Røde Kors Ungdom lists several criteria for becoming a Youth Delegate;
- Experience from being a volunteer in the Red Cross
- Good physical and mental health
- Participated in the Youth Basic Training Course
- Good written and oral english
- Commitment to informational work after returning from your host country related to your experiences
- Age between 21 and 28
So just go out there and practice your language skills (both arabic, french, kinyarwanda and nepali), be an active volunteer, and get mentally prepared. And remember, you first have to apply for the Youth BTC. Application due in the beginning of december 2009.
I’m a volonteer in the Rwandan Red Cross
As an intelligent, committed and self motivated young graduate in Computer Engineering and Information Technology from Kigali Institute of Science and Information Technology (KIST), I am interested with becoming a Youth Delegate as it will allow me to gain more experience in the talents I have developed in first Aids when I was studying.
I welcome the opportunity to discuss with you how after this exchange I will best assist RRC as well as my country in fulfilling its present corporate needs.
Am 20years old and have volunteered with the Red Cross for for now five years. Our youth back home in Uganda visit other national societies in East Africa and would wish to visit Rwanda Rd Cross youth this year but to achieve this we need to know how Rwanda operates, any ideas will be welcomed. Thanks alot, Uganda Red Cross Society