Month: August 2024
Letters to the Editor – August 2024
Preeti Mehra’s article Slow down on fast fashion is an eye-opener for today’s children and their doting parents as well. Our elders passed on
Shops on Wheels
In Aurangabad, Nanda Hiware’s days are now filled with hope and promise. A physically- challenged mother of two, she brings home Rs.300–400 daily, thanks to her ‘tricycle shop’ — a lifeline provided by RC Poona Downtown, RID 3131.
Boosting patient care with new infrastructure
Rotary Club of Coimbatore Texcity, RID 3201, provided the Spine Academy in the city with a new block and equipped it with 20 beds and wheelchairs.
Teaching baking to HIV positive children
RC Calcutta Presidency, RID 3291, conducted a baking workshop for HIV-infected children at the Arunima Hospice to give them skills in whipping up cookies in various flavours and selling the bakery products, which will fetch them regular income.
Healing people in Mozambique
Medical miracles do happen at Rotary’s medical missions to Africa.
Club Matters – August 2024
A vocational centre was upgraded (Rs.6 lakh) and inaugurated in the presence of PDG N Govindaraj
A garden for the body, soul and planet
If someone has summed up the meaning of what it feels to keep a garden, it is Victorian poet Alfred Austin. He said, “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” And to his poetic words, allow me to add, a ‘green’ soul that has taken saving nature to heart.
Pedal Power
On a Sunday morning, three students — Vedant and Mayank Desale, and Chinmay Ratnakar — from the Zilla Parishad School in Sogay village near Mumbai, made their way through the empty
Mapping Goa’s biodiversity
Once a pristine oasis of greenery, scenic waterfalls and exquisite, bluish coral beaches, “Goa is being swamped by unbridled tourism which is badly affecting our ecosystem, and so we thought of a
Ironing out Carbon
Narasimha first heard the term “carbon footprint” while watching a street play performed by students from the Interact Club of Samskar School. The play, part of an initiative by RC Hyderabad
Project vignettes – August 2024
RC Madurai Sangamam, RID 3000, inaugurated a girls’ toilet block worth Rs.5.5 lakh at the Government HS School, Avaniyapuram. The project, funded by both a global grant and a CSR grant
A Rotary nursing institute in Goa
RC Panaji, RID 3170, in collaboration with Montfort Academy and Veejay Facility, Panjim, has established the Institute of Nursing at the Montfort Academy in Corlim, Goa.
Let’s continue to create magic
As we step into a new Rotary year, a world of possibilities unfolds before us. July marks the beginning of this exciting journey, filled with
West Bengal villages get sanitation facilities
Over 500 households in villages across West Bengal are now complete with toilets, thanks to a global grant project of RC Calcutta Chowrenghee, RID 3291, along with international partner RC New York Metro City, USA, and TRF. “Open defecation was rampant in the villages, and women and girls particularly were at danger, as this made them vulnerable to health risks and gender-based violence, and affected their dignity and self-respect,” says Vikram Tantia, Foundation Committee chair of the host club. Hence the club decided to install toilets in individual houses in these villages.
From challenge to opportunity
If we are to truly change the world with The Magic of Rotary, it’s up to all of us to foster a sense of belonging
Wellness in a Box
A silent crisis affecting young people — a rise in anxiety, depression, and even suicide. It is a national reality and as a mental health professional for 35 years, I’ve been seeing the warning signs. There was a 20 per cent increase in anxiety and depression during the Covid pandemic. Deaths by suicide were also going up, especially among high school students. Due to the stigma surrounding mental health, awareness about it was low. Young people suffered in silence and took recourse to the last option. In India, where over 50 per cent of the population is below 25 years of age and one-third is under the age of 18, this is a critical issue.
RID 3250 on a giving high
This is their maiden contribution to TRF for 1,150 Rotarians across 56 Rotary clubs in our district,” says Sushil Poddar, past president of RC Patna Samrat, RID 3250, as he relates how the feat was achieved.