| National Youth Representative Vinay Menon has received the prestigious Young People’s Human Rights Medal by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Vinay, who is the National Youth Representative on the Red Cross National Board and Chairperson of the National Youth Advisory Committee, was today presented with the Medal for outstanding work in the Human Rights field.
Now entering his final year of a medical degree, Vinay has volunteered since he was 15. Among his many roles with Red Cross he has volunteered in youth health programs in disadvantaged Australian communities and travelled to Solferino for the Youth on the Move conference. |
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Vinay Menon, winner of the Young People's Human Rights Medal.
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‘I have loved and learned from every minute volunteering with Red Cross, and I’m grateful for the opportunity. Volunteering with young Sudanese refugees in Perth to help deal with mental health issues, and volunteering overseas at a refugee camp near the Congo, have been some of the best experiences of my life.
‘Thank you for the individual honour, but I hope people are aware this is the tip of the iceberg! Young people are doing amazing things in Red Cross, serving breakfast to kids in disadvantaged communities, addressing the humanitarian impact of climate change, and linking up with Red Cross and Red Crescent youth in other countries.’
He has been the Red Cross National Youth Representative and Chairperson of the National Youth Advisory Committee for two years and a Red Cross volunteer for five years, most recently as a member of the Red Cross Board’s National Tracing, Refugee and Asylum Seekers Advisory Committee.
Useful links
Youth on the Move
http://www.redcross.org.au/ourservices_acrossaustralia_youtheducation_
events_youth-on-the-move.htm
