Author: Rotary News
Dealing with the invasion of the idiots
About 30 years ago, while travelling on a train from Delhi to Chennai I was able to observe a very Indian phenomenon: all the six people sitting around me knew everything about everything. The total journey time was 36 hours of which 18 were spent sleeping. But the remaining 18 hours were available for incessant discussion on all subjects under the sun.
Read moreInteractors make adults literate
Manju, Babita, Gudiya, Hema, Rakhi and Kajal are happy that they can now read Hindi dailies, sign their names, and transact business (buying and selling) without help from others. These six middle-aged women employed as domestic helpers, shop assistants and doing unskilled work at Naukuchiatal, a hill station near Nainital, have completed their two-month Adult Literacy Programme (ALP) conducted by the Interactors of RC Nainital, RID 3110. All of them wrote the exam formulated by the Rotary India Literacy Mission, and got their certificates.
Read moreKeep giving to TRF for a better world
Never stop giving to The Rotary Foundation as “we are the number one humanitarian NGO in the world making a big difference to communities.
Read moreA good Samaritan Rotarian
In a joint initiative, RCs Jaunpur, RID 3120, and Mumbai Khar, RID 3141, had sponsored the forearm surgery of an underprivileged woman living in a village near Jaunpur, a small town in Uttar Pradesh.
Read moreA treat for the disabled
It was Children’s Day 2000. Some members of Rotary Club of Burdwan South, RID 3240, were attending the celebrations of the day in a school.
Read moreA medical camp near Salem
Over 400 people benefitted from a one-day medical camp organised by RC Elampillai, RID 2982, at Elampillai, a town near Salem, Tamil Nadu. The camp comprised diagnosis and treatment for eyes, ENT, varicose veins, and joint and shoulder. Cataract surgeries were performed for 200 people and physiotherapy sessions were scheduled for over 90 individuals with joint and shoulder issues, said club president Obuli Venkatesh.
Read moreEmpowering district leaders
No forming phantom clubs and no more tarnishing India’s image through election disputes,” said RI director and convener Raju Subramanian at the training and goal-setting meet, Disha, held in Delhi.
Read moreA dialysis centre to serve remote villages
A three-bedded dialysis centre has been set up by RC Sathy, RID 3203, at the Riteesh Hospital in Sathyamangalam in Erode district, Tamil Nadu.
Read moreA Republic Day celebration with a difference
This year, the Rotary Club of Aurangabad, RID 3132, in collaboration with the SBOA (State Bank Officers Association) School’s Interact club, decided to celebrate Republic Day with a different kind of initiative.
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