Month: August 2017
Rotary club to build gazebo to mark its centennial
The Rotary Club of Saskatoon (Canada, D 5550) broke ground on a new project in celebration of the club’s 100th anniversary. The club’s centennial project
Destigmatising dementia in a Scottish town
When the Rotary Club of Duns, Scotland — D 1020, dedicated its charitable efforts to dementia several years ago, a few of its members, including
1,200 primary school students get backpacks with stationery
The Rotary Club of Ashburn’s (Virginia, US — District 7610) signature charitable event has doubled in size this year, meaning 1,200 elementary schoolers in need
Hunger warriors feed million mouths
In a shelter home in Munirka in southwest Delhi, a group of 30 children jump with excitement at the sight of three large containers of
Rotary to hold mock UN Assembly in Canberra
They may be at the twelfth year of their school education and it may be a mock United Nations but the importance of their draft resolutions
Rotary to host Oktoberfest in September
It will be a fun-filled Saturday (September 30) at Oktoberfest, a family event, being sponsored by Rotary Club of Concord (Massachusetts, US — District 7910).
Child marriages rampant in Telangana
Child marriages have been a pressing issue in Telangana over a long time even after piecing together laws to arrest them. A Hyderabad-based NGO has
Stir against exploitation of migrant wives in the UK
Britain’s largest Indian women’s group, the 21,000-strong Indian Ladies in UK CIC will stage a silent protest outside the Home Office headquarters in London against
Rotary Nigeria launches Mission for Vision
The 9110 District Governor, Rotary International, Dr Wale Ogunbadejo, has re-affirmed the position of Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate as number one in the
Pakistan NGO helps jailed fishermen return home
It was an occasion to celebrate for the families of the 78 Indian fishermen who recently found their way back home from Pakistan. Having been
Sri Lankan gets Rotary scholarship for US study
Jet lag after arriving on Friday from Sri Lanka is just one of many experiences Tehara Dalpethado expects to have in the next nine months.
Dark underbelly of sex trade in Chandigarh
The number of registered commercial sex workers (CSWs) with the State AIDS Control Society in Chandigarh is 3,100. Slums and colonies on the periphery of
E-club enables Rotary bonding, fellowship
The Rotary Club of Newlands (Cape Town, South Africa — District 9350) has launched its first E-club which will enable its members to interact despite
A gala, sumptuous crab feast in Annapolis
Having met their steamy fate, thousands of crabs sat awaiting the shell-cracking, backfin-seeking horde on Friday night. But they didn’t wait long before being gobbled
Haryana villagers send rakhis to Trump
He may have not heard of ‘Rakhi’, but the women and girls of a remote Muslim-dominated village “symbolically” named by an NGO after US President
Rotary scholarships for high school graduates
For about two years members of the Mount Airy Rotary Club (North Carolina, US – District 7690) have been writing cheques on their birthdays, and
Husband and wife installed as Rotary presidents
For husband and wife, Mark Burton and Dickie Van Breene, Rotary is much more than belonging to a humanitarian organisation. It’s about making a difference
A digital route to make children love reading
Katha, an NGO working for the past 30 years, have launched an initiative called 300 million challenge which aims to help children learn and educate
Foxboro Rotary helps transform lives in Mexico
Recent Foxboro High School graduate Sofia Isaza never anticipated how much she and other volunteers might help isolated Mexican farmers see more clearly. Nor did
Bengaluru boys make city schools greener
Nishant Panicker and Aniruddah Vorunganti are the kind of people who cannot but leave you thoroughly impressed. Aniruddah studies medicine at Oxford university, whilst Nishant
Food Army sends theplas to flood victims
We just want them to get a good home-cooked meal,” said Rintu Rathod, founder of Food Army, a charitable group in Mumbai. At her flat