Month: February 2025
Rotary club’s plastic cleanup leads to new benches
By Martin Cohn, Rotary Club of Springfield, Vermont, USA — Last year, I read about a project conducted by the Capital City Sunrise Rotary Club
Breaking the silence: Interact project supports mental health in Bangladesh
By Suhana Rahman Shukonna, past president of the Interact Club of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and coordinator of Project Talk Hope — My journey in Rotary began when
Mr. Privilege teaches about hunger, poverty, power of creative storytelling
By Jason Browne — In September 2024, I found myself in an unexpected situation: I was “held hostage” by an entity whimsically named Mr. Privilege.
A day with the RI president at the Rotary Peace Center in Japan
Much has been written about RI President Stephanie Urchick’s initiative of using the Rotary Action Plan to grow Rotary. Recently, I witnessed her living another of her
Making a difference – February 2025
At the ‘Namma School Namma Ooru Palli’ (NSNOP) Conclave hosted by the Department of School Education, Tamil Nadu,
Bridging generations
We should have fun and enjoy the fact that we are creating magic. While we’re changing people’s lives, we’re also enriching our own
Ripples of hope and change
This month, as we come together for the International Assembly and the Presidential Peace Conference, we celebrate The Magic of Rotary — a unique blend
Rotaractor friends for life
Rotaractors bring the party! The proof is in their photos and videos documenting the Rotaractor experience at the Rotary International Convention.
Project Vignettes
RC Kanpur, RID 3110, runs the Neki Ki Diwar (Wall of Kindness) at Rotary Shahid Park, Phoolbagh. During winter, this facility offers warm clothes, blankets, and other essentials to those in need. With active support from club members and the Rotaract Club of Kanpur Star, over 1,000 items have already been distributed this season.
Ambassadors of peace
By some measures, great progress has been made in building more peaceful societies around the world. Yet the reality of ongoing regional wars, skirmishes,
Rotary’s commitment to peace, growth & giving
Dear Fellow Rotarians, As we mark Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Month, let’s confront the stark reality of conflicts’ devastating impact. The numbers are staggering: over
A gentleman Prime Minister
No other Prime Minister of India was subjected to the kind of abuse, humiliation and disdain reserved for Dr Manmohan Singh, who served as India’s
Manila charms women Rotarians
It was once-in-a-lifetime experience for the 42 all-women ‘Shegulls’ team from RID 3000 as they went on a week-long expedition to Manila, Philippines. They initiated five projects in the country in a joint endeavour with local clubs of RID 3820 with whom they had flag exchanges at interactive sessions.
Letters to the Editor – February 2025
Membership blues I read with interest the article on membership attrition by Rasheeda Bhagat. Club leadership is critical to arrest membership decline in Rotary. Instead
Keeping our children safe
Rotary Club of Agra, RID 3110, has initiated a programme to raise awareness on safe and unsafe touch among schoolchildren.
Interactors do eco-friendly projects
In a move that promotes education of poor children, even while helping protect the environment, the Interactors of St John’s School
Club matters – February 2025
RC Cuddalore Coastal City – RID 2981 Rotarians distributed relief material consisting of edible items, groceries, blankets and other essentials to families affected by Cyclone
Meet Your Governors
A Rotary Knowledge Enhancement and Faculty Centre will be built in Thane to train Rotarians through a CSR grant
A scholar Prime Minister
Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time
In tune with words
An image doing the rounds recently on WhatsApp caught my attention. It featured Zakir Hussain, Dr Manmohan Singh
The inspiring journey of a Rotary icon
On July 24, 1991, Dr Manmohan Singh put India on the world map by liberalising the Indian economy. Just three weeks before that