Red Ribbon Club is a movement started by the Government of India in schools and colleges through which, students will spread awareness over HIV / AIDS. It envisages to instil charity mind among all the students to extend their able help towards developing healthy life styles, donating blood to all the needy by promotion of Regular voluntary blood donation.

 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RED RIBBON IN HIV / AIDS IS:

• Red like Love, as a symbol of passion and tolerance for those affected.
• Red like Blood, representing the pain caused by many people who have of AIDS.
• Red like the anger about the helplessness about which we are facing for a disease for which there is still no cure.
• Red is a sign of warning not to carelessly ignore one of the biggest problems of our time. 

The club aims at providing awareness about HIV and to promote voluntary blood donation among students.The club also facilitates in conducting activities to make the student community aware about AIDS and its psycho-social impacts. We strive to create more voluntary blood donors from our institution through committed activities. 

Objectives

• To spread awareness among the students about AIDS.
• To promote effective action through leadership and shared responsibility at all levels of government and society.
• To educate the youth about HIV prevention methods in order to reduce new occurrences.
• To raise awareness and counsel the students regarding their health in terms of various diseases.
• To provide a platform for strengthening the responses to HIV among the diverse populations.       

              COORDINATOR : Greeshma. E 

Report on HIV/AIDS Awareness Class

                                                               
An HIV/AIDS Awareness Class was organized by the Red Ribbon Club of Nasra College of Arts and Science, in association with the NSS, on 09/02/26 at 2.00 PM in the Seminar Hall.The programme began with a warm welcome by Kavya, Red Ribbon Club Coordinator. The session was formally inaugurated by the Principal, Dr. P. Zubair, who highlighted the importance of awareness and responsible behaviour in preventing HIV/AIDS, especially among young people.The dignitaries were felicitated by the Vice Principal, Ayisha Jamseera, NSS Programme Coordinator, Ranjith, and the Union Chairperson, Hiba.The awareness class was handled by Ms. Neethu Jose, ICTC Counsellor, D.H. Perinthalmanna. The resource person delivered an informative and engaging session on HIV/AIDS, covering its causes, modes of transmission, prevention methods, and the importance of early testing and counselling. The class helped to clear common misconceptions and encouraged students to adopt a healthy and responsible lifestyle.The programme concluded with a vote of thanks by Archana, NSS Volunteer, expressing gratitude to the resource person, dignitaries, organizers, and participants for making the programme a success.The session was highly informative and created greater awareness among students about HIV/AIDS and the role of youth in building a healthy and stigma-free society.