Description
This Project was a great opportunity for me to contribute my bit to the society in both ways –tangible and intangible
INDEX
Sl. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Executive Summary
Topic
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Introduction to Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha Organization Structure Areas of Work A brief introduction to Junior/Youth Red Cross A day at IRC My Body of Work Conclusion References
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SUPA(Socially Useful and productive activity)was a great opportunity for me to contribute my bit to the society in both ways –tangible and intangible. I realized the importance of helping the society I claim to be an integral part of, and experienced the joy of giving. Being future managers not only calls for sharp business acumen but also requires that we as managers are humane. SUPA acted like the perfect tool that took me away from my comfort zone and provided me the chance to learn to unlearn and contribute my two cents to the society. As a part of my SUPA, I worked with Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch, also known as IRC and it was formed by an act of the Indian Parliament. I worked with IRC from the 26th of Dec 2011 to the 14th of Jan’2012 and was involved in accessing the status quo of the JRC/YRC Development plan, preparing an action plan for the successful implementation of the plan and application of the plan at the grass root level. The most important lessons for me during this entire course were how to prepare an action plan for a project that was derailed because of some unavoidable circumstances, in this case the September floods in Odisha being the reason,how to put available funds to the best possible use, how to recruit personnel that can facilitate the successful accomplishment of the project and how to disseminate information and educate the ignorant on health issues . This project at Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch, also helped me to understand how the lack of proper information and knowledge & the presence of ignorance on important health issues like AIDS, MALARIA, DIARRHOE etc can cause serious damage to life. This project really helped me understand and realize the value of SUPA and gave me a sense of achievement as it helped me acknowledge the fact that we as individuals can make a lot of difference in our society only when we want to.
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Introduction to the INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
It is a Humanitarian organisation. It aims to assist the world’s most vulnerable people in times of disasters, wars and conflicts. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE RED CROSS MOVEMENT The Red Cross Movement owes its origin to a Swiss Citizen, Jean Henry Dunant. The idea of having an International Humanitarian Organisation stemmed from the ashes of the battle of Solferino of 1859. Jean Henry Dunant while on a business trip to meet the emperor of Italy witnessed the gory site of around 40,000 sick, wounded and dying soldiers abandoned in the battlefield.He gave up his business trip and organised relief services for the injured and the sick. In 1862, after returning to Switzerland, Jean Henry Dunant wrote a book titled “A Memory of Solferino” describing the plight of the wounded and the sick in the Battlefield. Jean Henry Dunant suggested two remedial measures to deal with such situations in future. These were: 1. Establishment of National Relief Societies throughout the world to augment the medical services of the armed forces in time of war.
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2. Principles for Humanity in War (International Humanitarian Law).
COMPONENTS OF THE RED CROSS MOVEMENT
The Red Cross Movement consists of three components: 1. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
2. International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
3. National Societies
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ICRC: In 1863 five Geneva men including Dunant set up the International Committee for
Relief to the wounded. Later this became the International Committee of the Red Cross.16 countries met in Geneva in October 1863 and adopted 10 resolutions that formed the founding charter of Red Cross. FUNCTIONS: 1. 2. 3. 4. Visit to the prisoners of war and civil detainees. Search for missing persons. Provision of food, water and medical assistance to war affected civilians. Spreading knowledge of humanitarian law.
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IFRC: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies was founded in the
year 1919. The objective was to strengthen and unite the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and to promote the creation of new Societies. FUNCTIONS: 1. To co-ordinate international assistance from National Societies to disaster victims. 2. To encourage and promote the establishment and development of national societies. 3. To act as a permanent body of liaison, co-ordination and study for National Societies.
NRCS:In each and every country there is one officially recognised Red Cross Societies or
Red Crescent Societies.These Societies are called National Societies. In India this is known as Indian Red Cross Societiy(I.R.C.S.) formed in the year 1920. FUNCTIONS: 1. National Society acts as auxillaries to the public authorities in their own country. 2. Provide a range of services including emergency relief to victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters. 3. Work in the fields of community development, social welfare and public health including health education, nursing and blood banks.
Objectives of Red Cross:
1. Prevent and alleviate human suffering 2. Protect life and death 3. Create respect for human dignity 4. Promote peace The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: 1. Humanity 2. Impartiality 3. Neutrality 4. Independence 5. Voluntary Service 6. Unity 7. Universality Humanity:The Movement endeavours at alleviating the human sufferings .Its purpose is to protect human life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all people.
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Impartiality: It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. It endeavours to relieve the suffering of individuals, being guided solely by their needs, and to give priority to the most urgent cases of distress.
Neutrality: In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Movement should be impartial and above any controversies of Political ,Racial, Religious Ideological nature.
Independence:The Movement is independent.The National Societies, while auxiliaries to governments and subject to the laws of their respective countries, must always maintain their autonomy so that they may be able to act independently.
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Voluntary Service:It is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire for personal gain.
Unity: There can be only one Red Cross or one Red Crescent Society in any one country. It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout its territory under a single umbrella.
Universality: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in which all Societies have equal status and share equal responsibilities and duties in helping each other, is worldwide.
ORIGIN OF RED CROSS IN INDIA
Need for Red Cross in India arose to care for sick and wounded soldiers of World War I. On 3rd March 1920 a bill was introduced by Sir Claud Hill, member of Viceroy’s E.C. – it became Act XV of 1920 on 20th March. ICRC got its recognition in India on 28th February, 1929.
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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
The Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch has a well-defined hierarchy. This makes possible the smooth functioning of this huge organisation which caters to a lot of complex social issues. The Organisation runs under the supervision of DR. Mangala Prasad Mohanty ,Honorary Secretary ,IRC, ODISHA. The Youth/Junior Red Cross officer, Mrs. Sarita Supkar spearheads all the activities of Youth and Junior Red Cross under the guidance of Dr. Mohanty. All the programmes of The Red Cross in the state are coordinated by the State Coordinator Mr. Abinash Thakur. He in turn reports all the proceedings to Mrs. Supkar. The financial and administrative functions of Youth/Junior Red Cross are handled by Mr. Sanjeeb Jena who also reports to Mrs. Supkar. The Y/JRC Development plan also requires a district coordinator for each of the districts where the plan was being implemented. In Odisha Cuttack and Puri were the targeted districts. Miss Rasmi Rekha Behera served as the district coordinator for Puri while Miss Ananya Mohanty served as the District Coordinator of Cuttack. Both of them functioned under the direct supervision of the State Coordinator.Every month’s activities were documented and a monthly report on the same was sent to the NHQ(National Head Quarters). The NHQ analysed these reports and sent back the objectives for the next month and suggested any corrections and improvements if needed. Sl No. Name Dr. Mangala Mohanty Position Prasad Honorary
Secretary
Youth Red Cross Officer State Coordinator Finance and administrati on Coordinator
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Mrs. Sarita Supkar
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Mr. Abinash Thakur
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Mr. Sanjeeb Jena
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Miss Rasmi Behera
Rekha Puri District
coordinator CuttackDistr
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Miss Ananya Mohanty
ict Coordinator
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AREAS OF WORK
The Indian Red Cross Society believes in selfless service and doesnot focus on any single vertical of Social issues but instead, incorporates a holistic approach in its functioning and hence addresses a variety of Social issues. Some of the services provided by IRC are as follows: 1. Disaster Management (Which includes) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Disaster Preparedness Emergency Operation Centres Disaster Response Disaster Mitigation Emergency Relief Shelter Livelihood Disaster Risk Reduction Emergency Response Tools and Teams PG Diploma in Disaster Preparedness & Rehabilitation course etc.
2. Health care Services (Which includes) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? First Aid training HIV/AIDS Awareness Hospital Services Maternity and Child Welfare Home for Disabled Servicemen Nursing Public Health in Emergency Pulse Polio Avian Influenza preparedness Plan Tuberculosis Malaria Mine Risk Awareness programme etc.
3.Blood Bank
Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
The various DRRI taken by IRC areconstruction of Cyclone shelters, Construction of raised tube wells in the flood prone areas, raising of community platforms with water and
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sanitation facilities, to provide shelter to the affected people and Dissemination of International Disaster Response Law, Sphere and the Code of Conduct.
HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES: IRC not only provides a lot of health care services to the
people in distress but also disseminates information using different kinds of programmes to make people understand the importance of health and sanitation. It also provides first aid training to students of schools and colleges to make them disaster ready. IRC also conducts
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a host of other activities like organising Pulse polio camps as a step in its mission to completely eradicate Polio.
Blood Banks: “Because it can’t be produced…so Donate”, This is what the Red
cross believes in and hence always strives to create more awareness among people about the importance of donating blood and how it can go a long way in saving someone’s life by organising Blood Donation Camps across the country.IRCS started the first Blood Bank in the country in the year 1942 at All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health. Today, it runs 116 Blood Banks across India and contributes 10% of the total blood requirement in the country. Red Cross collects 80% blood from voluntary donors against the national average of 62%. The activities of Blood banks are as follows: ? ? Blood Donor Motivation & Careful selection of Donors Recruitment & retention of Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donors
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Motivate Replacement Donors to become Voluntary donors Screening of donors for ascertaining Blood Safety Round the clock blood supply Providing Red Blood Corpuscles (concentrates) to 900 thalassemic patients on regular basis [covering more than 50% of the thalassemics in NCR]
IRCS Blood Banks in India STATES A.P Bihar Dadar N.H Gujurat Haryana Jharkhand Karnataka M.P Maharashtra New Delhi Odisha Punjab Tamil Nadu Chattisgarh Total NUMBER OF BLOOD BANKS 14 6 1 11 2 3 1 5 12 1 57 1 1 1 116
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IRCS HIV Programme Components:
? Youth Peer Education Sensitization of school/college Principals, training for Peer Educators, counseling, blood donation motivation, community awareness on HIV, parents teacher association meetings. Care & Support – Institutional and Community Stigma and discrimination (cross-cutting) Promote Non-remunerated Voluntary Blood Donation
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Fun games at this year’s HIV awareness camp held at Delanga
Miss SUPARNA ROUT won the first prize in the group discussion on Bird flu & HIV held in the month of October 2011.
JUNIOR/YOUTH RED CROSS
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Through the Junior/Youth Red Cross (J/YRC) wing IRC inculcates humanitarian values and empowers the youth to be leaders of tomorrow.This youth brigade organizes activities like awareness rallies, social service camps, tree plantation drives, activities to counter global warming, etc with the help of their school/colleges and Red Cross Branches.Through the Junior/Youth Red Cross (J/YRC) wing we inculcate humanitarian values and empower the youth to be leaders of tomorrow. YRC Odisha came into force w.e.f 26/06/1997. The Youth Red Cross seeks to promote and encourage the participation of 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. Functions of Youth Red Cross at College Level ? ? ? ? ? Four major areas of operation Protection of health and hygiene Service to others Promotion of international friendship Dissemination of the Principles or Red Cross
THE JRC/YRC DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011-12
The J/YRC development plan is being supported by the GERMAN RED CROSS . The duration of the project is 18 months and is estimated to cost INR 25 lakh approximately. OBJECTIVES: ? ? ? ? ? To enhance capacity of IRCS- State Branch and empowering Youths through Peer Educator Approach to involve them in Social and Community initiatives. To ensure health and hygienic practices. To promote social service to the Sick and Sufferings To promote International friendliness To disseminate information regarding RCRC Movement and core functions of Red Cross.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES: ? ? ? ? Youth and Junior Red Cross departments are organised at IRCS NHQ. Strategies, guidelines and policies of Junior Youth Red Cross are developed and implemented. Increased capacity and visibility of Junior/Youth Red Cross. Improved coordination with the State Junior/Youth Red Cross departments.
ODISHA PROJECT DETAILS:
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Area covered1. Cuttack 2. Puri 10 schools and 10 colleges from each district PARTICIPATORY MEMBERS: ? Students of selected colleges and schools ? Head of institutions (Principals/Headmasters) ? Counsellors ? 80 students including 8 Peer Educators from each institution. ? 40 boys and 40 girls in co-education institutions. TARGETED ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT ? Procuring and installation ofequipment and Communication System, like internet, telephones, Computers. ? Orientation of Project Staff on the Project. ? Registration of Schools and Colleges(10 schools & 10 colleges)in each district. ? Selection of Programme Officers in Schools and Colleges ? Orientation of Headmasters/ Principals, Program Officers/Counsellors of Schools and colleges on RCRC movement, JRC/YRC Development Plan ? Selection of Peer Members and Educators. ? Preparation of data base of Peer Members and Peer educators. ? Toolkit Training to Project Staff ? Toolkit Training for Counsellors/Programme Officers. ? Toolkit Training to Peer Members and Peed Educators ? Formation of RC club in Schools & Colleges ? RC youth groups activities/ Awareness campaign . ? Promotion of Local Media Awareness ? Organisation of Audio Visual Show on Red Cross Activities. ? Awarding Best Campaign and Activity ? Developing IEC materials and Brochures. SUSTAINABILITY: ? Expected Results ? Increased Capacity of Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross. ? Better equipped Counsellors and Programme Officers for better Conduction of Community Campaigns and Fund Raising. ? Awareness Campaigns among Local Business houses to raise fund. ? Quarterly review meeting at State and District Branches.
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Performance appraisal.
RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE AND DISTRICT BRANCH: ? To conduct peer educator activities in the initial period. ? To be present and participate in PE monthly meeting. ? Receive e-reports and support at challenging times. ? Plan activities for community mobilization. ? Receive feedback on observations. ? Create and review work plans. ? To recognize Peer educators and peer members for their voluntary RC work.
ORIENTATION OF THE PROJECT STAFF ON THE JRC/YRC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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A DAY AT THE RED CROSS
Although at first I was sceptical about SUPA making any difference to my attitude and way of life but reality couldn’t have been any more different. On the first day itself I was overwhelmed with the dedication and effort of people at the organisation and their continous strive to lessen the pain of the lesser blessed. Upon interacting with the staff, I was able to understand their thought process and what keeps them ever energetic to work for such noble causes. I found out that, it is only by giving that one can truly understand the pleasure of doing so. The lesser blessed of our society donot need our sympathy, they just need to know that we care and the best way to show them that we do care is by devoting a small amount of our time for them. The staff of Red Cross exhibited a vibe of their own, unique to people with a passion in life, a passion to give, care and share. Plummeting temperatures In mid january seemed to be less than a problem for these guys. Every morning the Organisation would be abuzz with people busy in trying to better the lives of millions. Every one would be in time every day, only one of the proofs of their sheer dedication and passion for their work. The Red cross to me was a different league altogether. A typical day at The Red Cross would start with a meeting of all project staff chaired by Mrs. Supkar, YRCO, to lay out the objectives for the day and to prepare an action plan to achieve the same. After the meeting Mr. Abinash Thakur, State coordinator, will again brief the District Coordinators on what was required of them for that day. After this, all the district coordinators along with their assigned personnel would head out to their respective fields with a clearly defined action plan to achieve the day’s targets. On the field the District coordinators were assisted by their teams as well as by local authorities. After completion of the day’s work, the district coordinators upon returning to the organisation would prepare a report on the day’s proceedings which in turn would be sent to Dr. Mangala Prasad Mohanty, Honorary Secretary , IRC,Odisha State Branch, for a review. Dr. Mohanty would immediately appraise the report and suggest if any corrections or improvements were required. The entire team of RED CROSS would exhibit the same level of dedication, passion, discipline and promptness day in and day out. It is only because of this level of commitment, Red Cross is known all over the world for its excellent contribution to the society and it is because of this selfless servitude, a million lives get better every day.
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MY BODY OF WORK
When I got a chance to work with the RED CROSS for my SUPA, I was clear that I had to make the most of this wonderful oppurtunity. I wanted to work at ground reality as well as gain a managerial insight about how things go on in these kinds of organisations. I was fortunate enough to bag myself the oppurtunity to work under the JRC/YRC Development plan 2011-12. I was briefed about the project by Mrs. Sarita Supkar, Youth Red Cross Officer, and I came to know that this project was derailed for three months because of the september floods in Odisha. With Red Cross’s focus shifted to flood affected areas and victims, not much work was done as far as JRC/YRC Development plan was concerned. I also came to learn that this project is being funded by the German Red Cross and was estimated to cost INR 25 lakhs. There was continous pressure fron the German Red Cross to get the plan back on tracks, Utilise the alloted funds and get it completed as per the new revised project program. My first job was to determine the Status quo of the project and find out how much work had been completed and what remained to be done. I consolidated all the data that was avaialable on the project and found out that the District coordinators for both Puri and Cuttack had resigned. So the first thing that needed to be done was the recruitment of District Coordinators. Activity: Human Resources Recruitment Recruitment of staff at State and District level ? Appointment of Project staff, State Coordinator and District Coordinator through interview process on written test and personal interview to evaluate professional ability, computer proficiency, attitude mapping, communication skills, self presentation, organizational profile and experience of the candidates. Follow up with National Head Quarter and Districts for smooth functioning of the project.
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Activity: Briefing on the Project and Orientation on Red Cross and Red Crescent movement ? ? ? Orientation on fundamental principles of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Follow up of the selected schools and colleges of Puri and Cuttack district for implementation of JRC/YRC Development programme. Participate in JRC and YRC activities to learn the process methodology as well as to enhance interaction with counsellors and students for effective programme implementation. Preparation of Status quo of the project and mapping remaining tasks to be done. Detailed study of all the available data on the project for understanding the project and preparing the future action plan.
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Orientation Programme chaired by Mrs. Sarita Supkar, YRCO
Miss Rasmi Rekha Behera and Miss Ananya Mohanty were recruited as the District Coordinators for Puri and Cuttack respectively. They were also present during the Orientation Programme. After the Orientation Programme, the next step in the action plan was to select ten schools and ten colleges from Puri and Cuttack. But while selecting schools and colleges we had to keep in mind that the mixture had to be a 50:50 mix of Government and Private institutions. As far as Government institutions were concerned we tried to target colleges and schools present in rural areas of both the districts in order to achieve maximum penetration.
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LIST OF SELECTED SCHOOLS OF PURI
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Balagandi High School, Puri Govt. Girls High School Puri Gangadhar Bidyaniketana, Bhandarikuda, Puri Bira Harekrushnapura High School, Puri Satayabadi High School, Puri Nimapara High School, Puri Astaranga High School, Puri G.U.M High School, Pratap Ramachandrapur, Puri SharadabBihar High School, Puri Harachandi High School, Ganganarayanpur, Puri
LIST OF SELECTED COLLEGES OF PURI
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Samanta Chandra Sekhar(A) Collège,Puri (G) Surajamal Saha College,Puri Government Women’s College, Puri (G) Utkal Mani Gopabandhu Smruti Mahavidyalaya, Sakhigopal. Ghanashyam Hemalata College ,Puri Chouda Mauja Mahavidyalaya ,Baliput, Puri Gadibrahma College ,Delanga, Puri Balanga College ,Balanga, Puri National Narayan Ayurvedic Chotospathi College, Puri.
? Atibadi Jagannatha Dash Smruti Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya , Puri LIST OF SELECTED SCHOOLS OF CUTTACK
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lalita Giri High School, Cuttack Prachi Academy, Adaspur, Cuttack O.T.M High School, Cuttack Sadhaba Samaja Vidyaniketana, Cuttack Ravenshaw Girls High School Cuttack Khannagar High School Cuttack Raghunathjew Bidyapitha, Cuttack Ranihat High School Cuttack Secondary Board High School, Cuttack Viswanatha Bidyapitha,Krushanprasad
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LIST OF SELECTED COLLEGES OF CUTTACK
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ravenshaw University , Cuttack Indira Gandhi Women’s College, Cuttack Christ College, Cuttack U.N College of Science and Technology, Adaspur, Cuttack DRIEMS College, Tangi, Cuttack Salipur College, Salipur, Cuttack L.N Sahoo College, Jagatpur, Cuttack Emerti Devi Women’s College, Cuttack P.P College, Nischintakoili, Cuttack Sailabala Women’s College, Cuttack
After the Schools and colleges, I along with the State Coordinator and District Coordinator of JRC / YRC Development Project visited both Cuttack and Puri Districts to interact with the following people for the better implementation of the project in both the districts. ? ? ? ? ? Dr. Niranjan Behera, Circle Inspector of Schools ,Puri Circle, Puri . Sri. Surendra Dash, the Instructor of Physical Education, Puri Circle, Puri Sj. Brindaban Satpathy Circle Inspector of School, Cuttcak Circle, Cuttack Mrs. Laxmi Priya Dei, Instructor of Physical Education, Cuttack Circle, Cuttack Sj. Dillip Ku. Mohanty Joint Secretary of Junior Red Cross, Cuttack. Circle, Cuttack
For the inclusion of the Youth Peer Members in degree colleges we met with: ? ? ? ? ? Principal of S.C.S (A) College, Puri. Dr. Hrushikesh Mallick, the Convenor Secretary, Puri District Committee, Puri Dr. Sudhakar Patra, Convener Secretary, Cuttack District Committee, Cuttack Dr. Sanjaya Satpathy, Vice Charman, Ravenshaw Red Cross Committee, Cuttack. Dr. Smara Priya Mishra, Registrar, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
The major areas of discussion in these meetings were as follows: ? ? ? ? ? Sharing the goal and objectives of the JRC/YRC Development Plan. Discussion on the questionnaire to be developed for schools and colleges. Discussion on the Selection procedure of 10 schools and 10 colleges according to the criteria (Rural, Urban, Government and Private). Different activities to be carried out in these schools and colleges. Discussion on Selection procedure for selecting Peer Educator& Members (JRC/YRC).
LAYOUT FOR SELECTION OF PEER MEMBERS
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JRC
DISTRICT
TEN SCHOOLS
MAXIMUM OF 4 GROUPS FROM EACH SCHOOL i.e. 4*10=40 GROUPS
2 PEER EDUCATORS FROM EACH GROUP i.e 2*4*10=80 PEER EDUCATORS
18 PEER MEMBERS IN EACH GROUP i.e 18*4*10=720 PEER MEMBERS
LAYOUT FOR SELECTION OF PEER EDUCATORS
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YRC
DISTRICT
TEN COLLEGES
MAXIMUM OF 4 GROUPS FROM EACH COLLEGES i.e. 4*10=40 GROUPS
2 PEER EDUCATORS FROM EACH GROUP i.e 2*4*10=80 PEER EDUCATORS
18 PEER MEMBERS IN EACH GROUP i.e 18*4*10=720 PEER MEMBERS
Selection of PEER EDUCATORS: We came up a variety of criteria for selecting Peer
Educators. We were searching for students who were high on confidence and projected
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leadership qualities. To find out such students we conducted a lot of debate competitions, group discussions and extempore. These Peer educators were then given training on First Aid and were also given information on Malaria, HIV and Diarrhoea , so that they can pass on the information to the Peer Members who in turn disseminate these useful info. In their respective communities and help spread awareness about these deadly diseases. I was also involved in the task of coordinating the Selection process of Peer Educators in the targeted Schools and Colleges. The Students of these schools and colleges showed a great deal of enthusiasm and cooperation during the entire process. We also conducted a Quiz on Health issues to find out Peer Educatorsin these targeted schools and colleges and we were surprised with the results. Although this Quiz was for students of Std IX and X, the students were not able to answer even simple questions like the Vector for Malaria and the full form of the acronym HIV. These Results proved to be a wake up call for all of us at the Red Cross and we got a real insight on the gravity of matter. This lack of general awareness on serious Health issues can yield grave consequences because it is only through awareness that we can reach people who remain untouched by Government aid and help.
Selection of PEER MEMBERS
Lalitagiri High School, Cuttack(Left) Nimapara High School,Puri(Right)
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Ranihat High School, Cuttack(Left) Surajamal Saha College, PURI(Right)
Khannagar High School,Cuttack(Left) Astaranga High School, PURI(Right) During the training session with the Peer Educators, we confabulated about a lot of health care issues like Malaria, Diarrhoea and especially HIV. We disseminated a lot of information on Malaria including its vector, causes, symptoms and remedies. We also discussed how HIV has become a taboo in our country, what a HIV patient has to go through in our Society simply because of some misconceptions and undue fears. Other topics of discussion were Sanitation, Sex Education and T.B.
CONCLUSION
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I have come to the end of my report but it is just the beginning of the Journey that I started with Red Cross during my SUPA. SUPA for me was a life changing experience that I can never forget. At Red Cross not only did I get a managerial insight on how an organisation like the RED CROSS functions but also I got a wonderful opportunity to hone my managerial skills. The on field tasks came out to be a very enriching experience. I interacted with a lot of students from different Schools and Colleges, with different backgrounds and life experiences which made my work all the more challenging and exciting as well. I Learned that our sincere efforts can make a difference to our Society and can go a long way in making it a better place to live, the only thing that we need is a bit of faith and a bit of passion. At last but not the least, I would again like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor J. Phillip, President of XIME, for incorporating SUPA in our course curriculum and Dr. Mangala Prasad Mohanty, Honorary Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha, for giving me the opportunity to work at Red Cross and realize the true importance and value of selfless Social service. After this wonderful experience I will surely take a sense of satisfaction, fulfilment and achievement to my bed every night. The only thought that now comes to my mind is
“The greatest pleasure of life lies in giving and one can realize this only by doing so”
REFERENCES
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1.www.indianredcross.org 2http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health
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doc_502242045.pdf
This Project was a great opportunity for me to contribute my bit to the society in both ways –tangible and intangible
INDEX
Sl. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Executive Summary
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Introduction to Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha Organization Structure Areas of Work A brief introduction to Junior/Youth Red Cross A day at IRC My Body of Work Conclusion References
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SUPA(Socially Useful and productive activity)was a great opportunity for me to contribute my bit to the society in both ways –tangible and intangible. I realized the importance of helping the society I claim to be an integral part of, and experienced the joy of giving. Being future managers not only calls for sharp business acumen but also requires that we as managers are humane. SUPA acted like the perfect tool that took me away from my comfort zone and provided me the chance to learn to unlearn and contribute my two cents to the society. As a part of my SUPA, I worked with Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch, also known as IRC and it was formed by an act of the Indian Parliament. I worked with IRC from the 26th of Dec 2011 to the 14th of Jan’2012 and was involved in accessing the status quo of the JRC/YRC Development plan, preparing an action plan for the successful implementation of the plan and application of the plan at the grass root level. The most important lessons for me during this entire course were how to prepare an action plan for a project that was derailed because of some unavoidable circumstances, in this case the September floods in Odisha being the reason,how to put available funds to the best possible use, how to recruit personnel that can facilitate the successful accomplishment of the project and how to disseminate information and educate the ignorant on health issues . This project at Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch, also helped me to understand how the lack of proper information and knowledge & the presence of ignorance on important health issues like AIDS, MALARIA, DIARRHOE etc can cause serious damage to life. This project really helped me understand and realize the value of SUPA and gave me a sense of achievement as it helped me acknowledge the fact that we as individuals can make a lot of difference in our society only when we want to.
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Introduction to the INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
It is a Humanitarian organisation. It aims to assist the world’s most vulnerable people in times of disasters, wars and conflicts. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE RED CROSS MOVEMENT The Red Cross Movement owes its origin to a Swiss Citizen, Jean Henry Dunant. The idea of having an International Humanitarian Organisation stemmed from the ashes of the battle of Solferino of 1859. Jean Henry Dunant while on a business trip to meet the emperor of Italy witnessed the gory site of around 40,000 sick, wounded and dying soldiers abandoned in the battlefield.He gave up his business trip and organised relief services for the injured and the sick. In 1862, after returning to Switzerland, Jean Henry Dunant wrote a book titled “A Memory of Solferino” describing the plight of the wounded and the sick in the Battlefield. Jean Henry Dunant suggested two remedial measures to deal with such situations in future. These were: 1. Establishment of National Relief Societies throughout the world to augment the medical services of the armed forces in time of war.
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2. Principles for Humanity in War (International Humanitarian Law).
COMPONENTS OF THE RED CROSS MOVEMENT
The Red Cross Movement consists of three components: 1. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
2. International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
3. National Societies
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ICRC: In 1863 five Geneva men including Dunant set up the International Committee for
Relief to the wounded. Later this became the International Committee of the Red Cross.16 countries met in Geneva in October 1863 and adopted 10 resolutions that formed the founding charter of Red Cross. FUNCTIONS: 1. 2. 3. 4. Visit to the prisoners of war and civil detainees. Search for missing persons. Provision of food, water and medical assistance to war affected civilians. Spreading knowledge of humanitarian law.
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IFRC: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies was founded in the
year 1919. The objective was to strengthen and unite the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and to promote the creation of new Societies. FUNCTIONS: 1. To co-ordinate international assistance from National Societies to disaster victims. 2. To encourage and promote the establishment and development of national societies. 3. To act as a permanent body of liaison, co-ordination and study for National Societies.
NRCS:In each and every country there is one officially recognised Red Cross Societies or
Red Crescent Societies.These Societies are called National Societies. In India this is known as Indian Red Cross Societiy(I.R.C.S.) formed in the year 1920. FUNCTIONS: 1. National Society acts as auxillaries to the public authorities in their own country. 2. Provide a range of services including emergency relief to victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters. 3. Work in the fields of community development, social welfare and public health including health education, nursing and blood banks.
Objectives of Red Cross:
1. Prevent and alleviate human suffering 2. Protect life and death 3. Create respect for human dignity 4. Promote peace The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: 1. Humanity 2. Impartiality 3. Neutrality 4. Independence 5. Voluntary Service 6. Unity 7. Universality Humanity:The Movement endeavours at alleviating the human sufferings .Its purpose is to protect human life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all people.
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Impartiality: It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. It endeavours to relieve the suffering of individuals, being guided solely by their needs, and to give priority to the most urgent cases of distress.
Neutrality: In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Movement should be impartial and above any controversies of Political ,Racial, Religious Ideological nature.
Independence:The Movement is independent.The National Societies, while auxiliaries to governments and subject to the laws of their respective countries, must always maintain their autonomy so that they may be able to act independently.
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Voluntary Service:It is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire for personal gain.
Unity: There can be only one Red Cross or one Red Crescent Society in any one country. It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout its territory under a single umbrella.
Universality: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in which all Societies have equal status and share equal responsibilities and duties in helping each other, is worldwide.
ORIGIN OF RED CROSS IN INDIA
Need for Red Cross in India arose to care for sick and wounded soldiers of World War I. On 3rd March 1920 a bill was introduced by Sir Claud Hill, member of Viceroy’s E.C. – it became Act XV of 1920 on 20th March. ICRC got its recognition in India on 28th February, 1929.
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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
The Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch has a well-defined hierarchy. This makes possible the smooth functioning of this huge organisation which caters to a lot of complex social issues. The Organisation runs under the supervision of DR. Mangala Prasad Mohanty ,Honorary Secretary ,IRC, ODISHA. The Youth/Junior Red Cross officer, Mrs. Sarita Supkar spearheads all the activities of Youth and Junior Red Cross under the guidance of Dr. Mohanty. All the programmes of The Red Cross in the state are coordinated by the State Coordinator Mr. Abinash Thakur. He in turn reports all the proceedings to Mrs. Supkar. The financial and administrative functions of Youth/Junior Red Cross are handled by Mr. Sanjeeb Jena who also reports to Mrs. Supkar. The Y/JRC Development plan also requires a district coordinator for each of the districts where the plan was being implemented. In Odisha Cuttack and Puri were the targeted districts. Miss Rasmi Rekha Behera served as the district coordinator for Puri while Miss Ananya Mohanty served as the District Coordinator of Cuttack. Both of them functioned under the direct supervision of the State Coordinator.Every month’s activities were documented and a monthly report on the same was sent to the NHQ(National Head Quarters). The NHQ analysed these reports and sent back the objectives for the next month and suggested any corrections and improvements if needed. Sl No. Name Dr. Mangala Mohanty Position Prasad Honorary
Secretary
Youth Red Cross Officer State Coordinator Finance and administrati on Coordinator
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Mrs. Sarita Supkar
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Mr. Abinash Thakur
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Mr. Sanjeeb Jena
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Miss Rasmi Behera
Rekha Puri District
coordinator CuttackDistr
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Miss Ananya Mohanty
ict Coordinator
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AREAS OF WORK
The Indian Red Cross Society believes in selfless service and doesnot focus on any single vertical of Social issues but instead, incorporates a holistic approach in its functioning and hence addresses a variety of Social issues. Some of the services provided by IRC are as follows: 1. Disaster Management (Which includes) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Disaster Preparedness Emergency Operation Centres Disaster Response Disaster Mitigation Emergency Relief Shelter Livelihood Disaster Risk Reduction Emergency Response Tools and Teams PG Diploma in Disaster Preparedness & Rehabilitation course etc.
2. Health care Services (Which includes) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? First Aid training HIV/AIDS Awareness Hospital Services Maternity and Child Welfare Home for Disabled Servicemen Nursing Public Health in Emergency Pulse Polio Avian Influenza preparedness Plan Tuberculosis Malaria Mine Risk Awareness programme etc.
3.Blood Bank
Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
The various DRRI taken by IRC areconstruction of Cyclone shelters, Construction of raised tube wells in the flood prone areas, raising of community platforms with water and
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sanitation facilities, to provide shelter to the affected people and Dissemination of International Disaster Response Law, Sphere and the Code of Conduct.
HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES: IRC not only provides a lot of health care services to the
people in distress but also disseminates information using different kinds of programmes to make people understand the importance of health and sanitation. It also provides first aid training to students of schools and colleges to make them disaster ready. IRC also conducts
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a host of other activities like organising Pulse polio camps as a step in its mission to completely eradicate Polio.
Blood Banks: “Because it can’t be produced…so Donate”, This is what the Red
cross believes in and hence always strives to create more awareness among people about the importance of donating blood and how it can go a long way in saving someone’s life by organising Blood Donation Camps across the country.IRCS started the first Blood Bank in the country in the year 1942 at All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health. Today, it runs 116 Blood Banks across India and contributes 10% of the total blood requirement in the country. Red Cross collects 80% blood from voluntary donors against the national average of 62%. The activities of Blood banks are as follows: ? ? Blood Donor Motivation & Careful selection of Donors Recruitment & retention of Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donors
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Motivate Replacement Donors to become Voluntary donors Screening of donors for ascertaining Blood Safety Round the clock blood supply Providing Red Blood Corpuscles (concentrates) to 900 thalassemic patients on regular basis [covering more than 50% of the thalassemics in NCR]
IRCS Blood Banks in India STATES A.P Bihar Dadar N.H Gujurat Haryana Jharkhand Karnataka M.P Maharashtra New Delhi Odisha Punjab Tamil Nadu Chattisgarh Total NUMBER OF BLOOD BANKS 14 6 1 11 2 3 1 5 12 1 57 1 1 1 116
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IRCS HIV Programme Components:
? Youth Peer Education Sensitization of school/college Principals, training for Peer Educators, counseling, blood donation motivation, community awareness on HIV, parents teacher association meetings. Care & Support – Institutional and Community Stigma and discrimination (cross-cutting) Promote Non-remunerated Voluntary Blood Donation
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Fun games at this year’s HIV awareness camp held at Delanga
Miss SUPARNA ROUT won the first prize in the group discussion on Bird flu & HIV held in the month of October 2011.
JUNIOR/YOUTH RED CROSS
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Through the Junior/Youth Red Cross (J/YRC) wing IRC inculcates humanitarian values and empowers the youth to be leaders of tomorrow.This youth brigade organizes activities like awareness rallies, social service camps, tree plantation drives, activities to counter global warming, etc with the help of their school/colleges and Red Cross Branches.Through the Junior/Youth Red Cross (J/YRC) wing we inculcate humanitarian values and empower the youth to be leaders of tomorrow. YRC Odisha came into force w.e.f 26/06/1997. The Youth Red Cross seeks to promote and encourage the participation of 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. Functions of Youth Red Cross at College Level ? ? ? ? ? Four major areas of operation Protection of health and hygiene Service to others Promotion of international friendship Dissemination of the Principles or Red Cross
THE JRC/YRC DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011-12
The J/YRC development plan is being supported by the GERMAN RED CROSS . The duration of the project is 18 months and is estimated to cost INR 25 lakh approximately. OBJECTIVES: ? ? ? ? ? To enhance capacity of IRCS- State Branch and empowering Youths through Peer Educator Approach to involve them in Social and Community initiatives. To ensure health and hygienic practices. To promote social service to the Sick and Sufferings To promote International friendliness To disseminate information regarding RCRC Movement and core functions of Red Cross.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES: ? ? ? ? Youth and Junior Red Cross departments are organised at IRCS NHQ. Strategies, guidelines and policies of Junior Youth Red Cross are developed and implemented. Increased capacity and visibility of Junior/Youth Red Cross. Improved coordination with the State Junior/Youth Red Cross departments.
ODISHA PROJECT DETAILS:
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Area covered1. Cuttack 2. Puri 10 schools and 10 colleges from each district PARTICIPATORY MEMBERS: ? Students of selected colleges and schools ? Head of institutions (Principals/Headmasters) ? Counsellors ? 80 students including 8 Peer Educators from each institution. ? 40 boys and 40 girls in co-education institutions. TARGETED ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT ? Procuring and installation ofequipment and Communication System, like internet, telephones, Computers. ? Orientation of Project Staff on the Project. ? Registration of Schools and Colleges(10 schools & 10 colleges)in each district. ? Selection of Programme Officers in Schools and Colleges ? Orientation of Headmasters/ Principals, Program Officers/Counsellors of Schools and colleges on RCRC movement, JRC/YRC Development Plan ? Selection of Peer Members and Educators. ? Preparation of data base of Peer Members and Peer educators. ? Toolkit Training to Project Staff ? Toolkit Training for Counsellors/Programme Officers. ? Toolkit Training to Peer Members and Peed Educators ? Formation of RC club in Schools & Colleges ? RC youth groups activities/ Awareness campaign . ? Promotion of Local Media Awareness ? Organisation of Audio Visual Show on Red Cross Activities. ? Awarding Best Campaign and Activity ? Developing IEC materials and Brochures. SUSTAINABILITY: ? Expected Results ? Increased Capacity of Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross. ? Better equipped Counsellors and Programme Officers for better Conduction of Community Campaigns and Fund Raising. ? Awareness Campaigns among Local Business houses to raise fund. ? Quarterly review meeting at State and District Branches.
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Performance appraisal.
RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE AND DISTRICT BRANCH: ? To conduct peer educator activities in the initial period. ? To be present and participate in PE monthly meeting. ? Receive e-reports and support at challenging times. ? Plan activities for community mobilization. ? Receive feedback on observations. ? Create and review work plans. ? To recognize Peer educators and peer members for their voluntary RC work.
ORIENTATION OF THE PROJECT STAFF ON THE JRC/YRC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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A DAY AT THE RED CROSS
Although at first I was sceptical about SUPA making any difference to my attitude and way of life but reality couldn’t have been any more different. On the first day itself I was overwhelmed with the dedication and effort of people at the organisation and their continous strive to lessen the pain of the lesser blessed. Upon interacting with the staff, I was able to understand their thought process and what keeps them ever energetic to work for such noble causes. I found out that, it is only by giving that one can truly understand the pleasure of doing so. The lesser blessed of our society donot need our sympathy, they just need to know that we care and the best way to show them that we do care is by devoting a small amount of our time for them. The staff of Red Cross exhibited a vibe of their own, unique to people with a passion in life, a passion to give, care and share. Plummeting temperatures In mid january seemed to be less than a problem for these guys. Every morning the Organisation would be abuzz with people busy in trying to better the lives of millions. Every one would be in time every day, only one of the proofs of their sheer dedication and passion for their work. The Red cross to me was a different league altogether. A typical day at The Red Cross would start with a meeting of all project staff chaired by Mrs. Supkar, YRCO, to lay out the objectives for the day and to prepare an action plan to achieve the same. After the meeting Mr. Abinash Thakur, State coordinator, will again brief the District Coordinators on what was required of them for that day. After this, all the district coordinators along with their assigned personnel would head out to their respective fields with a clearly defined action plan to achieve the day’s targets. On the field the District coordinators were assisted by their teams as well as by local authorities. After completion of the day’s work, the district coordinators upon returning to the organisation would prepare a report on the day’s proceedings which in turn would be sent to Dr. Mangala Prasad Mohanty, Honorary Secretary , IRC,Odisha State Branch, for a review. Dr. Mohanty would immediately appraise the report and suggest if any corrections or improvements were required. The entire team of RED CROSS would exhibit the same level of dedication, passion, discipline and promptness day in and day out. It is only because of this level of commitment, Red Cross is known all over the world for its excellent contribution to the society and it is because of this selfless servitude, a million lives get better every day.
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MY BODY OF WORK
When I got a chance to work with the RED CROSS for my SUPA, I was clear that I had to make the most of this wonderful oppurtunity. I wanted to work at ground reality as well as gain a managerial insight about how things go on in these kinds of organisations. I was fortunate enough to bag myself the oppurtunity to work under the JRC/YRC Development plan 2011-12. I was briefed about the project by Mrs. Sarita Supkar, Youth Red Cross Officer, and I came to know that this project was derailed for three months because of the september floods in Odisha. With Red Cross’s focus shifted to flood affected areas and victims, not much work was done as far as JRC/YRC Development plan was concerned. I also came to learn that this project is being funded by the German Red Cross and was estimated to cost INR 25 lakhs. There was continous pressure fron the German Red Cross to get the plan back on tracks, Utilise the alloted funds and get it completed as per the new revised project program. My first job was to determine the Status quo of the project and find out how much work had been completed and what remained to be done. I consolidated all the data that was avaialable on the project and found out that the District coordinators for both Puri and Cuttack had resigned. So the first thing that needed to be done was the recruitment of District Coordinators. Activity: Human Resources Recruitment Recruitment of staff at State and District level ? Appointment of Project staff, State Coordinator and District Coordinator through interview process on written test and personal interview to evaluate professional ability, computer proficiency, attitude mapping, communication skills, self presentation, organizational profile and experience of the candidates. Follow up with National Head Quarter and Districts for smooth functioning of the project.
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Activity: Briefing on the Project and Orientation on Red Cross and Red Crescent movement ? ? ? Orientation on fundamental principles of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Follow up of the selected schools and colleges of Puri and Cuttack district for implementation of JRC/YRC Development programme. Participate in JRC and YRC activities to learn the process methodology as well as to enhance interaction with counsellors and students for effective programme implementation. Preparation of Status quo of the project and mapping remaining tasks to be done. Detailed study of all the available data on the project for understanding the project and preparing the future action plan.
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Orientation Programme chaired by Mrs. Sarita Supkar, YRCO
Miss Rasmi Rekha Behera and Miss Ananya Mohanty were recruited as the District Coordinators for Puri and Cuttack respectively. They were also present during the Orientation Programme. After the Orientation Programme, the next step in the action plan was to select ten schools and ten colleges from Puri and Cuttack. But while selecting schools and colleges we had to keep in mind that the mixture had to be a 50:50 mix of Government and Private institutions. As far as Government institutions were concerned we tried to target colleges and schools present in rural areas of both the districts in order to achieve maximum penetration.
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LIST OF SELECTED SCHOOLS OF PURI
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Balagandi High School, Puri Govt. Girls High School Puri Gangadhar Bidyaniketana, Bhandarikuda, Puri Bira Harekrushnapura High School, Puri Satayabadi High School, Puri Nimapara High School, Puri Astaranga High School, Puri G.U.M High School, Pratap Ramachandrapur, Puri SharadabBihar High School, Puri Harachandi High School, Ganganarayanpur, Puri
LIST OF SELECTED COLLEGES OF PURI
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Samanta Chandra Sekhar(A) Collège,Puri (G) Surajamal Saha College,Puri Government Women’s College, Puri (G) Utkal Mani Gopabandhu Smruti Mahavidyalaya, Sakhigopal. Ghanashyam Hemalata College ,Puri Chouda Mauja Mahavidyalaya ,Baliput, Puri Gadibrahma College ,Delanga, Puri Balanga College ,Balanga, Puri National Narayan Ayurvedic Chotospathi College, Puri.
? Atibadi Jagannatha Dash Smruti Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya , Puri LIST OF SELECTED SCHOOLS OF CUTTACK
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lalita Giri High School, Cuttack Prachi Academy, Adaspur, Cuttack O.T.M High School, Cuttack Sadhaba Samaja Vidyaniketana, Cuttack Ravenshaw Girls High School Cuttack Khannagar High School Cuttack Raghunathjew Bidyapitha, Cuttack Ranihat High School Cuttack Secondary Board High School, Cuttack Viswanatha Bidyapitha,Krushanprasad
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LIST OF SELECTED COLLEGES OF CUTTACK
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ravenshaw University , Cuttack Indira Gandhi Women’s College, Cuttack Christ College, Cuttack U.N College of Science and Technology, Adaspur, Cuttack DRIEMS College, Tangi, Cuttack Salipur College, Salipur, Cuttack L.N Sahoo College, Jagatpur, Cuttack Emerti Devi Women’s College, Cuttack P.P College, Nischintakoili, Cuttack Sailabala Women’s College, Cuttack
After the Schools and colleges, I along with the State Coordinator and District Coordinator of JRC / YRC Development Project visited both Cuttack and Puri Districts to interact with the following people for the better implementation of the project in both the districts. ? ? ? ? ? Dr. Niranjan Behera, Circle Inspector of Schools ,Puri Circle, Puri . Sri. Surendra Dash, the Instructor of Physical Education, Puri Circle, Puri Sj. Brindaban Satpathy Circle Inspector of School, Cuttcak Circle, Cuttack Mrs. Laxmi Priya Dei, Instructor of Physical Education, Cuttack Circle, Cuttack Sj. Dillip Ku. Mohanty Joint Secretary of Junior Red Cross, Cuttack. Circle, Cuttack
For the inclusion of the Youth Peer Members in degree colleges we met with: ? ? ? ? ? Principal of S.C.S (A) College, Puri. Dr. Hrushikesh Mallick, the Convenor Secretary, Puri District Committee, Puri Dr. Sudhakar Patra, Convener Secretary, Cuttack District Committee, Cuttack Dr. Sanjaya Satpathy, Vice Charman, Ravenshaw Red Cross Committee, Cuttack. Dr. Smara Priya Mishra, Registrar, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
The major areas of discussion in these meetings were as follows: ? ? ? ? ? Sharing the goal and objectives of the JRC/YRC Development Plan. Discussion on the questionnaire to be developed for schools and colleges. Discussion on the Selection procedure of 10 schools and 10 colleges according to the criteria (Rural, Urban, Government and Private). Different activities to be carried out in these schools and colleges. Discussion on Selection procedure for selecting Peer Educator& Members (JRC/YRC).
LAYOUT FOR SELECTION OF PEER MEMBERS
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JRC
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TEN SCHOOLS
MAXIMUM OF 4 GROUPS FROM EACH SCHOOL i.e. 4*10=40 GROUPS
2 PEER EDUCATORS FROM EACH GROUP i.e 2*4*10=80 PEER EDUCATORS
18 PEER MEMBERS IN EACH GROUP i.e 18*4*10=720 PEER MEMBERS
LAYOUT FOR SELECTION OF PEER EDUCATORS
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YRC
DISTRICT
TEN COLLEGES
MAXIMUM OF 4 GROUPS FROM EACH COLLEGES i.e. 4*10=40 GROUPS
2 PEER EDUCATORS FROM EACH GROUP i.e 2*4*10=80 PEER EDUCATORS
18 PEER MEMBERS IN EACH GROUP i.e 18*4*10=720 PEER MEMBERS
Selection of PEER EDUCATORS: We came up a variety of criteria for selecting Peer
Educators. We were searching for students who were high on confidence and projected
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leadership qualities. To find out such students we conducted a lot of debate competitions, group discussions and extempore. These Peer educators were then given training on First Aid and were also given information on Malaria, HIV and Diarrhoea , so that they can pass on the information to the Peer Members who in turn disseminate these useful info. In their respective communities and help spread awareness about these deadly diseases. I was also involved in the task of coordinating the Selection process of Peer Educators in the targeted Schools and Colleges. The Students of these schools and colleges showed a great deal of enthusiasm and cooperation during the entire process. We also conducted a Quiz on Health issues to find out Peer Educatorsin these targeted schools and colleges and we were surprised with the results. Although this Quiz was for students of Std IX and X, the students were not able to answer even simple questions like the Vector for Malaria and the full form of the acronym HIV. These Results proved to be a wake up call for all of us at the Red Cross and we got a real insight on the gravity of matter. This lack of general awareness on serious Health issues can yield grave consequences because it is only through awareness that we can reach people who remain untouched by Government aid and help.
Selection of PEER MEMBERS
Lalitagiri High School, Cuttack(Left) Nimapara High School,Puri(Right)
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Ranihat High School, Cuttack(Left) Surajamal Saha College, PURI(Right)
Khannagar High School,Cuttack(Left) Astaranga High School, PURI(Right) During the training session with the Peer Educators, we confabulated about a lot of health care issues like Malaria, Diarrhoea and especially HIV. We disseminated a lot of information on Malaria including its vector, causes, symptoms and remedies. We also discussed how HIV has become a taboo in our country, what a HIV patient has to go through in our Society simply because of some misconceptions and undue fears. Other topics of discussion were Sanitation, Sex Education and T.B.
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I have come to the end of my report but it is just the beginning of the Journey that I started with Red Cross during my SUPA. SUPA for me was a life changing experience that I can never forget. At Red Cross not only did I get a managerial insight on how an organisation like the RED CROSS functions but also I got a wonderful opportunity to hone my managerial skills. The on field tasks came out to be a very enriching experience. I interacted with a lot of students from different Schools and Colleges, with different backgrounds and life experiences which made my work all the more challenging and exciting as well. I Learned that our sincere efforts can make a difference to our Society and can go a long way in making it a better place to live, the only thing that we need is a bit of faith and a bit of passion. At last but not the least, I would again like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor J. Phillip, President of XIME, for incorporating SUPA in our course curriculum and Dr. Mangala Prasad Mohanty, Honorary Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha, for giving me the opportunity to work at Red Cross and realize the true importance and value of selfless Social service. After this wonderful experience I will surely take a sense of satisfaction, fulfilment and achievement to my bed every night. The only thought that now comes to my mind is
“The greatest pleasure of life lies in giving and one can realize this only by doing so”
REFERENCES
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1.www.indianredcross.org 2http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health
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