Young Swiss businessman, Jean Henry Dunant was appalled by the conditions of the wounded soldiers in the battle at Solferino in the year 1859. So he arranged relief services immediately. He wrote the book ‘Memory of solferino’ suggesting a neutral organization for wounded soldiers. An international conference was held in Geneva and thus the Red Cross was started in the year 1864. In our Campus (SRM Arts and Science College) YRC activities were started in the year 1995.

Youth Red Cross is a group movement for students. Youth Red Club&Red Ribbon Club provides opportunities for voluntary community service. Becoming a Red Cross volunteer is a great way to meet the needy people and help humanity. The volunteers involve in first aid, disaster, health, safety, medical and community services. Blood donation camp is conducted annually.
VISION
To provide opportunities to the youth- the makers of the future, to inculcate healthy living habits and to contribute their values to uplift our society.
MISSION
To inspire, encourage community services through training and education and initiate all forms of humanitarian activities at all times so that human sufferings can be minimized and even prevented and this climate for peace.

The institute promotes the institution- neighbourhood community network by organizing activities such as,

• Developing leadership quality among the students and unemployed youth.
• Health awareness and Blood Donation Camps.
• Clean and green activities and Awareness on Environment protection.
• Adopted a village for digital literacy program for villagers.
• YRC & RRC students also are participating in community development programme viz., Blood donation camps, Organ donation camps, First Aid camps, Health check-up programmes, Vaccination camps, literacy programme near college campus etc. to understand the rural life.
• Campus cleaning Programmes are taken up under Swachh Bharat Program by student volunteers in the Institute premises.
• Donating the clothes, Flood Relief found, food grains to the needy people during the time of natural calamities like floods.
• Extensive support from the students is witnessed during plantation, blood donation etc. the Alumni association is also involved in all these extension activities. The institution has taken initiative to bring awareness in the society on the social and health problems like female feticide, dowry system, environment protection, consumer protection awareness, anti-corruption, HIV, road safety, helmet awareness, pandemic awareness, anti-tobacco and cleanliness etc.
• Drug and Alcohol prevention and awareness Rally.
• Plastic Litter Collection Camp
• W.C. Marathon Rally
• Fire Safety Evaluation Awareness Program
• Covid -19 Second Wave Awareness Program
• Contribution of Youth in Organ Donation
• Youth Red Cross in association with Government Primary Health Centre, Othivakkam organized ‘Free Covid-19 Vaccination Drive’ at the Campus.

List Of Events:

• Kerala Flood Relief Found
• Fire Safety Evaluation Awareness Program
• Run For The Girl Child Marathon Rally (M.W.C. Marathon Rally)
• Covid -19 Second Wave Awareness Program
• Contribution of Youth in Organ Donation
• ‘Free Covid-19 Vaccination Drive’ at the Campus.

Coordinator

• Dr. M. Yuvaraj, Asst Prof., Dept. of Biochemistry