This time, the spotlight was turned on the moms of Lighthouse children. A ‘Self-care with Mom’ session was organised by the Rotaract Club of Sydenham College on October 11th, 2021, to increase awareness of breast cancer through their campaign: STREE. President Rtr. Deepanksha Khetawat began by putting everyone at ease with an informal welcome. She stressed...
IN SUPPORT OF IWA I’m not sure how many of our members realise or remember that our Club supports a medical clinic right in the centre of town. This is the free clinic serving the underprivileged that was started by a group of generous and caring women from the international community, some years ago. Today, our very...
A five-day online Dussehra event was organised for children of the Lighthouse Project. The theme for students from classes 3 to 6 was Dussehra celebrations across India. From the famous Bengali Durga Pujo to the lesserknown Hyderabadi Bathukamma, the kids were introduced to unique celebrations across seven Indian states. They marked maps, took turns to speak...
On September 25th, 2021, Rotaractors of H.R. College got together to clean up Chowpatty beach. Together, they cleaned 2.5 tonnes of waste. The Rotaractors collaborated with Change Is Us, an organisation that helps clean beaches efficiently, and with all precautions and proper planning. A huge banner at the venue made people aware of the initiative. The event...
Team Partners-In- Service of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College organised ‘Raas Garba with AY’ on October 9th, 2021, for the elders of Ananda Yaan (in collaboration with Dignity Foundation) at Byculla. Members were welcomed by Rotaractors. After an aarti to Durga, senior citizens and Rotaractors played garba and dandiya to various songs, learning new steps...
Each of us has that one box, drawer or shopping bag in a closet filled with old cell phones, obsolete chargers, broken tablets, defunct MP3 Players which is our own personal pile of electronic waste. One of the initiatives of RCB’s Environment Committee e-waste disposal. These piles are getting bigger, forcing us to consider why e-waste disposal is...
The District Legal Services Authority, Mumbai, conducted four sessions on legal awareness, exclusively, for RCB’s members of Ananda Yaan (in collaboration with Dignity Foundation). Rtn. Satyan Israni invited former judge Advocate Hitendra Wani, and Secretary and Advocate Aileen Marques from the District Legal Services Authority, Mumbai, to conduct legal awareness sessions for our Ananda Yaan elders. Through their...
What is a human eye? The human eye is a specialised sense organ capable of receiving visual images which are then carried to the brain. The retina is a light-sensitive layer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0B_CiOEXSI Vision is one of the most important senses. The eye’s main function is to detect light patterns and partner with the brain to translate light...
Team Partners-In-Service of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College conducted ‘Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji’ on October 5th, 2021 for Ananda Yaan members to celebrate the International Day for Older Persons. The Rotaractors played a guessing game with the seniors. Elders had to pick up a chit to complete the dialogue written on it and...
Aashayein – Adopt a Village is a social initiative of the Rotaract Club of H.R. College that works for the holistic development of villages in central Maharashtra. Ek Nayi Aasha was a public relations campaign organised in collaboration with the Community Service Team to raise awareness for this project. We organised a flash-mob and other activities outside...
Team Partners-In-Service of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College successfully conducted ‘PRACISE’ (PRA: Prayer + CISE: Exercise) on September 25th, 2021, for the children of Lighthouse and Salaam Baalak. The word ‘gratitude’ was taught to them and also a prayer so that the children could begin to feel and count their blessings. The poem had words...
