Udaan: A flight towards community empowerment

Udaan, a flagship district project of RID 3142, aims to uplift a less privileged settlement of around 60 families located on the outskirts of Kalamboli in Raigad district near Navi Mumbai. “This community has existed for over 200 years but has seen very little development. In fact, they got access to water and electricity only a couple of years ago,” says Ramiya Pillai, the District Avenue chair in charge of this project. The families, primarily daily wage earners, live with minimal resources and opportunities.

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Reaching out to the hungry in Ahmedabad

In a mega food distribution drive, around 10–15 Rotaractors of RC Ahmedabad Mid Town, RID 3055, come together every Sunday to serve 50kg of khichdi, a pudding made of rice and lentils with other ingredients, at Makarba, a jhuggi jhopdi (squatter settlements) in the city. “Project Nivaala (food bite) is a five-year-old initiative that reaches out to underprivileged families in slums by providing wholesome, nutritious food,” says club secretary Savan Barbhaya. In a year, they hold at least 60 Nivaala camps (or drives) including those on festivals like Holi, Diwali and Navratri.

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Building bonds

The Rotaract Club of Bombay Hills South, RID 3141, marked World Population Day (July 11) in September by organising an impactful series of events targeting children, adults, and individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds under their Project One Earth, Many Lives.

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