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

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

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

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

We aren’t just breeding fish, we are cultivating self-worth too,” says Manjulata Hembrum, a resident of Chunakoli, a riverside village tucked in the Sundarbans area of West Bengal. Adopted by RC Bhubaneswar Ekamra Kshetra, RID 3262, in 2014, the village has since seen “only good days. Almost

A Rotaract project has enabled the residents of Karur, a historic city in Tamil Nadu, to take pride in their grand heritage. It all began at one of the weekly meetings of RAC Karur, RID 3000, when they were ­finalising their annual projects. “We wanted to do

For the first time, 12-year-old ­Namratha could hear the sounds around her, including human voices after she was fitted with hearing aids under Project Resound of Rotary Bangalore Brigades, RID 3190. “Diagnosed with congenital deafness at age six, she is a classic example of delayed diagnosis causing

Have you ever come across an Indian Rotary club sponsoring a club in a foreign country? Rotary Club of Aadarsh Ahmedabad, RID 3054, Gujarat, just did that by chartering RC ­Chingola Metro in ­Zambia, RID 9210. “It all started when I was coordinating with

Samir Kamra, member of RC ­Pondicherry Port, RID 2981, sponsored a desktop computer worth `50,000 to the Covid ward at the General Hospital and a flake ice maker worth `2.5 lakh to the Indira ­Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute. Flake ice has a variety of medical

Savita is all set to start her own ­tailoring shop in Mysuru. “I underwent two courses — tailoring and as a beautician — for just Rs.1,000. Elsewhere  I would have had to shell out Rs.15,000 for tailoring and Rs.20,000 for doing a beautician’s course,” she says. Rashmi,

In a mega greening project, RID 2981 planted saplings over one million sqft to create Miyawaki forests in a span of 101 days, with 119 Rotary clubs in the district participating. “This project is our maiden experience in raising Miyawaki forests. The clubs left no stone unturned