A Red Cross Youth volunteer instructor demonstrating first aid to young trainees.

JUNIOR RED CROSS · KANNUR DISTRICT

Small hands. Big hearts. Real change

Young humanitarians learning to protect, serve, and unite.

See what cadets do

Photo: Singapore Red Cross Youth · CC BY-SA 3.0 · not a JRC Kannur unit

Three words the Junior Red Cross has run on since 1922.

Every unit in Kannur is built on them, and every cadet is measured against them.

ആരോഗ്യം

Health

First aid mastery, hygiene education, and emergency medical response skills for every cadet.

സേവനം

Service

Voluntary blood donation, disaster relief assistance, and active school cleanliness drives.

സൗഹൃദം

Friendship

Building international goodwill, empathy, and lifelong humanitarian brotherhood among youth.

15,000+Cadets
250+Schools
500+Camps

What a cadet actually does

A Junior Red Cross cadet learns basic life-saving skills, participates in community service, and promotes health and safety. They train to become responsible, compassionate helpers who assist during school or local emergencies.

First aid training session
01
Emergency Response

First aid training

Youth health and hygiene workshop
02
Community Wellness

Health & hygiene awareness

Road safety rally by students
03
Civic Safety

Road safety awareness

Voluntary blood donation camp
04
District Blood Registry

Voluntary blood drives

Community medical check-up camp
05
Rural Healthcare

Free medical camps

Campus cleanliness and tree planting drive
06
Environmental Action

Cleanliness drives

Disaster response drill
07
Evacuation & Rescue

Disaster preparedness

Organ and eye donation awareness camp
08
Life Pledge Awareness

Organ & eye donation

Volunteers supporting differently abled school children
09
Inclusive Care

Supporting differently abled

District blood service

Someone in Kannur needs blood tonight.

The district unit runs a live requirement board and a standby donor registry across Kannur Town, Thalassery, Taliparamba, Payyanur and Iritty. It is open to everyone, cadet or not.

Donors seated at a voluntary blood donation camp while medical staff attend to them.

Photo: Blood Donation Camp, Navy Day 2015 · GODL-India · not a JRC Kannur camp

The seven principles we don’t break

Shared by every Red Cross and Red Crescent society on earth, and by every cadet in Kannur.

Start a unit at your school

Any high school or higher secondary school in Kannur District can register a Junior Red Cross unit. A teacher coordinator signs up, and the district office does the rest.