Red Ribbon Club (RRC) program is a voluntary on-campus intervention, aimed at heightening the risk perception and preventing HIV among youth. RRCs have become a powerful medium to reach out to young people. Spearheaded by the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS), this program is duly supported by the Department of Higher Education and Department of Technical Education with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP).
Atlanta demonstrating the importance of inter-sector collaboration to address the issue of HIV/AIDS. RRCs empower students in the age group of 17 – 25, by giving them information and life skills to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and changing the most active among into peer educators.
