Red Cross to develop youth programs and volunteering in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Red Cross Society, the Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Volunteer Affairs and the NGO Safe Educational Space signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop youth programs and promote the culture of volunteering among young people in Ukraine.
The document was signed during a press conference at Ukrinform.

In particular, cooperation involves the development of educational communities through the expansion of volunteering: development and implementation of youth, volunteer, humanitarian and other social projects, programs, initiatives and campaigns, as well as the creation of quality modern educational and training programs.

"For many years, the Ukrainian Red Cross has been implementing projects aimed at supporting young people, as volunteering and youth initiatives are an integral part of the organization's work. Having united forces with such partners as the Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Volunteer Affairs and the NGO Safe Educational Space, we will be able to expand prospects and attract even more interested active youth," said Maksym Dotsenko, Director General of the National Committee of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.

The memorandum also provideі for the exchange of educational, training and development programs aimed at the development of personal, interpersonal, professional and specialized skills and competencies.

According to the participants of the event, the signing of the Memorandum between the Red Cross, the Presidential Commissioner and the NGO should give impetus to the systematic and comprehensive development of volunteering culture; provide young people with knowledge and tools to ensure security and social assistance, which will help build a safe environment in every part of the state.