Nigerian Red Cross celebrates 60 years of empowering and raising humanitarian leaders

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The Nigerian Red Cross has organised a 60th annual youth leadership training camp to train youths on leadership skills, particularly in serving humanity. The camp focuses on the 5 Cs – Compassionate, Creative, Collaborative, Credible, and Committed – which are the key values that Red Cross volunteers strive to embody every day.

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The training camp, held at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agent Resettlement Centre, Igando, Lagos, aims to prepare youth to become full-fledged members of the Red Cross by assessing their strengths and weaknesses, clarifying and reassessing their values, and integrating the organisation’s corporate values.

The Branch Chairman, Dr Adebola Kolawole, thanked all stakeholders for their commitment and perseverance over the past 60 years of the organisation’s existence. She said the Red Cross has been committed to raising and developing young humanitarian leaders, adding that the youth volunteers are not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are the heartbeat of the Red Cross movement today.

“Producing young leaders requires more than just intelligence; it demands a comprehensive system that provides guidance, support, and rigorous preparation throughout the academic journey,” Kolawole said. She emphasised that the Red Cross is known for humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality, and these seven fundamental principles sum up the Movement’s ethics and are at the core of its approach to helping people in need.

The camp’s theme, “On the Side of Humanity”, is a powerful reminder of what binds the Red Cross together, Kolawole said, adding that it is a call to remain steadfast in the mission to uphold human dignity, extend compassion, and serve those in crisis, especially in the most underserved and remote areas.

Kolawole encouraged the volunteers to be challenged, inspired, and equipped to grow, not just in first aid, emergency response, and disaster preparedness, but in public speaking, teamwork, leadership, and cross-cultural understanding. “As we mark this Diamond Jubilee, let it be a celebration not just of our past, but a launchpad into a future where every young Red Crosser remains proudly and unshakably on the side of humanity,” she said.

The Branch Secretary, Instr. Suraju Lasisi, noted that the youth volunteers were exposed to facilitators who taught them how to overcome future challenges and were given the privilege to learn how to use first aid, attend to emergency cases, and control disasters as part of their duties as humanitarian personnel.

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