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Contact to us: - District Emergency Office Collectorate, Keonjhar, Pin-758001 ODISHA.
About us:-
HISTORY OF RED CROSS Young Swiss businessman, Jean Henry Dunant was appalled by the condition of the wounded soldiers he happened to see in the battle field of Solferino, Italy in 1859 during the Franco - Austrian war. He arranged relief services with the help of the local community immediately. He wrote the book 'Memory of Solferino' suggesting that a neutral organization be established to aid the wounded soldiers in times of war. Just a year after the release of this book, an international conference was convened in Geneva to consider the suggestions of Henry Dunant and thus the Red Cross Movement was born. International Red Cross Movement was established by Geneva Convention of 1864. The name and the emblem of the movement are derived from the reversal of the Swiss national flag, to honor the country in which Red Cross was found.
ORIGIN OF INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY During the First World War in 1914, India had no organization for relief services to the affected soldiers, except a branch of the St. John Ambulance Association and by a Joint Committee of the British Red Cross. Later, a branch of the same Committee was started to undertake the much needed relief services in collaboration with the St. John Ambulance Association in aid of the soldiers as well as civilian sufferers of the horrors of that Great War. A bill to constitute the Indian Red Cross Society, Independent of the British Red Cross, was introduced in the Indian Legislative Council on 3rd March 1920 by Sir Claude Hill, member of the Viceroy's Executive Council who was also Chairman of the Joint war Committee in India. The Bill was passed on 17th March 1920 and became Act XV of 1920 with the assent of the Governor General on the 20th March 1920. On 7th June 1920, fifty members were formally nominated to constitute the Indian Red Cross Society and the first Managing Body was elected from among them with Sir Malcolm Hailey as Chairman. Indian Red Cross Society is a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Relations between the IRCS and the India Delegation of the Federation are strong. Indian Red Cross Society has partnership with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, St. John Ambulance, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Multinational firms. Individuals and others in supporting IRCS activities. It also coordinates with Indian Government and other agencies (UNDP, WHO etc)
Red Cross Emblem Red Cross on a white background is the Emblem of Red Cross, recognized in 1864 as the distinctive sign for medical relief teams on the battle field. In the Russo-Turkish war the Ottoman Empire used a Red Crescent in place of the Red Cross. Egypt too opted for the Red Crescent while Persia chose a Red Lion on a white background. These symbols were written and accepted into the 1929 Geneva Conventions. The IRCS adopted RED CROSS as its emblem. The National Society make use of the emblem as an indicative device in peacetime and during armed conflicts within the limits stipulated in national legislation, the regulations and its statutes only for activities consistent with the principles set out by International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. During the General Assembly and the council of Delegates in November 2005 at Geneva, Red Crystal has been adopted as another emblem for the Red Cross Red Crescent movement.
Who We Are
The Indian Red Cross is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network throughout the Dist. providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities. It is a leading member of the largest independent humanitarian organization in the Dist. The Mission of the Indian Red Cross is to inspire, encourage and initiate at all times all forms of humanitarian activities so that human suffering can be minimized and even prevented and thus contribute to creating more congenial climate for peace.
Volunteer Volunteering has been at the very heart of the Red Cross since its inception. Volunteers are the backbone of all Indian Red Cross activities, helping branch to run successful programmes and assisting vulnerable people in need. IRCS reward and recognize volunteers whenever possible and appropriate and provides appropriate personal development opportunities. IRCS recruits volunteers irrespective of their race, ethnicity, sex, religious belief, age, and disability or membership. All volunteers are entitled to choose to become a Member of Indian Red Cross Society, can have appropriate training or personnel development to be able to undertake their agreed tasks or role; and accept or refuse any task or role in accordance of a code of ethic or fundamentals of a voluntary service.
If one wants to
become a Volunteer,
Membership Individual/institutions enrolling themselves in different grade of memberships by subscribing the membership fee as follows:-
All members are associated with the Red Cross world over. The Patron membership certificates issued by the national Headquarters of the Indian Red Cross Society are signed by H.E. President of India, in his capacity as President of the Indian Red Cross Society. Vice – Patron, Life Member and Life Associate membership certificates are signed by the Chairman and Secretary General of the society. Indian Red Cross Society has its branches in every state, union territory and district level. Membership is obtained by enrolling in the respective state/district branch of the India Red Cross society to which one belongs. On becoming member in any grade of membership, the individual helps in rendering Red Cross a noble cause to serve the most vulnerable and thereby reaching to the needy, through Red Cross.
Donation The Red Cross renders its humanitarian services with the help and the co-operation of people at all levels of Society by donation. For all donations and contributions, contact District Branch Red Cross Phone No.06766-255437 The contributions are exempted under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Programmes and Activities The Indian Red Cross's programmes are grouped into four main core areas: Promoting humanitarian principles and values; Disaster response; Disaster preparedness; and Health and Care in the Community. Red Cross promotes the Humanitarian values, which encourage respect for other human beings and a willingness to work together to find solutions to problems. From the seven fundamental principles, the movement aims to influence the behavior of all the people. Disaster response continues to represent the largest portion of IRCS work, with assistance to millions of people annually ranging from refugees to victims of natural disasters. The sharp increase in the number of natural disasters countrywide in recent years has prompted the Red Cross to devote more attention to Disaster preparedness activities. These aim to make Red Cross Societies and communities more aware of the risks they face, how to reduce their vulnerability, and how to cope when disaster strikes. Too many people die as a result of no access to even the most basic health services and elementary health education. Health and community care has become a cornerstone of humanitarian assistance, and accounts for a large part of Red Cross spending. Through these programmes, the Red Cross aims to enable communities to reduce their vulnerability to disease, and prepare for and respond to public health crises. Guiding and supporting the development of its Societies is one of the Red Cross's fundamental tasks and runs through these four core areas and others. Capacity building programmes and activities include: management and volunteer training, improving branch structures, planning, fund-raising and gender equality. Creating the opportunity for Red Cross Societies to network. Other Major activities includes : hospital services, blood bank, HIV/AIDS programmes, vocational training, junior red cross activities, preparedness and prevention of communicable & infectious diseases, relief operations in fire, railway & other accidents and events .
Developing a better understanding internally New initiatives are being taken to ensure that Red Cross volunteers and staff understand and act on the basis of the Fundamental Principles in their work with vulnerable people in times of peace, disaster or armed conflict. Training includes: the legal and ideological basis of the Red Cross, decision-making processes, mandates, as well as communications and relations with others. Influencing behaviour in the community The values that the Movement has formally stated to be of importance for promotion are: • The protection of life,
health and human dignity
Disaster Relief The Indian sub continent is highly prone to droughts, floods and other natural calamities. Among the states as many as 22 states are said to be multi-disaster-prone regions. Among all the disasters that occur in India, floods are the most devastating. Over 40 million hectare of land has been identified as flood prone. An average of 18.6 million hectare of land is flooded annually. Another killer is the earthquake -the most dangerous and disastrous. About 57% of the total area in India is vulnerable to seismic activity of varying intensities. Drought is an eternal feature of Indian livelihood. 18% of the country's total area is drought prone. Approximately half of the Indian population is affected by drought annually. 68% of the total cultivated area is estimated to be drought prone. India has the gift of having long coastline, running to about 8040 km. This is exposed to tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in the ratio of 4:1. The Indian Ocean is one among the six key cyclone-prone regions of the world. The coromandel coastal line is more prone - about 80% of the total cyclones generated in the region hit here. Indian Red Cross with the assistance of the other National Societies reach humanitarian services to the victims of calamities.
Disaster Response Poverty and war. Flooding and drought. Earthquakes and environmental disasters. Billion people were affected by disasters in the past. The impact is high; leaving people traumatised by the death of family and friends, their lives devastated by the loss of homes, possessions and stocks of food. Disasters are becoming more complex, with increasingly long-term consequences as they strike countries with economic problems or political instability, and weaken already fragile public services such as health, water and sanitation. Recurrent crises, such as floods year after year, give people and their crops no time to recover. Disasters disproportionately affect the poor: over 90 per cent of the total of disaster-related deaths occur in developing countries, where the economic losses they cause hit far harder than in industrialised nations and can wipe out years of economic development. As a result, the impact of disasters has increased dramatically in the last few decades in terms of the number of people affected and the length of time they are affected for. This trend is expected to keep rising in coming years. The emergency phase of a relief operation aims to provide life-saving assistance; shelter, water, food and basic health care are the immediate needs; along with a sense of humanity and a sign that someone cares. Subsequent needs include reconstruction and rehabilitation. IRCS approaches to disaster response on these lines and works to improve the quality of humanitarian assistance provided to beneficiaries. The Indian Red Cross Society has been equipping itself with its manpower and physical infrastructures for a District-wide Disaster Preparedness/Disaster Response (DP/DR) programme. Disaster Preparedness The Indian Red Cross Society initiated a District-wide Community Based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) training programme after a series of awareness raising workshops regularly. The vision of the programme is institutional strengthening, training and knowledge sharing through the establishment of a Disaster Management structure, programmes for strengthening and expanding community based disaster preparedness (CBDP) in disaster affected areas. Other activities: BLOOD BANK: The Indian Red Cross is a pioneer in the field of blood services and one of the largest voluntary blood banks in Keonjhar since 1996. IRCS regularly conducts motivational campaigns to organize Voluntary Blood Donation Camps. HIV / AIDS: The IRCS is very active in the prevention Of HIV / AIDS. It trains youth to disseminate information about the prevention of HIV / AIDS through Youth Peer Education Programme. It also has programmes and projects for children of HIV positive mothers, to provided comprehensive care.
INDIAN RED CROSS PROJECTS: IRCS has lots of projects to its credit regarding Disaster preparedness, Disaster Management, HIV/AIDS, Tracing Activities and Maternity & Child Welfare etc.
Strategic objectives Enhance the capacity of Indian Red Cross to deliver its humanitarian message both within and outside the society, and to advocate tolerance and coexistence in the communities. Systematically organize, train and share knowledge among Red Cross members, volunteers, governance and management about Red Cross and Movement history and structure, Fundamental Principles and International Humanitarian Law. Raise the awareness and strengthen the knowledge, understanding and respect of the public authorities and others to the Fundamental Principles, the Emblem and International Humanitarian Law. Develop Disaster Management policy, strategy, plans and protocols. Develop effective and sustainable disaster management mechanisms guided by sphere standards. Enhancing community capacities and creating awareness Improved advocacy, coordination, collaboration and integration Increase the capacity in health and care in branches and National Headquarters and improve the health of vulnerable people and communities Develop health policy, strategy, plans and protocols and design and develop health and care programs Strengthen prevention focused volunteer based community health care Enhance the Indian Red Cross emergency health capacity Help and support the vulnerable to handle HIV/AIDS epidemic and respond to public health crisis with particular focus on HIV Aids Promote the integrity of the Indian Red Cross ensuring respect and compliance with the Fundamental Principles by reviewing, amending and establishing the constitution organizational structure, rules, policies and procedure in according with the need of the organization and in coherence with the policies of the Red Cross & Red Movement. Develop and establish a community based volunteer management system including a relief and emergency volunteers. A human resource development system and phased training programme for governance, volunteers and staff developed and established,
Seven Fundaments
Youth Red Cross/Junior Red Cross
Youth represent a substantial part of the membership of Red Cross for its humanitarian commitment. Young volunteers can make a significant contribution to meeting the needs of the most vulnerable people within their local communities through Red Cross youth programme. This has been designed to involve young people as much as possible in the movement and its activities not only as workers and also as beneficiaries, · Promote life and health through training and education on safety, primary health care and healthy living · Encourage community service through training and education · Disseminate the seven fundamental principles of Red Cross movement through activities that encourage the Red Cross ideals · Promote international friendship with activities that cultivate a humanitarian spirit · Technical support in the development of youth programmes, fund-raising, identification of material and human resources The youth unit aims to have young people recognized by Societies leadership as equal partners who address the needs of the most vulnerable. Publications IRCS publishes pamphlets, manuals & proceedings related to all topics of disaster management for training and educational programmes.
Committees: -
(1) Financial [ Dist. Emergency Officer, Keonjhar, Mr. Satyanaran Mishra (E.B. Member), Mr. Biranajan Mahapatra (Life Member), Mr. A. R. Khan (Joint Secretary)] Regularly visit Different Hospitals CHC of Dist. To review the Expenditure status of Red Cross fund & report to the Chairman I.R.C.S., Keonjhar. (2) Health [ A.D.M.O. (M), Dhirendra Rout (E.B. Member), Dharitri Rout (Vice- Chairman), Biplab Mishra ((E.B. Member)] Look out for more & more Health camp organized at Remote Area of the Dist. Review medicine bank of DHH & report to the Chainman for Action. (3) Training/Education (A.R. Khan, I.P.E. Schools, Officer Incharge Red Ribbon Club of Colleges, Dhirendra Rout) Making more & more different training camps seminars/Conference relating to Red Cross & report to the Chairman for Action.
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