Spreading awareness inspiring change

Rotaract Clubs of Dayal Singh College and O P Jindal Global ­University, RID 3012, hosted Street Beats, a public awareness event as part of the district ­project — Aaina.

Street Beats centred around vital topics such as gender health, sex education in schools and the importance of consent. By engaging with the public and encouraging open conversations, the event collected diverse viewpoints which were also recorded and uploaded on social media platforms. “The idea was to extend its reach and foster widespread dialogue to create a more informed and inclusive society,” said the project contact Prisha Agarwal, chair of Project Aaina.

Distributing sanitary pads among women and adolescent girls in slum colonies and promoting menstrual hygiene awareness among them formed part of Project Aaina, she said. Under the project, the district Rotaractors with artistic skills painted public walls on various social issues to spread awareness among people.

Kuchi Giggles was another heartwarming initiative executed under Project Aaina, where RACs O P Jindal University and BPIT distributed 4,000 diapers to organisations supporting special children. Rotaract volunteers from the two clubs visited various institutions and educated children about personal hygiene, sanitation and proper waste disposal. Rotaractors celebrated Christmas with these children and conducted drawing competitions for them. Sweets and gifts were distributed.

Eighty differently-abled children had a fun-filled day at the Abhyas School in Model Town when Rotaractors engaged them in marble painting and a balloon race. The event titled Samavesh blended creativity, fun, and learning. A session on etiquette was conducted for the children to polish their social skills and boost confidence in everyday interactions. “We taught them to say ‘please, sorry and thank you’ and how to appreciate something or someone by clapping their hands,” said Aaditri Verma, the project contact for Samavesh.