Author: Rotary News
Human Milk Bank in Guwahati
Rotary Club of Guwahati, RID 3240, has set up a human milk bank at the Satribari Christian Hospital in Guwahati, with a $35,158 global grant support from TRF and RC Moorpark, RID 5240, USA. The facility will help to pasteurise and store in a deep freezer breastmilk
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Grow more to do impactful projects: RIPE Shekhar Mehta
Grow Rotary to do more by increasing membership and taking up impactful projects with 4–5 clubs joining together, said RIPE Shekhar Mehta at the Valentine’s Day virtual event hosted by RC Banguio Summer Capital, RID 3790, the Philippines, in partnership with the Synergy Rotary Friendship Alliance.
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An innovative sapling project from RC Kangra
If you drink nariyal pani (tender coconut water) in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, you wouldn’t have to throw away the shell. RC Kangra, RID 3070, under its environmental protection campaign is giving out succulent and shallow root plants to the tender coconut vendors in the city who fill
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Tailoring skills enhance livelihood for rural women in Thanjavur
It was a defining moment for Savitha Prabhakaran (48) when she received a sewing machine with certificate at the pass-out ceremony. Having lost her husband at a young age, she had to eke out a living as housemaid for years before RC Thanjavur South, RID 2981, offered
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Rotary Public Toilets in Dhone
Rotary Club of Dhone, RID 3160, constructed a public toilet block in the centre of the town. “The area has a floating population and is dotted with government offices. So the facility will serve its purpose here,” said club president Shankar Goud. The sanitation block constructed at
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From RI South Asia Office desk
Every Rotarian Every Year Every Rotarian is encouraged to make a personal gift to the Annual Fund and participate in a Foundation grant or programme every year. The Annual Fund is the primary source of funds for TRF activities. Contributions help Rotarians carry out
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RC Pune Metro sets up a smart class for blind students
What began as a one-time project of setting up a smart class in a school for the visually impaired in March last year turned out to become a passion for the members of RC Pune Metro, RID 3131. “We are looking for more such schools to transform
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RC Bombay targets 470 paediatric heart surgeries
Neither Covid nor lockdown restrictions has stalled the paediatric heart surgeries project of RC Bombay, RID 3141, which it is currently implementing through two global grants. While the first GG project (Rs.1.3 crore) will be wrapped up by March-end with a target of 125 heart surgeries (119
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Sewing machines donated to needy women in Patiala
Fifteen sewing machines were presented, along with course completion certificates, to the first batch of the Free Stitching Centre being run by RC Patiala Midtown, RID 3090. The vocational training centre was started in memory of late Rtn Vidyasagar. His
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RAGs — an integral part of Rotary John Hewko
Congratulating the RI Women’s group for getting the RI board’s approval for its Rotary Action Group for Menstrual Health and Hygiene (RAG-MHH), RI General Secretary John Hewko said, “this grant model that we introduced in 2013 is the most important initiative that Rotary has undertaken since the
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