// ABOUT US: The Red Ribbon Club is instituted in Bijni College under the direction of the Government of India. It is an institutional society through which students will spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. It envisages instilling a charity mindset among all the students to extend their able help towards developing healthy lifestyles and donating blood to all the needy through the promotion of regular voluntary blood donation. The red ribbon is a symbol for both drug prevention and the fight against AIDS. The Red Ribbon Foundation is an organization founded in 1993 whose main purpose is education about the prevention of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, Acquired Deficiency Syndrome Related Complex, or ARC, and AIDS. // AIM:
The Red Ribbon Club of Bijni College aims at harnessing the potential of the youth by equipping them with correct information on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, support, and treatment. It also aims to build their capacities as peer educators by spreading messages on positive health behaviour in an enabling environment and increasing voluntary blood donation among youth. // OBJECTIVES: 1. To reduce new HIV infections among youth by raising their risk perception through awareness programme. 2. To induce among youth the spirit to help and support people living with HIV/AIDS, thereby reducing stigma and discrimination. 3. To motivate youth and build their capacity as peer educators and change agents by developing their skills in leadership, negotiation, and team building. 4. To promote voluntary, non-remunerated blood donation among youth.