RC Kottayam East, RID 3211, along with RC McKinney, Texas, RID 5810, provided an ambulance and kidney dialysis equipment worth $118,450 to two hospitals in the city. Over 40 underprivileged people are benefitting from the facilities.

Rajiv Bhalla, past president of RC Ranipur, RID 3080, expresses immense joy and pride as he reflects on a programme which “began by chance and  has given new life to over 1,000 people who were suffering from burn injuries.” Since 2008, the club has been organising an annual camp to treat the physical and mental scars of burn survivors.

With focus on screening and testing patients for tuberculosis, RC Rasipuram, RID 2982, has donated a molecular testing machine to the Government Hospital, a fluorescent microscope to GH, Namakkal, and a microscope each to 10 primary health centres in and around Rasipuram to enhance the TB testing facilities through a global grant project worth `27.4 lakh. Rasipuram is a town in the revenue district of Namakkal in Tamil Nadu.

Club president Saratchandra Singh Phijam explains, “This project provides a consistent source of nutritious food for the children…

The Rotary Foundation and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education have partnered to award scholarships to water and sanitation professionals.

Rotary Club of Sangli, RID 3170, marked the completion of its platinum jubilee year, with DG Nasir Borsadwala and industrialist Vishwas Chitale inaugurating a new administrative block and a renovated swimming pool at a total cost of Rs.1.25 crore.

More than 1,000 ­differently-abled children from ­Chennai were taken to ­Tirupati in a chartered train for a special darshan of Lord Balaji by RID 3233 under Project Sri Balaji Darshan with God’s Children.

For 87 Rotarians from RIDs 3100 and 3141, led by RID 3100 DGN Payal Gaur, it was a double celebration of 78th Independence Day and Rotary fellowship at Shymbulak, the largest ski resort in Central Asia, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Rotary Club of Coimbatore Texcity, RID 3201, provided the Spine Academy in the city with a new block and equipped it with 20 beds and ­wheelchairs.

RC Calcutta Presidency, RID 3291, conducted a baking workshop for HIV-infected children at the Arunima Hospice to give them skills in whipping up cookies in various flavours and selling the bakery products, which will fetch them regular income.

RC Panaji, RID 3170, in collaboration with Montfort Academy and Veejay Facility, Panjim, has established the Institute of Nursing at the Montfort Academy in Corlim, Goa.