Connectivity and reliable electricity supply continue to be a distant dream for lakhs of homes across India. Project Chirag’s visionary ‘Light For All’, spread across nine states, has touched the lives of 1,09,897 rural Indians in 500 villages. The project’s objective is to use solar energy as a pivot for rural transformation by impacting homes, education,...
OLD IS GOLD There is a school of thought that believes mental health problems are a ‘normal’ aspect of life, but most older people do not realise that they have developed mental health problems, and they can be helped if they do. While a significant number develop dementia or depression in old age, they are not...
The Rotaract Club of H.R. College conducted a Diwali workshop with the students of Lighthouse on November 12th and 13th, 2020. The first session engaged kids with explaining the Ramayana to them with audio-visual aids. The students then participated in a diya making session. While younger kids made diyas on CDs with decorative materials, older kids...
I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO FARMERS BECAUSE THE FAITH THAT THEY HAVE IN US AS PROFESSIONALS IS AMAZING. ONCE THEY COMMIT THEIR CONFIDENCE, THEY DO NOT QUESTION DECISION MAKING, ABILITIES OR PLANNING. I would also like to dedicate the award to the team – I may be its face, but everybody works. We...
Ananda Yaan is an initiative of the Rotary Club of Bombay in association with Dignity Foundation. Rtr. Palin & Rtr. Riya Jain, Partners-In-Service Directors, from the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College took the initiative and organised ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’ for AY members where virtual singing and shayari performances were organised for participants. The event was initiated...
ENLIGHTENING LIGHTHOUSE, A PROGRAMME FOR THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR LIGHTHOUSE KIDS WITH THE HELP OF FUN ACTIVITIES STARTED BY THE ROTARACT CLUB OF H.R. COLLEGE, WAS TAKEN TO A NEW HIGH THIS WEEK. KINDERGARTEN AND STANDARD ONE STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS AND THEIR COLOURS. Children can sometimes find it monotonous to see...
I ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF PEOPLE: THE BRAVE NURSES WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES AND WERE ALL UNTRAINED, NOT EVEN QUALIFIED. I STARTED WITH A GROUP OF 24 NURSES WHO HAD NOT CLEARED THEIR NURSING COLLEGE, AND ALL THE DOCTORS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WHO BECAME DOCTORS DURING THIS JOURNEY. A SPECIAL THANKS TO...
THE MEANING OF DIWALI Diwali or Dipawali is the Festival of Lights. Historically, the lights symbolize the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance” that commemorates Lord Ram’s return after years of exile the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness for the Sikhs the release of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind for Jains marks...
18,000 VILLAGES IN INDIA DO NOT HAVE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FOR DOMESTIC USE. TO CELEBRATE WORLD ELECTRICITY DAY (OCTOBER 22ND, 2020), THE ROTARACT CLUB OF H.R. COLLEGE HAS STARTED THE AASHAYEIN PROJECT: EDITION 1. This campaign aimed to raise Rs. 80,000. This amount will enable us to light up the village of Jambut in the Sangamner block...
Being a part of Rotary International, which is working on 34 Clubs belonging to James Wheeler Davidson founded Clubs, our Rotary Club of Bombay (RCB) being one of them, we were on the lookout for other Clubs to join us as Twin Clubs. When we realised that Rotary Club of Jerusalem (RCJ) was also part of...
ANANDA YAAN (AY), ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY’S ELDER DAY CARE PROJECT, CELEBRATED ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY WITH A VIRTUAL VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME. President Framroze Mehta charmed everyone with his short and sweet Hinglish speech. He said Ananda Yaan was a sterling example of what community work is all about. AY Chairman Madhusudan Daga welcomed the large audience which...
FORGIVE AND FORGET – THAT’S THE LESSON OUR LIGHTHOUSE STUDENTS LEARNT FROM THE STORY SESSION ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2020. STORYTELLER VARSHA, OF MYSTORYTIME.NET, CONDUCTED AN HOUR-LONG SESSION EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR LIGHTHOUSE STUDENTS. MY STORY TIME, through online storytelling, entertains, educates, and instils moral values for children between the ages of five and eight. Around 25 children...