Red Cross Youth - Singapore

Singapore

In Singapore, Red Cross Youth (RCY) a Uniformed Group for Primary School and Secondary School students. It has a membership of 231 Teacher Officers, 1231 Links in 45 Primary Schools, 2624 Cadets in 48 Secondary Schools as of 31 December 2009. It is one of the active divisions in the Singapore Red Cross alongside the Adult Volunteer Division (AVD) . It also finances its own operations and activities.

The Red Cross Youth was formed in 1952, with Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) having its first cadet unit. The Red Cross runs school-based youth programmes and is a Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) recognized by the Ministry of Education as an avenue for Character and Citizenship Education in Singapore schools. The Red Cross Youth has two programmes – one for the Primary School children (Link Programme) and another for Secondary School youths (Cadet Programme). The organization of youth activities under this approach has produced good results with both the Link units and Cadet Units, enthusiastically pursuing a series of activities ranging from social/recreational to community programmes.

The Singapore Red Cross Youth seeks to:

• Promote and encourage the participation of children and young persons in the work of the Red Cross.
• Inculcate healthy living habits.
• Strengthen the band of international friendship existing between Red Cross Youth members throughout the world.

Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCYC or RCY Chapters), previously known as the Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN) was incorporated into Red Cross Youth from 1 July 2011.

List of RCY Chapters in Singapore

• National University of Singapore
• Nanyang Technological University
• Singapore Management University
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Singapore Polytechnic
• Republic Polytechnic
• Anderson Junior College
• Raffles Junior College
• ITE College East