Month: May 2020
Club Matters – May 2020
RC Chidambaram Central — RID 2981 The club constructed a waiting hall and toilet block at the Sub-Collector’s Office and planted trees on the
Rotary, polio and COVID-19
Over the coming months, the extensive polio infrastructure Rotary helped build will be used to support preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Building
Menstrual hygiene workshops for women
In a far-reaching initiative, RC Jamnagar, RID 3060, took up a series of workshops and MHM awareness sessions to root out prevailing superstitions among
Ensuring good sleep for children
Nothing gives us great pleasure than seeing a child sleeping peacefully. But unfortunately, not many children enjoy the luxury of a good sleep. We
Rotary opens Robotic Centre in Mumbai school
A Robotics lab was set up at the D S High School, Sion-Dharavi, by RC Mumbai North Island, RID 3141, thanks to a grant from
A remote village gets a Happy School
The Laharu Basti Primary School, about 20km from Siliguri in West Bengal, is transformed into a Happy School, thanks to Rotarians of RC Siliguri
Letters to the Editor – May 2020
Rotary’s water projects The cover photo in the March issue has women performing a traditional dance with serial lamps on their heads. One can’t help
E-auction of hand-made jewellery for PolioPlus
During the recent lockdown, a unique online fundraiser titled Manavta Ka Gahna (Jewel of Humanity), was organised by the World’s Greatest Meal team led
Working with Rotary to eradicate polio
1 What made you decide to work on polio eradication? In 1952, three years before I was born, the US experienced one of the worst
Udaan helps Vadodara students fly high
During the lockdown period, RC Baroda Metro, RID 3060, has teamed up with The Edu Club to send worksheets to primary schoolchildren through WhatsApp on
RI Board meetings to go virtual till Dec 2020; free virtual RI Convention
The 2019–20 RI Board of Directors met via video conference in mid-March and April, and reviewed 10 committee reports and recorded 36 decisions. The Board
Renewing relationships
Samanvaya, the District Conference of RID 3170, brought together 1,500 Rotarians, along with their families, Rotaractors and Interactors to network and bond with each
Quenching Bengaluru’s thirst for great coffee
Following a 50-year-old tradition and legacy in a tiny space in Shankarpuram, Bengaluru, the Brahmin’s Coffee Bar is one of the much loved coffee hubs
Kerala Rotarians focus on hospital equipment to fight pandemic
Having doctors as incoming or nominated district governors is certainly a boon during a pandemic such as the one the world is facing in COVID-19.
Karnataka Rotarians reach out
During the corona pandemic lockdown, the Rotary clubs of RID 3190 rose to the challenge to help the people of Karnataka in various ways. As
RID 3060 rises to the occasion during corona pandemic
A week before the COVID-19 lockdown, Rotarians of RID 3060 got their act together to ensure that the eight Rotary Youth Exchange programme students
An Australian toilet warrior bats for WinS in India
He had worked extremely hard for a couple of years to raise money from his charity, his Rotary club (RC Box Hill Central in
Service above self during a global pandemic
The speed, alacrity and heart with which the entire Rotary world, particularly Rotarians in India, responded to the COVID-19 pandemic is heart-warming. Without any nudging