Come Saturday morning, 40 boys and girls around the slums in Paschim Vihar in Delhi are excited to assemble at the local park, all set to attend classes on various topics. The Rotaract Club of Genesis Midwest, RID 3011, runs a ‘Weekend School’ at the park as part of their project Shiksha ki Seedhi: Empowerment Academy.
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Over 10,000 people were trained in administering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) through Heartbeats, an initiative of the Rotaract Club of Medicrew, RID 3141. It was a nationwide endeavour where special camps were organised in Delhi, West Bengal, Mumbai, Mangalore, Baramati, Sambhajinagar, Rajkot, and other cities and rural areas. Around 200 volunteers from the club trained the public in this life-saving technique.
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The South East Asia Rotaract Information Centre (SEARIC MDIO) recognised outstanding community service projects done by Rotaract clubs during the Rotary year 2023–24 at a grand event, titled TURF, hosted by RID 3040 in Indore.
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A five-day Rotaract project, Hausla (willpower) being conducted by RAC Shri Aurobindo College, RID 3011, for the last five years has benefitted over 1,500 Rotaractors and college students as they were inculcated with a proactive mindset to take care of their mental well-being through a series of programmes.
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A three-year-old Rotaract club, RAC Bangalore Revolution, RID 3191, is organising mega eye camps at government and private schools, screening over 2,700 students, and has distributed spectacles to 270 children till now. Project Active Eyes ropes in NGOs and eye hospitals to screen children for eye defects in the last two years. “In July 2022, we tied up with the Sankara Eye Hospital, and in July 2023, we roped in Globe Eye Foundation, a local NGO, to conduct the eye check-up camps,” said Preksha Y L, club president. So far, the project has reached out to eight government and private schools across Bengaluru.
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Fifty-five incoming district leaders — DRRs-elect and district secretaries-elect — from 30 districts underwent elaborate training in various Rotary aspects such as growing members, strengthening The Rotary Foundation, working with grants etc at the Rotaract Zone Institute hosted by RID 3131 and held in Pune from March 21–24 this year.
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The Rotaractors of RI District 3240 set a world record for creating the ‘largest sanitary napkins mosaic’ comprising 7,843 biodegradable pads, spanning 1,665sqft, arranged in just 4 mins 33 sec. The activity surpassed a previous record of 4,560 pads. The event was done on the grounds of the Ukhra Adarsh Hindi High School in Ukhra town in Bardhaman district, West Bengal.
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Members of RAC Panvel Elite, RID 3131, helped their parent club, RC Panvel Elite, with registration and logistics during an HPV vaccination camp against cervical cancer as part of Project Hope Guard led by the Rotary club. The club aimed to vaccinate 190 girls from underprivileged girls against cervical cancer.
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Cancer patients being treated at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, who find it difficult to pay the hospital bills are approached by members of RAC BMS College of Engineering, RID 3191, and “after doing a quick background check and consulting the doctors, we clear all their pending bills,” said Vinit Jain, club president.
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Here is a 15-year-old Rotaract club, RAC Lala Lajpatrai College, that has built up its brand identity through legacy projects which not only boosted its public image, but also “led to a strong bonding among district Rotaractors who look forward to take part in our events and flagship programmes,” said Taher Lokhandwala, past president, and director, Professional Development of RID 3141.
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