Orphans and vulnerable children in Luweero praise Red Cross ...
In a two roomed house in Wakataayi Village, Kakakala Parish, Zirobwe Sub County, Luweero district lives 12 year old primary school going Nakku Sherinah. She studies in Primary four at Kijugumbya Primary school. The household has seven (7) members with a 50 year old Nakimuli Sarah (grand mother) as the family head and Nakku being the second elder child in this home.
From the six Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the family, she was lucky to have been selected to benefit from the Uganda Red Cross Society OVC Support program in Luwero Branch, Zi ...
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The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) boasts of well equipped ambulances and quality first aid kits. The ambulances and first ai kits can be accessed through Musalaba Mwekundu Ltd, the company that moblises resources for Uganda Red Cross Society.
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The URCS Volunteers
Who is a Uganda Red Cross Society Volunteer?
A Uganda Red Cross Society volunteer is a person who freely contributes his/her services regularly or occasionally, not by a desire of material or financial gain or by external social, economic or political affiliation.
A Uganda Red Cross Society member is a person who has formally agreed to the condition or membership as required by the Uganda Red Cross Society constitution and rules and is entitled to stand and be an elected Representative on governing bodies and to vote.
Volunteers may or may not be members of Uganda Red Cross Society.
Roles and Responsibilities of Volunteers
Each volunteer has a responsibility to URCS and the people he/she has chosen to work for.
Volunteers should:
Remember that when they are working for URCS they are representing the Red Cross movement and its ideals.
Familiarize themselves with the volunteer's code of ethics, the fundamental principles, the philosophy of voluntary service, Geneva Conventions and the two additional protocols.
Be attentive to the needs of others at all times.
Be ready to assume responsibilities and try to be accessible.
Be realistic about their availability and limitations.
Seek to serve at the level of their capacity but be flexible and persevering in performing tasks undertaken.
Seek to strengthen the sub branch, branch or national secretariat by being fully informed of its goals, objectives and policies.
Try to be positive and enthusiastic.
Establish a positive working relationship with other co-volunteers and staff
By improving communication and being aware of the importance of interaction.
If in doubt, seek advice on URCS or branch matters from the appropriate authority before taking a decision.
What a Uganda Red Cross Society Volunteer must know.
History of the Red Cross movement.
Components of the Red Cross Movement
URCS History , Mission, Structure, and activities
Fundamental Principle of the Red Cross / Red Crescent
The Emblem
The Four Geneva Conventions and additional protocols (IHL)
Fundamental rules of the IHL applicable in armed conflicts
In a two roomed house in Wakataayi Village, Kakakala Parish, Zirobwe Sub County, Luweero district lives 12 year old primary school going Nakku Sherinah. She studies in Primary four at Kijugumbya Primary school. The household has seven (7) members with a 50 year old Nakimuli Sarah (grand mother) as the family head and Nakku being the second elder child in this home. 
