Note From President Shernaz Vakil
We are proud to announce a milestone moment for our Club with the signing of an LoU (Letter of Understanding) by DGE Sandip Agarwalla with the University of Oxford, UK. This collaboration paves the way for not only educational support and direction to our projects but also the possibility of an Oxford scholarship.
Every new President that leads the Club sees bigger and better projects being introduced to the Club. In 1978, PRVEC eye centre was started with PP Dr. Rahim Muljiani and PP Dr. Rumi Jehangir giving a lifetime of service to the tribals in the Talwada area. Similarly, in 1988, the Ajit Deshpande Medical Centre was set up to provide primary healthcare services to the large rural population benefiting over 250,000 patients, since inception.
Twelve years ago, PP Ramesh Narayan and his team started Bhavishya Yaan and today the project has influenced and uplifted the lives of many young children from Mumbai’s municipal schools. More recently, PP Preeti Mehta initiated the Rural Development Integrated Project in four villages. In addition, Mumbai-based projects such as Cotton Green, IWA, Ananda Yaan, Lighthouse, and our Night Study Centres are extremely sustainable, meaningful and rewarding.
This new partnership brings Oxford’s expertise in sustainable development together with RCB’s passion for serving the community in a joint venture that will exponentially help the beneficiaries.
— President Shernaz Vakil