, Cadet Officers, Youth Officers and Divisional Officers. However,it is difficult to equate the rank structure to equivalent ranks in other military/paramilitary organisations.

Red Cross Youth Movement

The Red Cross Youth seeks to:

promote and encourage the participation of children and young persons in the work of the Red Cross.
inculcate healthy living habits.
develop a sense of social responsibility.
strengthen the band of international friendship existing between Red Cross Youth members throughout the world.

Red Cross Youth Song

Come let us pledge again,
Each heart and hand.
To thee the flag we serve,
Friends in every land.

Come let us give anew,
Each thought and mind,
To be a light to shine,
Over all mankind.

So may our emblem be proudly unfurled,
To link the chain of youth for service through the world.

Oh give us strength to prove,
Sure and sublime,
To make the cause we serve,
Shine over the hills of time.

RCY Lyric Video

RCY: Make A Change

In December 2015, A new theme song 'Make a Change ' was created with the intention of uniting everyone in Red Cross Youth.
Written and performed by Tok Xue Yi
Arranged by Evan Low Jun Feng & Lee Feng Heng

Verse 1
I'm seeing the clouds,
Travelling faster everyday.
Going places I don't know,
Watching scenes beyond a show.
I've seen people around,
Needing help to find a home.
Can I carry through the troubled times?
Will I know if there's room to grow?

Prechorus
Laying down our pride,
We'll unfold the future.

Chorus
I can make a change,
I'll create a world for you and me.
I'll light a fire for all to see,
Together hand in hand.
We can make a change,
Humanity is in our hands.
We'll move the land with hearts as one,
Together hand in hand.

Verse 2
Look here we stand
There's so much that we can do
Shoulder to shoulder
Arm to arm
Blinding us all the Red Cross Youth

Red Cross Youth Promise

We,
as members of the Singapore Red Cross Society,
promise to serve our country,
and to join with others all over the world
to help the sick and the suffering.

Incentive Badges Scheme

The objective of the Incentive Badge Scheme is to encourage Link and Cadet members to take an interest in subjects outside their normal academic curriculum and to widen their interests by carrying out these activities during unit trainings. Such activities may also be organized by their respective Districts. Certain activities are also organized by Red Cross Headquarters.

The different badges are as follows:

CADET MEMBERS

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RCY Cadet Badges Poster

Achievements

President's Youth Award
Director's Award

Proficiency badges

First Aid (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Youth Ambassadors' Blood Programme (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Red Cross Knowledge (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Red Cross Service Learning (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Disaster Management (Bronze, Silver, Gold)

National Education badges

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International Exchange Programme to Japanese Red Cross, Hyogo. Visit to a Red Cross Hospital in Hyogo

Total Defence (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
National Ambassadors'
National Heritage

Fundamental Badges

Foot-Drill

Enrichment badges

International Friendship
Link-Cadet

LINK MEMBERS

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RCY Link Badges Poster

Core Subjects

Basic First Aid (Foundation, Formative)
Basic Red Cross Knowledge (Foundation, Formative)
Youth Ambassadors' Blood Programme (Foundation, Formative)
Red Cross Service (Foundation, Formative)

UG Fundamental Subjects

Basic Outdoor Activities (Foundation, Formative)
Basic Foot-Drill (Foundation, Formative)

Achievements

Director's Award

Non-Core Subjects

Environment Education (Foundation, Formative)
Health Education (Foundation, Formative)
International Friendship
Performing Arts (Foundation, Formative)
Sports Education (Foundation, Formative)

Annual Events

Red Cross Youth hosts a variety of major events, performances, competitions and programmes. The events are as follows:

Type	Programme/Event
Competitions	First Aid Competition, Current Affairs Competition, Sports & Wellness Day
Trainings	Modular Workshops, Unit Instructors' Programme, Unit Leaders' Programme, Volunteer Instructors' Programme, Unit Officers' Programme, Volunteer Officers' Programme
Celebrations/Awards	Awards & Recognition Day, World Red Cross Day Celebrations cum Enrolment and EUA Ceremony
Others	Red Cross Youth Challenge, Linkamania Camp, Youth Officers' Sharing Session, Overseas Humanitarian Programme, International Youth Exchange Programme

RCY Uniform

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Male Cadet

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Female Cadet

Uniform Type	Description
Cadet (Male)	The Male cadet uniform consist of a beret with cadet cap badge, a short-sleeved tuck-in shirt with black buttons with long pants, belt and boots. Shoulder flashes bearing "cadet" and the Singapore Red Cross and are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Cadet's rank are worn on the shoulders.
Cadet (Female)	The Female cadet uniform consist of a beret with cadet cap badge and hairnet, a short-sleeved one piece dress with black buttons and boots. Shoulder flashes bearing the word "cadet" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Cadet's rank are worn on the shoulders.
Volunteer Instructors (Male)	The Male VI uniform consists of a beret with adult cap badge, a white bush jacket with 4 big brass buttons in front, white pants and black leather shoes. Shoulder flashes bearing the word "Headquarters" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Instructor's rank are worn on the shoulders.
Volunteer Instructors (Female)	The Female VI uniform consists of a garrison cap with the adult cap badge at the front, a long-sleeved top with flat collars and with brass buttons in front, white blouse and black court shoes. Shoulder flashes bearing the word "Headquarters" and the Singapore Red Cross are worn on both sleeves. Epaulettes bearing the Instructor's rank are worn on the shoulders.
HQ Youth Officers (Male)	The Male YO uniform is the same as that to the male VI's but with a peak cap instead of a beret.
HQ Youth Officers (Female)	The Female YO uniform is the same as a female VI's.
Youth (Teacher) Officers (Male)	The Male Teacher-Officer uniform is similar to the HQ Youth Officer uniform, sans the 'HEADQUARTERS' tab.
Youth (Teacher) Officers (Female)	The Female Teacher-Officer uniform is similar to the HQ Youth Officer uniform, sans the 'HEADQUARTERS' tab.

RCY Rank structure

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Rank structure with illustrations

All listed ranks are in order of hierarchy, from top to bottom, left to right.

Link	Cadet	Volunteer Instructors	Youth Officers	Divisional Officers	Appointment Ranks
Bronze Star	Private	Assistant Cadet Officer²	Assistant Youth Officer³	Assistant Divisional Officer	Deputy Director⁶
Silver Star	Lance Corporal	Cadet Officer	Youth Officer⁴	Divisional Officer	Director⁶
Gold Star	Corporal	Senior Cadet Officer	Senior Youth Officer	Senior Divisional Officer⁵
	Sergeant	Principal Cadet Officer
	Staff Sergeant
	Warrant Officer¹

¹Granted to outstanding cadets who have passed the Unit Leaders' Programme (ULP).

²Granted to Volunteer Instructors who have passed the Volunteer Instructors' Programme (VIP).

³Granted to Volunteer Instructors, aged 21 and above in the year of promotion, who have completed the Volunteer Officers' Programme (VOP).

⁴Granted to teachers who have completed the Unit Officers' Programme (UOP), or Assistant Youth Officers who have shown continued service.

⁵This is the highest possible rank an Officer can be promoted to.

⁶These are Appointment Ranks appointed by The Council.

Volunteer Instructors (VI)

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Volunteer Instructors

Volunteer Instructors (VIs) are usually (but not always) graduated cadets of various RCY units who wish to continue rendering service to the organization, at the school and/or headquarter level. Volunteer Instructors are required to undergo the Volunteer Instructors' Programme (VIP) organised by Red Cross Youth Headquarters. Trainees will undergo training to equip them with knowledge and skills to be an instructor in Red Cross Youth. All Instructors are required to obtain the Standard First Aid Certificate. When trainees successfully pass out from VIP, they will be appointed the rank of Assistant Cadet Officer.

Duties of a VI includes:

Assisting the Youth Officer (YO) in preparing the unit's training work plan.
Assisting in conducting training and organising of activities within the core curriculum of the RCY.
Assisting in the organisation of activities for the respective district.
Providing proper guidance and counselling to cadets and links, as well as to take charge of their welfare.
Attending meetings at unit committees as a co-opted member to provide advice and expertise.

Awards and Commendations

Lanyards

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A Cadet's Lanyard

Lanyards are awarded to cadets with outstanding performance in terms of leadership and/or skills in the following programmes/events. Lanyards are usually worn on the left shoulder as shown above. However, if a cadet attains more than one lanyard, he/she can only wear one.

Programme	Duration	% of cohort
Unit Instructors' Programme	Nov-Dec	10
Unit Leaders' Programme	May–June	10
Red Cross Youth Challenge	Dec	10

Long Service Awards

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Long Service Medals & Ribbons

Long Service Medals are awarded to Red Cross Volunteers as an appreciation for their active contributions in Singapore Red Cross.

Length of Service	Award
5 Years	Red Cross Bronze Star
10 Years	Red Cross Silver Star
15 Years	Red Cross Gold Star
20 Years	Red Cross Platinum Star
25 Years	Red Cross Diamond Star

Social Media

In order to allow the cadets to stay connect with Red Cross Youth and interact with other cadets. In 2009, Red Cross Youth publicity team launched a Facebook group and blog, both named The UnI Channel. In 2016, The UnI Channel is officially known as Red Cross Youth Singapore. The blog provides regular updates on Red Cross-related issues such as works of ICRC and IFRC to provide cadets with additional information pertaining to the work of the Red Cross. Besides factual information about the Red Cross, the blog would also discuss problems regarding Unit Management, teamwork and youth-related issues. Moderators would also put up photos of recent RCY events that have occurred (like the ones mentioned above). The blog has achieved high readership since its launch in 2009, as of March 2012, it has over 140,000 views.

The UnI Channel also included a UnI Youtube Channel, now Red Cross Youth Singapore and a Facebook account which contains photographs of various events that happen within the Red Cross Youth Spectrum. They launched Twitter and Instagram accounts to update readers on the Red Cross Red Crescent scene, both locally and internationally.

RCY Uniformed Group Primary School Units

Schools are categorised into five districts, namely the North East, South East, North West, South West and Central.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS EXCELLENT UNITS AWARD

S/N	DISTRICT	SCHOOL	2014 AWARD	2015 AWARD
1	CENTRAL	ANG MO KIO PRIMARY SCHOOL	SILVER	SILVER
2	CENTRAL	CANTONMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
3	CENTRAL	JING SHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
4	CENTRAL	KHENG CHENG SCHOOL	SILVER	SILVER
5	CENTRAL	NEW TOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
6	CENTRAL	RIVER VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
7	CENTRAL	XINMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
8	NORTH EAST	ANGSANA PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	BRONZE
9	NORTH EAST	COMPASSVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	NO AWARD
10	NORTH EAST	CORAL PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
11	NORTH EAST	DAMAI PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
12	NORTH EAST	GREENDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
13	NORTH EAST	HOLY INNOCENTS' PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
14	NORTH EAST	RIVERVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
15	NORTH EAST	YUMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
16	NORTH WEST	BUKIT PANJANG PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
17	NORTH WEST	CHONGFU SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
18	NORTH WEST	INNOVA PRIMARY SCHOOL	SILVER	SILVER
19	NORTH WEST	JIEMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NEW UNIT
20	NORTH WEST	NAVAL BASE PRIMARY SCHOOL	SILVER	SILVER
21	NORTH WEST	PEIYING PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
22	NORTH WEST	SEMBAWANG PRIMARY SCHOOL	SILVER	SILVER
23	NORTH WEST	XISHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NEW UNIT
24	NORTH WEST	ZHENGHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
25	SOUTH EAST	EUNOS PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
26	SOUTH EAST	FENGSHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
27	SOUTH EAST	HAIG GIRLS' SCHOOL	GOLD	SILVER
28	SOUTH EAST	TEMASEK PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
29	SOUTH WEST	BLANGAH RISE PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
30	SOUTH WEST	BOON LAY GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
31	SOUTH WEST	BUKIT VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
32	SOUTH WEST	CHUA CHU KANG PRIMARY SCHOOL	SILVER	GOLD
33	SOUTH WEST	CONCORD PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
34	SOUTH WEST	CORPORATION PRIMARY SCHOOL	SILVER	GOLD
35	SOUTH WEST	DE LA SALLE SCHOOL	SILVER	SILVER
36	SOUTH WEST	FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (PRI)	GOLD	GOLD
37	SOUTH WEST	FRONTIER PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	BRONZE
38	SOUTH WEST	FUHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD

RCY Uniformed Group Secondary School Units

Schools are categorised into five districts, namely the North East, South East, North West, South West and Central.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS EXCELLENT UNITS AWARD

S/N	DISTRICT	SCHOOL	2014 AWARD	2015 AWARD
1	CENTRAL	ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	SILVER
2	CENTRAL	BENDEMEER SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
3	CENTRAL	CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH)	BRONZE	GOLD
4	CENTRAL	CRESCENT GIRLS' SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
5	CENTRAL	GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
6	CENTRAL	HOUGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
7	CENTRAL	NAN CHIAU HIGH SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
8	CENTRAL	QUEENSTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL	SILVER	GOLD
9	CENTRAL	RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL (SECONDARY)	SILVER	SILVER
10	CENTRAL	RAFFLES INSTITUTION	GOLD	GOLD
11	CENTRAL	SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
12	CENTRAL	YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	SILVER	SILVER
13	NORTH EAST	COMPASSVALE SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
14	NORTH EAST	CORAL SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	SILVER
15	NORTH EAST	DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL	SILVER	GOLD
16	NORTH EAST	GREENDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
17	NORTH EAST	PUNGGOL SECONDARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	BRONZE
18	NORTH EAST	SENG KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	SILVER
19	NORTH EAST	SERANGOON GARDEN SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	BRONZE
20	NORTH EAST	SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
21	NORTH WEST	ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	BRONZE
22	NORTH WEST	ASSUMPTION ENGLISH SCHOOL	SILVER	GOLD
23	NORTH WEST	EVERGREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	SILVER
24	NORTH WEST	MARSILING SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	BRONZE
25	NORTH WEST	NORTHBROOKS SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
26	NORTH WEST	ST. MARGARET'S SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	SILVER
27	NORTH WEST	WOODGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
28	NORTH WEST	ZHENGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
29	SOUTH EAST	BARTLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
30	SOUTH EAST	BROADRICK SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
31	SOUTH EAST	CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
32	SOUTH EAST	ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	BRONZE
33	SOUTH EAST	TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL	BRONZE	BRONZE
34	SOUTH EAST	TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	NO AWARD
35	SOUTH EAST	VICTORIA SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
36	SOUTH WEST	COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	SILVER
37	SOUTH WEST	FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY)	BRONZE	SILVER
38	SOUTH WEST	FUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
39	SOUTH WEST	HUA YI SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	BRONZE
40	SOUTH WEST	JURONG SECONDARY SCHOOL	NO AWARD	SILVER
41	SOUTH WEST	JURONG WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOLD	GOLD
42	SOUTH WEST	REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL	BRONZE	SILVER

RCY Chapters

Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCY Chapters), previously known as the Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN) was incorporated into Red Cross Youth from 1 July 2011.^[1]

List of RCY Chapters in Singapore

S/N	CATEGORY	NAME
1	Universities	National University of Singapore
2	Universities	Nanyang Technological University
3	Universities	Singapore Management University
4	Pre-university and post-secondary studies	Ngee Ann Polytechnic
5	Pre-university and post-secondary studies	Singapore Polytechnic
6	Pre-university and post-secondary studies	Anderson Junior College
7	Pre-university and post-secondary studies	Raffles Junior College
8	Pre-university and post-secondary studies	Nanyang Junior College
9	Vocational Education	ITE College East
10	International School	Singapore American School

RCY Clubs

The Red Cross Youth (RCY) Club is a newly established sub-division in Year 2015, which seeks to develop Youth Members (age 15 to 35) to become Leaders of Humanity, by providing platform for continued community engagement aligned to our Community Led Action for Resilience programme (CLARE), designed to support the vulnerable groups in our midst. Whilst undertaking community service activities, we aim to nurture our members to be leaders of humanity.

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SGD 100 Bank Note

Trivia

On the back side of the SGD 100 note, a youth member of the Singapore Red Cross is featured. It represented by the young woman wearing the Red Cross Uniform, alongside members from the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the National Police Cadet Corps, symbolising our nation's youth who are engaged in community service.^[2]

Republic of Korea

The Red Cross Youth(RCY) in the Republic of Korea was established in 1953, in the midst of the Korean War. The first activity of RCY was to plant 10 thousand trees in the lands that were devastated by war. Now, RCY in South Korea has about 200,000 members in 4,200 clubs and consists of students from all age groups, from elementary schools to universities.

1. Activities

The world’s RCY campaign started from donations and comfort goods sent from youths in Canada, the United States and Australia to help children affected by the war in Europe. This generous spirit continues today according to the resolution of the national Red Cross Societies which called for Red Cross Youth activities at the 2nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1992. A Red Cross workshop, a Korean RCY campaign, was held in December 1952 in Busan, which was then the temporary capital of Korea. The workshop,tailored for 200 middle and high school students and under the approval of the President and the Ministry of Education in March 1953, marked the beginning of its activities, beginning with the planting of 10,000 trees.

2. The Four Great Activity Goals

Health
Social Service
Amity
Ideological Objectives of Red Cross

3. RCY specialized Program

1) Making gift boxes of friendship

The activity is designed to reward friendships demonstrated by the Junior Red Cross Youth members of foreign countries during the Korean war. In this programme, participants make boxes of friendship (worth about 10,000 won per box) containing school supplies such as pencils, notebooks and daily necessities, and send them to the underprivileged children of neighbouring countries. A total of 163,207 boxes were produced from 1991 to 2006, and about 180,000 boxes were sent to developing countries, of which includes parts of Russia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Some 15,000 boxes were sent to North Korea in 2002, with 6,144 in 2003 and 8,930 in 2004.

2) Voluntary Service Post

Voluntary Service Posting refers to a specific location where regular and continuous voluntary service takes place through setting a specific period of service for each RCY member school. The RCY project department of the Korean Red Cross has promoted this campaign from 1999 and at the end of each year awards schools that demonstrate excellent performance and provide support expenses for activities. A casebook focusing on the activities of the Voluntary Service Post was published in 2004, and on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the Korean Red Cross in 2005 selected a King of Voluntary Service from among schools which have shown excellent volunteerism. The Korean Red Cross produced and distributed a Voluntary Service Post manual in 2008 for leaders and members participating in the Post, and about 400,000 people participate every year drawn from around 940 RCY schools nationwide and in 1,300 Voluntary Service Posts.

3) A celebration for Teacher’s Day instituted by RCY

Members of the RCY have been visiting sick and retired teachers since 1958, and the National Student Coalition of the RCY has attended Institute Teachers’ Day since 1963. With donations from members and leaders, a monument commemorating Teachers’ Day was constructed at the Kangkyung Middle and High School campus in 2000. To honor the occasion, a ceremony and composition contest for the RCY is held nationwide every year under the supervision of the Korean Red Cross Dajeon chapters office in Chungnam. Each school holds various events such as writing letters of appreciation to teachers, flower presentations, visiting sick and retired teachers, and giving concerts or tea parties. Various commemorative events have been actively carried out for many years.

4) Korean Red Cross Overseas Voluntary Service

Every year since 1993 the Korean Red Cross has selected an overseas volunteer group comprising college students, and dispatched them to Red Cross branches in emerging and disaster-affected countries. The Korean Red Cross also recruits members and ordinary college students during the summer and winter vacation periods and sends them out to promote voluntary service, including lectures and 10-15 day international amity periods in target regions, giving them valuable cultural experiences.

5) RCY IFC (International Friendship Club)

A lodging program, organized in 1999, is intended to cement international ties and friendship and promote international interchange activities among leaders and RCY members through sharing activities with Red Cross sister group RCY. The program comprises lodging, Red Cross and Red Crescent visits, camp participation, historical site exploration and tourism. If desired a member who has provided lodging will get the chance to visit the country of his/her lodging member under the program’s one-on-one reciprocal principle.

6) Red Cross Global Leadership project

The Red Cross Global Leader Initiative is a project designed to cultivate the next generation of Red Cross global leaders. It focuses on instilling the humanitarian spirit in RCY members, in the presence of UN Secretary-General and former RCY member Ban Ki-moon. RCY members who participated in the first project implemented in 2007, Have visited the UN headquarters and taken part in interviews with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Every year the project selects and dispatches representatives from among the RCY membership group. The program consists of various overseas cultural experience opportunities, including field trips to the UN headquarters, the American Red Cross, the Korean Embassy in the USA, the White House, the National Assembly building and Columbia University. The purpose of the project is to cultivate youths’ capabilities as future global leaders and to foster a challenging spirit through new cultural experiences.

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Red Cross Youth marching

Most of the Hong Kong Red Cross Youth units are established in secondary schools, although some are ”open units” that are targeted to adolescents whose school does not have such unit. As of 2006 there are 252 Red Cross Youth units.

Philippines

The Red Cross Youth is one of the various services of the Red Cross Movement. Any individual whose age ranges from 7 – 25 years old may join this Premier Humanitarian Organization. In the Philippines where the youth are actively taking part in changing the perspectives of others, the Red Cross Youth is one of the mediums in which lives can be changed, and strives to make a big difference in each and every school and community. This Voluntary organization is one of the leading youth organizations in the Philippines, and it is also recommended by the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education that there should be a Red Cross Youth Council in its respective areas. In the country, there is one supreme decision-making body in which they term as the National Youth Council, and similarly, each chapter has its own decision-making body, which are termed as Chapter Youth Councils.

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.redcross.org.sg/news/notice-of-change

[2] ttp://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/notes/portrait_series/Singapore_Circulation_Notes_Portrait_Series__100.html

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Red Cross Youth

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