During the peak Covid times, the then DRR Varda Sardana, RID 3012, mooted a novel Project HOPE — Helping Other People Everyday

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.

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.

With the aim to forge unity among different communities, RAC Kankaria (Ahmedabad), RID 3055, is holding a 2km-rally for the last 14 years from Kankaria Lake, coursing through nearby colonies, and then ending at the starting point in a circle.

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.

The Rotaract Club of Delhi Dynamic, RID 3011, organised a Chabeel Sewa (a sweet cold drink stall) at Janakpuri, serving refreshing rose milk to over 10,000 people enduring the summer heat.

Over 550 physically-challenged people experienced the gift of mobility, thanks to the Rotaractors of RID 3040 comprising Madhya Pradesh and eastern Gujarat. A mega prosthetic limb distribution camp was organised in Bhopal, in association with Narayan Seva Sansthan, an NGO based in ­Udaipur. The Rotaractors helped identify 457 individuals from slums, railway stations, bus stands and other marginalised areas and brought them to the camp site. Ten Rotaract clubs of Bhopal, along with the Rotary Club of Bhopal Hills, extended support for the project. Measurements were taken and prosthetic limbs were fitted for the physically-challenged, enabling them to walk with ease. A wheelchair distribution camp organised in Khandwa in MP benefitted 100 individuals. RAC Khandwa and RC Khandwa helped in executing the project.  

A massive, year-long road safety awareness campaign is being carried out by the Rotaract clubs of RID 3040 under the banner Surkashayat across various cities in Madhya Pradesh.

Motivated by the alarming statistics of 907 housing societies uploading fire-fighting measures certificates on the municipal corporation portal this year, RAC Mumbai Nova, RID 3141, aimed to go beyond a routine mock fire drill with their Project Agni Abhyaas.

Through collaborative efforts involving Rotaractors, teachers, and local leaders, RAC Atlas SkillTech University, RID 3141, has successfully distributed 1,200 notebooks to more than 550 students in Bhopoli village, Palghar, Maharashtra.