RCY+
Youth Leadership Development
Youth power is precious assets of Hong Kong Red Cross. During the past decades, our agency is actively encouraging young people in participating various humanitarian work, so as to equip them to become humanitarian leader who cares about minority and the community in need. Through coordinating, supporting and promoting the work by local and overseas Red Cross Youth, we hope to increase the youth involvement of university students and working youth with their unique potentials, to carry out various humanitarian social services within the agency and contribute in Red Cross Movement.
Red Cross Youth Plus
RCY+ is a platform for youth to organize various activities, to promote youth participation and encourage youth voice.
1. Practice - To apply our values and believes into our daily actions.
2. Learn - To gain or acquire knowledge and skill by experience and practice.
3. Unite - To come together for a common mission.
4. Serve - To work and perform duties for others 'well-being.
Local Activities
Humanity Academy
As a platform for youth leadership development, the program is focused primarily on diversity learning and experiential learning. Through different activities and services, the program aims to enable tertiary students to understand the humanitarian works of HKRC, to develop a positive attitude towards volunteer work and to analyze social issues from a humanitarian perspective, thereby becoming leaders with a global vision and a humanitarian mindset, and eventually offering their long-term support to the Red Cross Movement.
Humanitarian Leadership - Training sessions for Project Design
Policy and Public Administration - Agency Visit to District Office under Home Affairs Department
Study groups on humanitarian issues
In aggregate for HKRC and communities, teenagers plan and organize community services to care and serve the vulnerable groups. By experiencing different forms of social services and exploration to the society, it encourages our members to reflect on humanitarian issues from different perspectives and put volunteerism into practice.
Social issues from humanity angle
Overseas exchange activities
International exchange
We are offering opportunities for youth representatives participating in youth conferences, overseas adventure-based training, community services and cultural exchange activities.
Singapore-Hong Kong RCY International Exchange 2018
Summer Camp Gathering for East Asia Red Cross Youth members 2018
International conferences and forums
RCY Leaders have chances to represent HKRC and take part in various international youth forums, including the “East Asia Leaders Meeting and East Asia Youth Network Meeting” and the “IFRC General Assembly”. We encourage them to give views and learn from Red Cross members in different places.
Group photo with 2015 East Asia Youth Network (EYAN) core members
2018 East Asia Youth Network (EAYN) Meeting was successfully held at Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters.
Y+ Youth Life-Wide Education Centre
To align with the education and youth development approach of the agency, the headquarters offers a flexible and diversified platform for innovative youth activities. With stage lighting and sound equipment, activities such as medium- and small-scale performances, seminars and sharing sessions can be held in Y+.
Y+ Youth Life-Wide Education Centre
