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Rachel Oh’s experience as a military child and Red Cross volunteer is preparing her for her dream career: being a doctor in conflict zones. Rachel lives with her mother, an oncologist at the largest U.S. military hospital outside of the continental U.S., in Germany. Her mother’s work inspired her to seek out volunteer opportunities and led her to our International Humanitarian Law Youth Action Campaign (YAC). YAC is an educational outreach program that raises awareness about humanitarian principles in times of war. Rachel educates her community while setting up booths on base and wheeling snack carts through hospital hallways. Rachel’s dedication helped her become president of her high school's Red Cross Club and earn an invite to the Youth Action Campaign Summit at our headquarters in Washington, D.C. Her work was so impressive that she was asked to attend a series of international meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, as a youth representative. “I never expected anyone to take my wo...

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