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RC Bombay helps youth “hungry for knowledge”

Rasheeda Bhagat

An iconic project of the Rotary Club of Bombay, RID 3141, is its aggressive promotion of IT literacy and technical skills among the youth in underprivileged and lower-middle-class families through its IT Innovation Labs

Rotary and GoI to work gotether for community welfare

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Rotary International and the Government of India have initiated discussions to deepen collaboration in advancing national development priorities through community-led initiatives, following a recent meeting between Vice President of India C P Radhakrishnan and RI Vice President M Muruganandam in

End Polio Now flame returns home to Taiwan

Rasheeda Bhagat

The End Polio Flame, initiated by the Rotary Club of Madras, RID 3234, in RY 2014–15, when the club was led by S N Srikanth, and launched in Taipei, Taiwan, when Gary Huang was the RI President, returned to the

A green lifeline for the Sundarbans

Jaishree

Marking the World Environment Day on June 5, the Rotary Club of Salt Lake Metropolitan Kolkata, RID 3291, launched an ambitious mangrove restoration project at Mokamberia village in the Basanti Islands of the Sundarbans. The initiative aims to plant one

Kamadhenu creates lasting livelihoods

Jaishree

Sixty-three widows and single women from villages around Bengaluru received milch cows under Project Kamadhenu, a global grant initiative that aims to provide them with a sustainable source of income. The project was implemented in May by the Rotary Club

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Projects

CNG autos to 50 women in Chennai

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In a CSR-grant project to empower women through a sustainable income, RC Anna Nagar Madras, RID 3234, joined hands with Aptus Value Housing Finance India and ANEW, an NGO providing livelihood support, to distribute pink autorickshaws to 50 women. Each vehicle costing ₹2.7 lakh got a funding of ₹1 lakh

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Rotary and Usha stitch together livelihoods for 70 women

Kiran Zehra

A sewing machine is a useful household appliance. But in the right hands, it can also become the foundation of a business, says PDG Sanjeev Gupta, member of RC Indore Uptown, RID 3040. “That is the idea behind the partnership between our club and Usha International, which has helped 70 rural women build sustainable, sewing-based

Making a difference – August 2026

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Rotary expands a school in Trichy RI Vice President and RID M Muruganandam inaugurated a building (1,200 sqft) at the Government Aided Middle School in Trichy, constructed by RC Tiruchirapalli Fort, RID 3000, at a cost of ₹20 lakh. The new building has additional classrooms and gender-segregated toilet blocks. The

Helping parents understand autism

Kiran Zehra

Does my child hate me?’ was one of the most heartbreaking questions asked by a mother at our autism awareness workshop,” says Pradeep Khamkar,

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