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My VP being a former Rotaractor is deliberate: Babalola

Rasheeda Bhagat

Incoming RI President Olayinka Hakeem Babalola’s charm offensive begins with the easy familiarity with which he speaks to us as he strides into the Rotary News Trust office for this interview. There is neither

Making Rotary a household name is my vision

Rasheeda Bhagat

Janice Philip, the District Rotaract Representative (DRR) of RID 3192 and Assistant RPIC of Rotary, is both a Rotaractor and a Rotarian. Asked why she’d want to be both, she says, “My family believes in giving back to society and

Rotary egg pushcart ventures launched in the North East

Rasheeda Bhagat

I am not a rich man; I am a common man who has only two hands to help the people around me, but because I am a Rotarian, along with Rotary I have thousands of hands to help those in

Restoring lost sound

Jaishree

For three-year-old Krit Bhatiya, the world has begun to sound different. The laughter of family members, the voices around him, and the rhythms of daily life — sounds many take for granted — are now part of his growing world.

Scotland’s Rotarians provide playground equipment for disabled

Sam Murray

Aberdeen, Scotland, got its first wheelchair accessible swing and trampoline, thanks to the Rotary Club of Aberdeen Bon Accord, RID 1010, Scotland. It all started in the spring of 2024 when a club member mentioned that his wheelchair-dependent granddaughter enjoyed

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Kerala flood victims get homes

Rasheeda Bhagat

When Kerala was devastated by floods in 2019 and the homes of hundreds of people were turned into rubble, RI District 3211 PDG Dr Giju Alexander George, and his wife Ramani, both AKS members, were thinking of helping out in some way with the funds they had donated to TRF,

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Making a difference – May 2026

Team Rotary News

A limb fitment camp in Pune A two-day prosthetic limb camp organised by RC Pune Heritage, RID 3131, benefitted 150 amputees. The project involved two medical camps — one for taking measurements, followed by fitment of artificial limbs a month later. The logistics were taken care of by Bharat Vikas Parishad and Dhole Patil College

A RYLA forspecial children

Kiran Zehra

Leadership programmes rarely account for children with ­special needs,” says Dr Sandeep Gharat, president, RC Dombivli East, RID 3142. A DEI-focused RYLA organised by his club in March sought to challenge that gap “by creating a space where differently-abled children could actively take part, and not be held back by

A record Rotary medical mission in Shivpuri

Team Rotary News

On March 24, 2026, RI District 3053 created history by entering the India Book of Records for the ‘largest free multi-specialty medical camp organised

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