Concept of RRC Jasmin

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NIWCD

Red Ribbon Club

Concept



Vision

• To instill among all the students Values of service,

Develop healthy life styles and Promote regular

voluntary blood donation

• To harness the potential of the youth by

equipping them with correct information on

Mental health, Substance abuse, Nutrition and

Reproductive health and to build their capacities

as peer educators



Vision

Students

Know&

Learn

Students

Take careOf

Self

Students

Take careOf

Peers

Students

Take CareOf

Society



Objectives

• To instill life skills into youths to live better

and healthier life.

– To know their healthcare needs better.

– To develop essential skills to cope up with theadverse conditions pertaining to health.

– To dispel myths and clarify misconceptions

regarding various health issues and events.

• To increase capacity of the education systemin training of adolescents and youths for

achieving positive health.



Objectives

• To motivate youth and build their capacity aspeer educators and change agents bydeveloping their skills on leadership,

negotiation and team building.

• To promote voluntary non-remunerated blooddonation among youth to increase access tosafe and adequate quantities of blood.



Basic Strategies

• Programme implementation through NGO incoordination with Universities’ trained RRC In-charge/ Programme officers (Lecturers) and

Peer educators.• NGO staff will train the nodal teachers and

peer educators with support from trainedresource persons.

• The nodal teachers and peer educators willtake interactive classroom sessions withstudents.



Basic Strategies

• The sessions will be based on Five important

Health issues for Health Promotion

– Healthy Life Style and Stress & Strain free

Environment – Drug Addiction

– Blood Donation Promotion

– Life skill Development and good eating habits – Reproductive & Sexual Health including RTI/STI

and HIV/AIDS



Basic Strategies

• The sessions will be participatory and seek to

address the concerns of youths on growing up

through role-play, brainstorming and

discussion.

• The sessions will also address myths and

misconceptions that young people have about

health and reply to queries of youths by usingthe Question Box.



RRC Development Process(1)

Advocacy &Sensitization

Workshop for

Principal

(2)

Training Workshopfor Programme

Officers

(3)

Training Workshopfor

Peer Educators

(4)

Inauguration

of RRC

(6)

VoluntaryRRC club

membership

(5)IEC

(7)Class room

Sessions by

PEs

(7)

Event

celebration

(7)

Information

Kiosk

(7)

Blood donation

camps

(7)

Question

Bank



Role of Principals

•Formation of Red Ribbon Club advisorycommittee in college.

•Selection of two lecturers (Preferably onemale and another female) for Red Ribbon Club.

•Oversee and participate in theimplementation of Red Ribbon ClubProgramme, including development of youthinteractive programme, implementation and

evaluation of activities.



Role of Principals

•Provide technical support to NGO and RRC in-

charge /Programme Officer to develop youth

friendly and youth focusing IEC materials.

•Establishment of linkages with other health

services to increase assess of youths to them.



Role of Principals

•Support in developing capacity of faculty to

understand adolescents /youths’ mental,

reproductive and sexual health problems and

provide students enabling environment to copewith them.

•Motivate students to donate blood regularly.



Role of Programme Officers

(Lecturers)•Principal will identify two lecturers from every

college for RRC Programme as Programme

Officers/Incharge RRC (preferably one male and

one female). NSS Programme Coordinatorshould be given this responsibility where this

post exist.

•The PO will work closely with the RRC/NGO toreach out to RRC members and other youth in

the institution through RRC volunteers.




•Responsible for overall coordination, planning,implementation, supervision and managementof RRC in the college.

•Supporting and facilitating the formation of RRC in the college/educational institution inclose coordination with NGO/RRC Coordinator.

•Organize and facilitate sensitization trainingfor Peer leaders in close coordination withNGO/RRC Coordinator.




•Liaison with the positive networks and othergovernment/non-government organizations inthe region for facilitating the activities of the

RRC.•Serving as resource person to impart technicalknowledge on youth related issues to RRCmembers and peer educators by youth friendlymethods.

•Facilitate to develop new IEC material (plays,songs, posters, slogans etc.)




•Conduct capacity building exercises for RRCmembers and Peer educators on regular basis.

•Facilitate the monthly meeting of Red Ribbon

Club.

•Organize class room sessions with students onfive issues relating to Life Skills, Promotion of

voluntary blood donation, Nutrition, Mentalhealth and Reproductive health which leadsthem to adopt healthy life styles and behaviorchange.




•Facilitate the activity like; Meetings, Debates,

Competitions, Blood Donation Camps, Etc as

per schedule.

•Provide necessary support to NGOs and Red

Ribbon Club to organize their regular activities.



Role of Peer Leaders

•Gain in-depth knowledge about Life Skills,promotion of voluntary blood donation,Nutrition, mental health and Reproductive

health issues.•Mobilizing resources for the Club’s activities.

•Producing innovative BCC (Behavior Change

Communication) materials - slogans, jingles,posters, logos, handbill messages, songs andplays, etc.




•Actively participating in competitions andcommunity outreach programs inside andoutside the campus.

•Orienting the new comers about theobjectives and activities of the Club andcontribute to the sustainability of the Club.

•Disseminating information related to LifeSkills, Nutrition, Mental health andReproductive health and instill negotiation skillsamong the peers and youth.




•Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation among

the students and participate actively in blood

donations.

•Sensitizing the youth regarding the rights of

PLWHAs.

•Facilitate the monthly meeting of Red RibbonClub on 1st Saturday of every month.




•Facilitate the activity like; Meetings, Debates,

Competitions, Blood Donation Camps, Etc as

per schedule.

•Increase the involvement of students in RRC

and Popularize the RRC in college.

•Mobilize the RRC members and collegestudent for meeting and other activities.



Operational Framework at

Institutional Level1.Organization will organize the advocacy andsensitization meeting of Principals/HODs to awarethem about the vulnerability of youths towards LifeSkills, Promotion of voluntary blood donation,

Nutrition, Mental health and Reproductive healthand need and concept of Red Ribbon Club (RRC)Programme.

2.The organization will also seek the permission forthe formation of RRC in the institution and oncethe permission approves, meeting with studentleaders will be sought to explain the concept and

importance of RRC.



Operational Framework

3.An orientation workshop will be organizedwhereby two lecturers (Preferably one maleand one female, those are associated with

youths’ different programmes and havinginterest to work with youths) from eachcollege/ institution will be oriented on theRRC scheme.

The workshop will conclude with theinauguration of RRC.




4.Next, a meeting will be organized at everyinstitution/college level. Whereby the RC alongwith Programme Officer of the institution andstudent leaders will contact and mobilize as many

students as possible from all departments.Volunteers may also be selected at this stage.

5.Pamphlets, brochures and related IEC material

will be distributed before and during inaugurationof RRC. All IEC material will be supplied by GSACSin the State and Programme Officer will beresponsible for its timely procurement.




6.Screening of Life Skills, Promotion of voluntaryblood donation, Nutrition, Mental health andReproductive health related films etc. should beundertaken during the orientation and

inauguration on RRC. Such films could be procuredfrom GSACS.

7.When the youth participating in the programme

appear absorbed and motivated distribute themembership forms for voluntary enrolment inRRC.




8.The signed forms should be collected and thenames of the youth should be entered in theMembership Register. RRC Coordinator withsupport of Programme Officer will be responsible

for regular updating of the Register /forms.

9.The strength of the club can vary from 10 to 500voluntary members.

10.The activities of the RRC must be youthoriented, innovative and interactive that shouldgenerate active participation of youth and shouldprovide them with healthy edutainment.




11.Establishment of linkages with government

Departments/NGOs for increasing the access of

youths to RTIs/STIs Treatment, Counseling and

Testing Services, Condom and PLWHA care andsupport services.

12.Organize Positive speaker bureau (PSB) in

colleges to dispel myths and misconceptions andreduce discrimination against PLWHA.




13.Class room sessions on five issues. The student

groups will be trained on issues relating to Life

Skills, Promotion of voluntary blood donation,

Nutrition, Mental health and Reproductive healthwhich leads them to adopt healthy life styles and

behavior change.

14.Activities like seminar, competitions, ralliesetc.

15.Arrange information kiosk and other

interactive activities in colleges.




16.Voluntary blood donation camp will be

organized.

17.Establish/Enriching Information centers in the

institutions.

18.Visit to ICTC/ART Centers and other health

related services.

19.Best peer leader will be honored with an

award each at college, university and state level.




Possible Inter-sectoral Collaboration

• Higher Education Department

• Youth Affairs and Sport Department

• Commissioner of Technical Education• Law Department

• NGOs

• Health Department

• Licensed Blood Banks

• Positive Networks

• Police Department



Project Initiation and Progress

• So far 455 Colleges, 8 Universities and 8

Districts covered for RRC project in Gujarat.

• NIWCD was given the responsibility for RRC

project in the Surat in January 2009.

• Two Out Reach Workers for the project wereselected and trained at GSACS in Feb 09.




• Advocacy & Planning Workshop for

Principals of Colleges affiliated to VNSGU

organized on 16th

March 2009 at Sir P.T.Mahila College, Surat

• 21 Principals had participated in workshop.

• Participants were oriented about concept of Red Ribbon Club, its process as well as

activities.




• Some of the important suggestions of

the participants in the workshop were:

Celebration of World AIDS Day as one of the

event of RRC.

Rally, Essay competition, Community awareness

programs like handbill distribution, drama can be

the events under RRC.

Question bank formation for questions of the

students and reply through College assembly or

through Newsletter on notice board.




Special sessions for Menstrual hygiene and

Health should be organized for girls.

Organization of Question-Answer sessions in

the presence of experts.

NSS fund can be utilized for RRC activities in

case of lack of fund.



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