CHANGE: POWERED BY RCB Last Friday, I wrote to each of you regarding the unique village project we were working on just three hours out of Mumbai. We have conceived an Integrated Rural Development at Savroli village, in the Vikramgad block of Palghar. This project is unique to the others completed by RCB until now as not only...
There are many Afghan students in India. With the severe crisis (on various levels) in their home country, many of them are stranded: without food or shelter and some without both. With uncertainty staring at their faces, they try to make ends meet. This includes lapsed visas, bleak job prospective, difficulty in returning home...
My sincere thanks to Rotarians Shernaz Vakil, Jagdish Malkani, Bimal Mehta, and Ajit Lalvani and all the members of the Rotary Club of Bombay for sending a strong message to the world that cultural heritage is not just bricks and stones but our identity; and ignoring the power of culture means destroying the social fabric...
DGE Sandip Agarwalla has been appointed Chairman of the Programme Committee for the RI Presidential Conference to be held at Hyderabad between April 30th, 2022- May 1st, 2022. DGE Sandip said, “It is indeed a rare honour for any DGE to be appointed to this very important post. I look forward to your valuable support.” Those...
The Team Partners-In-Service of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College organised ‘Eye care’ for the Interactors of Sir J. J. Girls High School on December 17th, 2021, to acquaint them with appropriate eye care technique. Dr. Atul Harikrishna addressed the students accompanied by his colleague Dr. Simran Keshvani. Dr. Atul explained a few basic rules such...
TIME TO RESET As we move into the New year with some trepidation, most of us have hope that things can only get better. Having faced uncertainty and challenges through a difficult 2021, we are prepared to face the worst and get on with our lives. Who could have imagined that for two years we would meet mostly...
Lighthouse began its Christmas celebrations with the K.G. class hearing Jesus Christ’s origin story. The little ones then sang popular carols and learned how to make brown-paper Rudolphs and Santa. Standards 1 and 2 enjoyed making a paper snowman and drew various Christmas symbols. They then played Christmas Bingo in a way that enhanced their vocabulary,...
Through PP Rumi Jehangir and Abbas Arsiwala, the Rotary Club of Bombay has been approached by L&T Public Charitable Trust (LTPCT) to partner with our Medical Centre at Talwada to achieve the following objectives: A. Provide access to quality healthcare by deploying primary health care and specialty services at the doorsteps of the underprivileged and needy...
Today: RCB’s Citizen of Mumbai Award to Dr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director General, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS Museum), Mumbai January 11th, 2022: Village Integration Project Update by President Shernaz Vakil January 18th, 2022: Dr Rajesh Parekh, Director of Medical Research and Hon. Neuropsychiatrist, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, in conversation with Rtn. Dr. Aashish Contractor on Covid / Omicron /...
WHAT IS A SATELLITE CLUB AND HOW DOES IT WORK? Rotary has had satellite clubs since 2013. At first, satellite clubs were for people who wanted to join Rotary but didn’t have a large enough group to start a club. Unlike regular Rotary clubs, which require 20 members to start, a satellite club can form with just eight...
At the age of 13, Payal Singh weighs a measly 30 kg. She is one of 150 children who benefit from RCB’s outreach to the Vaidu community in Jogeshwari. Most of the people here are from nomadic communities and now live under bridges and flyovers, near drains and in slum areas. They pick through garbage...