50 houses for visually challenged
RID 3000 DGND Meena Subbiah handed over the keys of the 50th house (₹4.5 lakh) to the family of a visually-challenged person at the Rotary Bright Homes in Sakkimangalam village near Madurai, TN.
Fifty houses were built and handed over to families of visually challenged by RC Madurai Star under the housing project.
Club president D Balasubramanian, IPP R Vasudevan, project contact S L Setumadava, regional coordinator C Ramesh and A G Suresh Pandian were present at the village for the handover event.
Rotary’s gesture to tribal students
In a move to support the state’s Tribal Affairs department which is nurturing 100 tribal girl students through a merit-based selection process, RC Mumbai Juhu, RID 3141, has donated a printer and photocopy machine to a training centre at the Government Ashram School in Padgha village in Bhiwandi taluk, Thane. The project cost is ₹1.5 lakh.
The machines will enable the faculty to prepare and distribute study material, practice papers, worksheets, and reference content for NEET and JEE aspirants, said Mukul Jain, club secretary. In addition, the club has donated text books to the tribal students.
The initiative was made possible with generous support from their CSR partner Crystic Resins India.
RYLA for school students
Around 100 students (Class 9–12) from 10 schools were groomed in leadership qualities at a one-day RYLA hosted by RC Nagda, RID 3040, at the Sheshshayi College of Professional Studies, Nagda, an industrial town in Madhya Pradesh.
District RYLA advisor PDG Dhiran Datta shared insight about RYLA and its importance to the youth. IPDG Anish Malik, PDG Datta, Dr P B Reddy and Vinitha Awasthi addressed the students.
A group activity enabled students to present their vision of India after 10 years. The event was anchored by Preeti Sharma, assistant professor.
Solar power at a Kashmir village
Around 50 villagers from 12 houses in Keran village of Kupwara district, Kashmir, now have solar lights, thanks to a 3kW off-grid solar power project done by RC Pune Heritage, RID 3131, in partnership with the Aseem Foundation.
This initiative will have a lasting impact on the community, supporting its daily needs and economic activities, said Subhro Sen, club president. Keran is a hilly, arduous terrain near the Line of Control, and the solar power project has unveiled the potential of renewable energy in empowering rural households in Kashmir, he said.