Junior Red Cross is the wings of Red Cross.The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) is a voluntary humanitarian organisation to protect human life and health based in India. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and so shares the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The society's mission is providing relief in times of
disasters/emergencies and promoting health & care of vulnerable
people and communities. It has a network of over 700 branches throughout
India. The Society uses the Red Cross as an emblem
in common with other international Red Cross societies. Volunteering
has been at the very heart of the Indian Red Cross Society since its
inception in 1920, with the Society havingJunior volunteering programmes.