Red Ribbon Club

 

Red Ribbon Clubs of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College was started in 2005. It focuses on educating women students and other members in the wider community on sexuality and HIV/AIDS. It develops life skills and instills a spirit of compassion towards people living with HIV/AIDS in our country.

The sponsoring body of RRC is Tamil Nadu State Aids Control Society (TANSACS). RRC functions under the guidance of National Service Scheme of Bharathidasan University, which is the implementing agency. Every year 50 students are enrolled as the members of the club. Resource persons are referred by TANSACS and besides their lectures and classes, blood donation awareness meetings, visit to ICTC centers and competitions are organised.

Goal
  • To reduce the occurrence of new sexually transmitted infections (incidence), particularly HIV, among youth
Objectives
  • To increase awareness on sexual reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
  • To impart skills on communication, self-protection, negotiation, and effective group interaction
  • To prepare youth as peer educators and agents of change by developing their leadership skills and team spirit
  • To encourage blood donations

Programme Officer

Mrs. S.Vijaya Rani, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Student Representatives
  • N.Reena – III B.A. History
  • M.Sivaranjani – III B.Com.
Achievements
Our students won first prize in the drawing competition conducted by TANSACS and Red Ribbon Club of Jamal Mohamed College

Activities


Event  & Topic Resource Person Date
2022 - 2023

International Yoga Day celebrations

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandirm, Chennai in collaboration with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi

18.06.2022

Breast Cancer Awareness Programme “Pinkathon”

GVN Hospital, Tiruchirappalli

18.10.2022

Smokeless Bhogi– Rally

RRC volunteers, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College

12.02.2023

Awareness programme on clean and healthy habits and conducted a rally insisting girl child education in TELC Primary school, Mettupatti

RRC Volunteers and Programme Officer

19.01.2023

2021 - 2022

International Yoga Day celebrations

Major (Dr) N.Sivakumar, M.P.Ed., M.Sc (Yoga)., M.Phil., Ph.D, Associate Professor & director of Physical Education, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruhirappalli

21.06.2021

International Women’s Day Celebrations

Ms.G. Kalaivani, B.Sc., Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Pudukkottai District and Ms. Srividhya, M.A., B.L., Legal cum probation officer, Trichy Child Protection Unit, Trichy

08.03.2022

One Day RRC Programme Officers Meet and Peer Educators Training Programme

Bharathidasan University

17.03.2022

HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme

Ms.T. VimalArockiya Mary, ICTC Counsellor, Government Hospital, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Ms.Tamil, President, Network for Positive People, Tiruchirappalli

26.03.2022

Awareness programme on Healthy and clean habits, Importance of Tree Plantation, Importance of saving water, Covid-Awareness, and conducted a rally in TELC Primary school, Mettupatti

YRC Volunteers and Programme Officer

30.03.2022

Menstrual Hygiene

Ms.Indirani Parthasarathy, Marketing Head, FEMI Health Care PVT. LTD., Tiruchirappalli

01.04.2022

2020 - 2021

Online quiz programme on Service Organizations and their Functioning

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30.05.2020

3 students participated in the State Level Quiz programme on ‘Awareness of HIV/AIDS & STI Voluntary Blood Donation & Covid-19

Tamil Nadu State AIDS control Society

30.12.2020

2019 - 2020

HIV/AIDS Awareness programme

Mrs.T.Vimal Arockiya Mary, ICTC Counselor, Government Hospital, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli and Mrs.Tamizh, President, Network for Positive People, Tiruchirappalli

07.01.2020

“Reproductive Health care”.

Dr. Victoria Johnson M.D.(O&G), Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Infertility consultant, Janet Nursing Home, Tiruchirappalli

10.02.2020

Menstrual hygiene and Adolescent Health Issues

Dr. J.Geetha, Director,             CSR Projects, Gramalaya, Tiruchirappalli and Smt. Saroja Krishnan, Documentation Officer, Gramalaya, Tiruchirappalli

15.02.2020

Attended RRC programme officers training and Peer education training programme

 RRC, Bharathidasan University and TANSACS at Bharathidasan University.

18.02.2020

Outreach programme Topic- ‘Healthy habits and Cleanliness’.

T.E.L.C. Primary school, Mettupatty

12.03.2020

A Peer Educator training programme

Red Ribbon club volunteers Ms. J.Bavithra and Ms. T.Prabhavathy

13.03.2020

2018 - 2019

International Yoga Day

Mrs. SHOBANA PRITHIVI RAJ, M.Sc (YHE) Professor, Yoga for Human Excellence Srirangam Arakattalai, Srirangam and Mr. T.R. NAVANEETHAM , M.A (Tamil), M.Sc (YHE) Professor, Yoga for Human Excellence Tiruchirappalli Arakattalai, V.N.Nagar, Tiruchirappalli

21.06.2018

Gender sensitization Programme

. Dr.N.Manimegalai, Head, Department of Women Studies, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

05.02.2019

Outreach Programme in Menstrual Hygiene

Youth Red Cross and Gramalaya in Keezhavayalur - Mrs.Leena from Gramodhaya

01.03.2019

HIV/AIDS Awareness programme

Mrs. T.Vimal Arockiya Mary, ICTC Counsellor, Government Hospital, Srirangam  and Mrs.A.Thamizh, President, Network for Positive People, Tiruchirappalli

25.03.2019

Peer Educators training programme

RRC volunteers Ms. S. Anandhi and Ms.A.Swarnalakshmi

26.03.2019

2017 - 2018

A three day free Eye Screening and Check up

A.G Eye Hospital, Trichy.

11.12.2017 to 13.12.2017

Blood Donation

Mr. S. Viswanathan, Retired Professor in History, H H The Raja’s College, Pudukkottai and Joint Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Pudukkottai District Branch

26.12.2017

HIV/AIDS Awareness -‘Celebrating Life’ And ‘Living With HIV’

Mrs. T.Vimal Arokiya Mary, ICTC Counsellor, Government Hospital, Sri Rangam and .Mrs. Tamil, HIV Positive person and President of Positive Network Association.

30.01.2018

Peer educator Training  programme

1. Miss. S. Neelambari 2.Miss. L. Akila RRC volunteers

28.02.2018