PRCS starts campaign to boost community volunteerism

ISLAMABAD Dec 09 : The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has started a campaign “Find a Volunteer Inside You” to further boost the community volunteerism on successful infusion of spirit of selfless service to needy people without discrimination of class, color and creed through youth and volunteers affiliated to its programs and activities at a function held in connection with World Volunteers Day.
Youth and volunteers from all over the country including male and female from FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir also participated in the function.
PRCS Managing Body Member and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) former Chairman Mian Muhammad Javed speaking on the occasion said PRCS believes that young people everywhere have aspirations and can contribute for the betterment of society and the youth camp aims at mobilizing a large number of youth volunteers, coordinate activities of youth - involving organizations, promote good volunteer management practices and advocate value of volunteerism in Pakistan.
He said the PRCS focuses on successful infusion of spirit of selfless service to needy people without discrimination of class, color and creed through youth volunteers affiliated to its programs and activities. Today, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society is proud to have more than 120,000 volunteers attached to its programs in various forms.
“Youth at PRCS enhances the ability to deliver its service to vulnerable in an efficient manner by bringing enthusiasm and a fresh perspective to the activities of the Society,” he added.

PRCS Secretary General Dr Rizwan Naseer said that volunteerism is a backbone for various activities at the Society and a core value of good citizenship. Youth volunteers at PRCS on different occasions are given an opportunity to learn and develop their skills through additional responsibilities. Basic orientation courses, secondary training and advanced trainings on Red Crescent doctrine are provided to enhance their performance level.
He said that during the earthquake of October, 8th, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Swat and subsequent floods in Khyber-Pakhutnkhawa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan the youth volunteers played commendable role in providing assistance and help to the victims of these disasters and their services are a beacon of light for other to follow. He said that the PRCS reached to over 8 million victims and that was only possible after the untiring efforts of these volunteers.

He said that PRCS along with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has taken up the initiative to train the volunteers so that they can carry out the operations befittingly.

At the end the volunteers were awarded certificates and medals for rendering commendable services for the flood victims all over the Pakistan.
The closing ceremony was attended by representatives of IFRC, ICRC, sister national societies and a large number of people from all walks of life.

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