The street children from Salaam Baalak at the Chowpatty centre get a daily nutritious evening snack organised by RCB’s Child Welfare Committee. Since offline schools have not yet begun, this is their only assured hot and nutritious meal of the day. Ms. Agnes, from Salaam Baalak, recently shared a thank you message for RCB. She...
75 art kits were donated by Ms. Vaishali Gupta, HOD of G D Somani’s primary section, to our Lighthouse Project’s children on July 26th, 2021, in loving memory of her motherin- law. Though we have overcome online technical learning difficulties in the last year, it has been a challenge to keep the attention of little children...
The Rotaract Club of Hinduja College, RCB’s Partners-in- Service, organised a quiz competition for students of Grades 1 and 2 on July 22nd, 2021. The topics were national symbols and general knowledge. Each grade got questions as per their educational level. A winner from each standard received an e-certificate. The Child Welfare Committee thanks the...
RCB’s Child Welfare Committee conducted a two-week summer camp in association with NGO Salaam Baalak for the children of their Chowpatty Centre. The camp, held from June 15th-30th, 2021, included art &craft, dance, story-reading& enacting and math camp. About 42 children participated in all the activities. A fun method was used to teach children mental maths...
Director: Rtn. Meera Alreja Chair: Rtn. Rajesh Shah Co-Chair: Rtn. Charu Agrawal Members: PP Ramesh Narayan, Rtn. Madhusudan Daga, Rtn. Alok Sekhsaria, Rtn. Sunita Mandelia, Rtn. Dilip Dalal This past academic year has been a steep learning curve for all of us - teachers, students and parents. We, at Lighthouse, ensured that though classrooms remained locked, learning continued undisturbed. As...
SKETCHING THE VISION – A WEEKEND WORKSHOP WITH THE STREET CHILDREN OF SALAAM BAALAK SUPPORTED BY CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE OF RCB WAS ORGANISED BY THE ROTARACT CLUB OF H.R. COLLEGE ON MARCH 11TH, 2021. 35 children were taught the benefits of using a cloth bag over plastic. The main aim of the project was to educate...
MOSAIC ART, DANCING, MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE – ALL THESE WERE COVERED DURING SESSIONS CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM RCISME (ROTARACT CLUB OF INDIAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP), FOR OUR LIGHTHOUSE CHILDREN, RECENTLY. Sessions were spread over four weeks with each group of volunteers assigned a specific class – K.G., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th. From public speaking...
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY’S CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE WAS OVERJOYED TO PLAN AN EVENT FOR RTN. SATYAN ISRANI’S SON SAMAKSH AND WISHES HIM A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE. As Master Samaksh Israni turned seven, he shared his special day with the street children of Salaam Baalak supported by RCB. And when we say birthday party, we are...
Child Welfare Committee of Rotary Club of Bombay in association with Sai Samartha Sanstha organised a drawing competition on February 14th, to celebrate Valentine’s Day. 400 children from chawls of Lower Parel and under-privileged children from surrounding areas participated in an art competition that showed their creative skills. This was organised at the BMC school of GK...
The lockdown and hardships faced by many made Rtn. Kirit and Rtn. Ptn. Damini Kamdar plan their wedding anniversary with a difference this time around. They celebrated their special day on January 24th by showing genuine care and concern for the needy. The tasty chola-kulcha lunch with fruit cake and chocochip brownies was a treat for...
IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, SANTA VISITED THE STREET CHILDREN OF THE NGO SALAAM BAALAK AT THEIR CHOWPATTY CENTRE. The Child Welfare Committee of Rotary Club of Bombay organised snack boxes and sweat shirts for the children who came to the day shelter for the first time in eight months. The centre is now open and thanks...
Director-in-charge: Rtn. Meera Alreja Chairperson: Rtn. Rajesh Shah Vice-Chairperson: Rtn. Charu Agrawal Committee members: PP Rtn. Ramesh Narayan, Rtn. Alok Sekhsaria, Rtn. Madhusudan Daga, Rtn. Ptn. Ekta Shah, Rtn. Dilip Dalal, Rtn. Sunita Mandelia June 2019 started off with the summer camp finale, where our a proudly showcased the rich heritage of India. This year, two new activities: Art and...