Red Cross Red Crescent Day 2012: young people bring help and hope around the world

06-05-2012 Photo gallery

All over the world, young people of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement are getting involved in the issues that affect their communities. These photos show just a very few examples of what they have been up to over the past year or so.

- Solferino, Italy. Algerian and Afghani young people proudly parade to the opening ceremony of the 2009 Red Cross Red Crescent youth gathering.
  © M. Morgan, American Red Cross
The 2009 gathering coincided with the Solferino Youth Declaration signed that same year on behalf of all Red Cross Red Crescent young volunteers worldwide. The Youth Declaration was prepared with input from almost 500 young people from 150 countries. They agreed to do more, do better and reach further.
- Azerbaijan. Young volunteers from the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan make their regular visit to an elderly man in one of the remote villages of the Kusar region.
  © Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan
Volunteers frequently visit the elderly and provide care and support in everyday tasks in the region. More than 30,000 elderly people living alone in Azerbaijan have received Red Cross Red Crescent support.
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Macedonian Red Cross youth volunteers celebrate the “Find the volunteer inside you” campaign by releasing balloons to send a symbolic message: “Help one another in the world!”
  © The Red Cross of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The campaign promoted volunteering and volunteer work, recruiting 1,414 new members and volunteers. It also strengthened the National Society’s links with the corporate sector and the non-governmental community. Young people were active throughout the campaign, which lasted from World Red Cross Red Crescent day on 8 May 2011 to International Volunteer Day on 5 December 2011.
- Solferino, Italy. Two young people from the Mongolian Red Cross with torches lit, ready for the “Together for Humanity” community march.
  © Mongolian Red Cross Society
- Nicaragua. “Youth on the move” in Nicaragua at this National Youth Red Cross Camp where volunteers are training to run psychosocial activities for children.
  © Nicaraguan Red Cross
- Bolivia. Children perform a play at the Bolivian Red Cross about first aid, highlighting the importance of these life-saving skills.
  © Bolivian Red Cross
The Bolivian Red Cross youth unit focuses on continuous training and education, helping educate children and young people through its work in schools and its extracurricular programmes that promote human rights, non-violence and solidarity with one’s community and others.
- Hargeisa, Somalia. Young Somali Red Crescent volunteers at the Hargeisa branch join together on 1 December, World Aids Day, to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the local community.
  © Somali Red Crescent Society
The volunteers spread awareness of HIV/AIDS and encourage young people to become involved in responding to the problem. Young people in Somalia are one of the most vulnerable groups affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
- Ukraine. Ukrainian Red Cross Society youth show their Red Cross colours loud and proud!
  © Ukrainian Red Cross Society
With more than 60,000 volunteers nationwide, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society aims to protect life and to prevent and alleviate suffering during conflict and disaster. It organizes youth awareness and anti-stigma initiatives and it campaigns on issues such as HIV/AIDS. More than 300 schoolchildren recently took part in these initiatives, which had the aim of reaching 50,000 people.
- Afghanistan. Schoolgirls participate in Afghan Red Crescent anti-discrimination activities for young people on World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.
  © Afghan Red Crescent Society
- Pakistan. Young Pakistan Red Crescent Society volunteers visit patients at an ICRC hospital.
  © Pakistan Red Crescent Society
Volunteers distribute food and drinks and share memorable moments with people from vulnerable communities on International Volunteer Day. The Pakistan Red Crescent has 49,251 volunteers from all provinces of Pakistan and from all walks of life. Every year, the National Society organizes a national youth and volunteer camp to promote youth involvement in its activities.
- Germany. Two young German Red Cross volunteers take a break after a day of training at the Medical Hazmat Unit.
  © German Red Cross
- Georgia. A young Georgian Red Cross volunteer helps out during a project aimed at increasing the number of walnut trees planted in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Qvemo Svaneti regions.
  © Red Cross Society of Georgia
Youth volunteers, together with the Red Cross disaster management team, launched a small-scale mitigation project that aimed to plant 3,000 walnut trees in landslide-prone areas to protect communities nearby.
- Honduras. A Honduran Red Cross youth volunteer uses play to teach children about violence prevention.
  © Honduran Red Cross
The National Society coordinates its work with others working in the area of violence prevention, helping young people and communities counter the violence caused by social inequality. Activities emphasize civic participation, recognition of rights, and influencing decision-makers in the country.

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