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Affordable dialysis in rural Hubli

Projects

For people battling kidney disease in the villages around Hubballi (Hubli), every dialysis session was a challenge, not just against the illness, but against distance and cost. The nearest dialysis centre was miles away, with unreliable transport options and cost that most could not afford. “Even today, there are just 4–5 dialysis centres in the area, and these facilities charge Rs.2,500 per session which is unaffordable for local farmers, labourers and daily wage earners. Many patients skipped treatment or stopped altogether, simply because they had no other choice,” says Binoy Momaya, past president of the Rotary Club of Hubli South, RID 3170. He was instrumental in setting up the Rotary Hubli South-Bhanji Khimji Lifeline Dialysis Centre within a multispecialty hospital in Hubballi, “to bring hope where there was none.”

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A backup for humanity, under the Arctic ice

General

Documentary photographer ­Christian Clauwers of the Rotary Club of Antwerpen-Oost has been travelling around the world for more than a decade to capture the effects of global warming. His photos show what is in danger of being lost, and in that sense they are a major wake-up call. For his latest project, he managed to gain exclusive access to the world seed bank on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard island group.

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Ethiopian children get a new lease of life thanks to Rotary

News

The latest beneficiaries of a mega Rotary project in ­Bengaluru to mend little hearts are a group of children from Ethiopia. They have been helped through the Rotary Needy Heart Foundation (RNHF) based in Bengaluru, which is an offshoot of the Needy Heart Foundation (NHF) and was set up in 2021 by past president of RC Bangalore Indiranagar O P Khanna, whose dream was to provide a new lease of life to children and adults from economically disadvantaged families. Together, the RNHF and NHF have helped mend the hearts of over 12,000 children and adults since 2001.

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50 years of service @ RC Moradabad East

Projects

If you visit Moradabad in western Uttar Pradesh, 175km from Delhi, the presence of the Rotary Wheel and the striking projects of the city’s Rotary clubs through buildings and parks impress you instantly. “There are 25 Rotary clubs and around 500 Rotarians in this brass city in RI District 3100,” says Regional Assistant Governor Prashant Singhal, a member of RC Moradabad East, the second oldest club in the city, celebrating its golden jubilee this year.

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South Asia Peace Conference in Bengaluru

Events

The South Asia International Peace Conference, on the theme Healthier World, Greener Tomorrow, was held in Bengaluru in March. The event was hosted by RID 3192 led by DG N S Mahadev Prasad, and supported by RID 3191 and other districts of India. Shankar Shrinivas was the conference chairman.

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Rotary set for a tech makeover

Rotary International Events

In step with changing times, Rotary must invest in technology to amplify its action and impact on global communities. Extensive work has been done to upgrade RI’s six portals — My Rotary, Rotary International website, Club Central, Rotary Showcase, Brand Center and Rotary Learning Center — in recent years. These are not just tech tools, but pathways to be more connected, efficient and make us future-ready,” said RI director Anirudha Roychowdhury, addressing delegates at the inaugural of RID 3233’s discon in Chennai titled Navaratna.

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