A Diwali programme for the children of the Salaam Baalak Trust, supported by CWC of RCB, on November 3rd, 2021. They began with a skit where Ram and Raavan subtly emphasised the importance of a “clean and green Diwali”. This was followed by an arts and craft session to make newspaper lanterns, games sessions, music and...
Now the sun will shine all night in the Dandwal-Nilmati Gram Panchayat. Solar home lights and street lights have been installed, positively impacting 341 homes and 1705 villagers in this remote belt just a few hours drive out of Mumbai. Thanks President Shernaz Vakil, PP Preeti Mehta, IPP Framroze Mehta, Rtn. Varsha Daiya, Rtn. Ravi Fotedar and Pratibha Pai...
IF IT’S TUESDAY, IT MUST BE ROTARY AT THE TAJ With the festivities behind us, we are all looking forward to our first meeting in person at the Taj after a gap of 20 months. What most Rotarians have missed is the unique fellowship of our Tuesday meetings. Every Tuesday, week on week, and year on year, we...
Colourful geometric shapes, pretty peacocks and diyas, floral mandalas and messages on water conservation – these were just some of the designs on display at the recent rangoli competition held for our Lighthouse students. Around 45 students aged between 3 to 11 years joined the online meet. Parent-child contests, organised as part of the Diwali festivities,...
That works for the holistic development of villages in central Maharashtra. Under Aashayein – Adopt a Village, we work on four focus areas: 1. Water (building wells) 2. Light (installation of solarpowered lights) 3. Education and Entrepreneurship (week-long business study sessions held with HSC graduates and above, followed by a Shark Tank-like model where business plans...
ONE VILLAGE AT A TIME. NINE VILLAGES. 4055 PEOPLE. 745 HOMES. Please join President Shernaz Vakil as she inaugurates the integrated rural development project at a Gram Panchayat of three villages (Nilmati, Dandwal & Chinchutara) and reviews the impact of our work in the other projects nearby. Solar power, safe drinking water, sanitation, education, environment, security, livelihoods. A...
Since this is a women’s empowerment award, I want to share the perspective and approach towards women’s empowerment. Towards that, I would like to share photos of some of my friends and colleagues. They are grassroot leaders who are either working on women empowerment, issues of social justice or marginalised communities. CORO has a grassroot...
On October 26th, 2021, the Cancer Aid Committee had a Diwali party for the children being treated at the Tata Memorial Hospital. The musician Dwayne Gamree not only entertained the children with fun upbeat songs that they knew but also made them sing and perform an African song along with him that they enthusiastically followed. Clearly...
RCB CELEBRATES DIWALI Friday night was very special. All our members were in high spirits (notwithstanding the premium liquor that flowed), joyful at meeting each other after close to two years. It was a lovely, cool night and the bright and cheerful atmosphere added to the bonhomie amongst the members present. Everyone I met said just one thing:...
the Madhu Mehta Foundation for gifting bumper Diwali hampers to our 125 children. Each goodie bag contained 15 surprise items that lit up the kids’ faces. While 79 bags full of gifts were given to the Lighthouse students of the Machchimaar community, 46 were presented to the street children of the Salaam Baalak Trust supported by...
