Red Ribbon
The RRC youth of S.S. Jain Subodh Girls College Sanganer, Jaipur is encouraged to learn about safe and healthy lifestyles. The RRC promotes access to information on healthy life and voluntary blood donation. They create and provide opportunity to the zeal of volunteerism among youth to contribute towards the control and prevention of HIV&AIDS. The Red Ribbon Club is a voluntary on-campus intervention program for students. The programme organized by RRC addresses the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of the youths in the interrelated areas of Voluntary Blood Donation, HIV & AIDS, as demanded by their age, environment, and life style.
Objectives:
Red Ribbon Club programme with the objective of bringing about behaviour change in young minds employs various strategies like:
- On 8th August, 2025, A marathon (red run) competition was conducted to spread awareness against HIV.
- *An awareness and meditation programme “Utsaah” was organised by “Art of living” organization Date month year
- On 10th October 2025, NSS and RRC organized Youth Connect Training Programme on Mental Health Day, covering cybersecurity, Developed India, gender equality, child safety, career guidance, and awareness on self-esteem.
- On 29th November 2025, a Nukkad natak was organised on “Nasha Mukti” to eradicate the drug abuse in the communities.
- On 1st and 2nd December 2025, World AIDS Day was celebrated by organising various competitions such as posters, paintings, face paintings, rangoli , and debate and a human chain was created to spread awareness about AIDS among people by removing the discrimination prevalent in the society.
- On 15th December 2025, RRC Incharge, peer team leaders an students participated in the State Level Health Check-up and Blood Donation Camp (Sarkar Arogya Shivir) organized by the Rajasthan State Government in collaboration with RSACS, Jaipur, at the Ayurved Hospital Campus, Pratap Nagar.
- On 11th February, 2026 Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society, the Red Ribbon Club volunteers, peer team members and all college students participated & created a world record social media drive to achieve the make a World Record Social Media Drive the maximum number of followers, likes, and shares on the official NACO App and associated awareness platforms.
- A One-Day Capacity Building Workshop was organized by the Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society. RRC Officers Dr. Poonam Panghal and Dr. Swapnal Sisodiya participated along with other RRC officers. The workshop focused on effective communication, the importance of voluntary blood donation, and breaking myths and stigma related to HIV/AIDS.
- On 14thAugust, 2024, RRC Organized a Red Run Marathon/ Competition for generating HIV awareness.
- On 1stOctober, 2024, a visit to the Prathishta Blood Bank, Jaipur was organized to celebrate “National Voluntary Blood Donation Day”. The excursion aimed to raise awareness about the critical importance of blood donation.
- From 28thNovember to 1stDecember, 2024, RRC celebrated World AIDS Day on the theme of “Collective Action : Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress” by conducting various competitions i.e. Photography, Poster making, Poetry writing, Slogan writing, Painting, Face- painting, Poster, Rangoli, Debate Competition as well as forming a long human chain to spread awareness among students and community.
- The Grand finale of the three-day celebrations was held on 30thNovember, 2024. The event was inaugurated by esteemed guests, Mr. Shaheen Ali Khan, IAS (Project Director, Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society), Dr. Keshari Singh Shekhawat (Additional Project Director, RSACS), and Dr. Pradeep Chaudhary (Joint Director, IEC & Mainstreaming, RSACS).
- On October 18th, 2024, the “My Health, My Responsibility” awareness campaign was held at Rotary Club Jaipur, organized by the State Coalition of People Living with HIV Sansthan Rajasthan AIDS Control Society Jaipur in collaboration with the Rotary Club and other health authorities.
The event was graced by chief guest Dr. Pradeep Chaudhary (Joint Director, IEC and Mainstreaming, RSACS) and featured speakers including Mr. Sitaram Yadav (Deputy Director, Mainstreaming and IEC, RSACS), Mrs. Garima Bhati, Assistant Director of Youth Affairs (RSACS), Rotary officials, and Dr. Indra Gupta (Deputy CMHO-Health, Jaipur). |
Dr. Poonam Panghal, HOD (Home Science) Red Ribbon Club coordinator, delivered a session on “Nutrition and its Importance for Women,” highlighting health and disease prevention.
The event promoted awareness of reproductive health and cervical cancer prevention for WLHIV.
- On 30thNovember, 2024 A free health Check-up was organized in collaboration with the HDFC Bank, Swastik Blood Bank, Mangalam plus Medicity Hospital, Mansarovar. A voluntary blood donation camp and free health check-up camp was organized by Dr. Vinod Gautam, Physician, and Dr. Gunjan, Gynecologist of Mangalam plus Medicity Hospital, Mansarovar.
- On 11thDecember, 2024, a visit was organized at St. Jude India Child Care Centre, Kavita Cancer Care Centre for Cancer Awareness.
Committee Member
- Dr. Poonam Panghal
- Ms. Namrata Jadon
- Dr. Swapnal Sisodiya
- Dr. Mahima Sharma