About us

Red Cross Youth is a volunteer structure acting within the framework of Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS). Red Cross Youth in Armenia was founded in 1992.

Red Cross Youth volunteers are teenagers and young people aged 10-30 who accept the Red Cross Basic Principles and are ready to participate in humanitarian activities of Red Cross Youth.

What do We do?
We work with youth, for youth and not only...
The activity fields of Red Cross Youth are:

• Health Care
• International network
• Dissemination of Red Cross humanitarian values
• Services to vulnerable communities
  

Currently Red Cross Youth volunteers

• Support lonely elderly refugees
• Support refugee children and children coming from vulnerable families, orphans
• Organize summer camps for vulnerable children and teenagers
• Organize Health care actions
• Organize campaigns, school sessions against infectious diseases
• Organize ecological trips and camps
• Organize and participate in international meetings, camps, volunteer experience exchange programs
• Implement projects, events in cooperation with volunteers of other National societies
• Organize trainings and events on disseminating Red Cross Humanitarian Values and Voluntary movement
• Social events - concerts, performances, marching dedicated to important dates in Red Cross history
• Publish newsletters disseminating Red Cross Youth activities
• Organize English language, computer and other skills training sessions for youth

Trainings for youth What can YOU do?
YOU can join our Voluntary Movement and ...
Participate in any activity that We implement.
Also come up with your own ideas and initiative.

Candlelit march in memory of those who have died from AIDS

Each year, third Sunday of May is commemorated as a day of those who have died from AIDS. Almost in all countries candlelit marches are being organized that day.

On May 16 the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) organized a candlelit march in memory of those who have died from AIDS. As it was scheduled, the march started from ARCS headquarter (Paronyan 21) at 20:30, crossing Gr. Lusavorich, Italia streets, Public Square, Abovyan, Tumanyan streets, Mashtots avenue and finished at the park near the State Conservatory. About 150 young volunteers took part in march. In the park, the candlelit ceremony started with speech disseminating the mission of the day's event. After the silence minute the participants with couples placed their candles on the ground on the symbol of fight against AIDS which was previously placed there. On a big screen films and informational materials about HIV/AIDS were broadcasted there in parallel. During the whole event informational stands were placed, informational materials and red ribbons were distributed.

Informational about march and the mission of the day's event was placed in popular social web sites (odnoklassniki.ru and facebook.com), announcements have been placed through creeping line on national TV channels, as well as invitations were sent to NGOs, youth organizations and educational institutions: Universities of Yerevan and RA Regions.