193 Bhavishya Yaan children from all five centres - Colaba, NMJ , GK Marg, Worli and Byculla municipal schools were taken to see a non verbal Mexican play -Vagabuno by Triciclo Rojos at Yashwant Natya Mandir, Matunga on 8th December . Vagabundo is the story of three characters in search of happiness. Cazzo, Lazzo and Pozzo,...
RCB has been a proud upholder of the Rotary objective of encouraging and fostering the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. One of its key interventions towards this ideal of uniting for the common good is the RCB pioneered Bhavishya Yaan programme. Over a span of five years it's now present in...
Since the Second Annual Football Fellowship had to be postponed at the eleventh hour due to last minute cancellations and dropouts, the Sports Committee took the opportunity, with the assistance of the Bhavishya Yaan (BY) Committee, to get some BY children to play. Twenty enthusiastic children (eight from Ambedkar School at Worli, seven from GK Marg...
The RCB Yoga committee organised Yoga training classes at G. K. Marg Municipal School for the entire month of November 2016 for the benefit of students of schools run by the Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika. Classes were conducted during the morning hours, from standard 5-10 by Ms. Chetali Soni, Yoga teacher. Approximately 45 students who participated...
Continuing the focus on educators and their vision for our society, RCB invited Don Gardner, Principal B.D. Somani International School to talk about 'Learnings from Shakespeare'. "400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still making a very positive influence all over the world. Like elsewhere, he has fans all over India too. Which is probably...
Education maketh a man. As the world's largest democracy this is an area that is of great importance to us. However statistics show that a quarter of the country can't even read and write their own names. A 2015 UNESCO report said that in terms of absolute numbers, India - with 28.7 crore illiterates -...
RCB is probably the Rotary Club that all Rotarians in India's business capital aspire to join. It's not only one of the oldest clubs in Mumbai city but with 313 members as of the start of Rotary year 2016-2017 is also one of the most diverse. 258 classifications have been loaned to members and women...
The RCB Clinic (in association with the International Women’s Association) at Fort held their second camp for Garden School kids on 5 December 2016. A total of 40 children were examined by the general physician, the paediatrician and the dentist. The children were weighed and measured so that their progress can be monitored at their...
Anti Tobacco Awareness sessions have been commenced by 4 team members of Salaam Bombay foundation at the Byculla School supported by our Bhavishya Yaan programme. This programme will have multiple sessions over next 4-5 months covering all children in 7th-9th standard to make them aware of harmful effects of tobacco. The attempt is to communicate the...
During a recent business trip to China, I took the opportunity to meet one of the local clubs in China - Rotary Club of Shanghai (RCS). Rotary is an upcoming phenomenon in China, but comes with its own flavours and restrictions. • The original RCS was already formed on October 1st,1919! • During the early communist era,...
On 20th October, the Cancer Aids Committee organized its third free screening camp in association with the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) and Bhavishya Yaan at the Colaba Municipal School. President Dr. Mukesh Batra, who visited the camp, enquired about the various tests undertaken and statistics, while assessing the set-up and the scope of the...
One of the India’s biggest challenges today is literacy. It’s an irony that in a country which has made a place for itself as one of the world’s fastest growing economies, only one state - Kerala boasts of 100% literacy. Attendance in municipal schools is poor and teachers are often missing despite the mid day...