Members of Rotary Club teach slum children about health related issues.

Trend to teach slum children on the rise

Jul 2017 Neha Walia, The Tribune Amritsar, IVE Children, life skills, slums, Tarn Taran

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Sharing their time and knowledge with less privileged, youngsters in Amritsar volunteering to turn teachers in their spare time has been a trend on the rise. The idea is quite

Waitaki Community Gardens co-ordinator Sophia Leon de la Barra (left) and volunteer co-ordinator Ra McRostie outside the garden's educational club, which was partly paid for through a $5000 donation from the Rotary Club of Oamaru.
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Community garden gets Rotary makeover

Jul 2017Jul 2017 Daniel Birchfield, Omaru Mail community garden, Impact Youth, New Zealand, Omaru, Waiareka Weston Church, Waitaki

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The Rotary Club of Oamaru (New

Children of commercial sex workers being taught in AAWC centre.

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A beacon of hope in Mumbai’s red light area

Jul 2017Jul 2017 Jovita Aranha, The Better India AAWC, Apne Aap Women’s Collective, Kamathipura, Pochammadevi Temple, Umang, Umeed

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What do you want to be when you grow up?” Manju Vyas remembers asking a 6-year-old. The young girl did not bat a lash saying, “I want to be a Madame.

Volunteer cooks with the Rotary load ribs on the grill. Photo: Jeffrey Cunningham

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Rotary barbecues raise funds for scholarships

Jul 2017Jul 2017 Jeffrey Cunningham, mlive.com barbecues, Comstock Park, Dwight Lydell Park, Kenowa Hills

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The Comstock Park Rotary Club’s (Michigan, US — District 6290) three summer barbecues have been going on for nearly 50 years and if

Art Cube was held to showcase the crafts developed from newspapers.

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Alternative livelihood for trafficked women

Jul 2017Jul 2017 Nandini Guha, Millennium Post Art Cube, Artemis Fountain, handicrafts, Potochitra, trafficking

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Artemis Fountain Foundation is an NGO that works for the welfare of victims of trafficking. Over a period of time these women have developed unique newspaper-made handicrafts which now have

Bengaluru-based NGO Solidarity Foundation has begun organised training for transgenders and LGBT community members.

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Skilling transgenders for better life

Jul 2017Jul 2017 Deccan Herald Don Bosco Skill Mission, egomonk, LGBT, Solidarity Foundation, transgenders, Vayati, Vijayanagar

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Transgenders are often prey to subjugation and denigration across the country. Although a few have made it to public spheres, even they are looked at with disdain.

RC Wakefield's showcase event raises funds for a host of charity projects.

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Rotary hosts hot air balloon festival

Jul 2017Jul 2017 The Narragansett Times air balloon, Narragansett, Rhode Island, Roomful of Blues, South Kensington, Wakefield

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Hot air balloons were on bright display as families flocked to the University of Rhode Island for the Wakefield Rotary Club’s (South Kensington, UK — District 1040) biggest annual fundraiser. Founded

Lancaster Parks and Recreation Superintendent Mike Tharp Jr hands out a T-shirt and pool pass to Aubrey Clark, 5, at Rising Park in Lancaster. Photo: Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette)

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100 ‘little things’ a month for a year

Jul 2017Jul 2017 Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Lancaster, Parks Department, Rising Park

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It doesn’t take a single massive project to make a difference. The culmination of

Army joins hands with Aseem Foundation for empowering youth in Kashmir.

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A computer centre to empower Kashmir youth

Jul 2017Jul 2017 Kashmir Images Aseem Foundation, Jammu and Kashmir, Kamalkote, KPIT Technologies, Uri

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Aseem Foundation, a Pune-based NGO, and Army are collaborating to impart education and empowerment to the youth of far-flung areas of Uri tehsil in Jammu and Kashmir.