Past Rotary International President Rajendra K. Saboo has written a moving recount of his visit to the flood affected areas in Bihar, which has been published on page 11 of The Tribune. The extent of damage that it has caused to over 3 million people who have been rendered homeless and without any means of subsistence cannot be imagined. Yet the real work starts now.
You can read this article on The Tribune's online edition too. Just click here.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Gift of Knowledge Project revisited
President S K Duggal, Rtn. K K Gupta and Rtn. A P Singh visited the YTTS Centre at Mauli Jagran to interact with the children and their parents on Saturday 13th September 2008.
The teachers and the office bearers of partner organisation YTTS were also present on the occasion. Parents were complimented on their resolve to get their children better education and take advantage of the project by improving on their performance in studies.
President S K Duggal distributed hygiene kits to all the children. A talk on health and maintaining good hygiene was delivered by Dr. Ms. Chhaya after the meeting. It was encouraging to see the enthusiasm of the children although they face compelling circumstances at homes.
There are two batches of children benefitting from this project, one at YTTS, Mauli Jagran and the other at Hans Raj Public School, Panchkula.
This project was started to provide additional coaching to the bright but poor students from class 9 so that they score good marks and are able to get into good professional colleges after plus two. It is heartening to see that most of the students taking advantage of this project are girls.
We are grateful to Rtn. K K Gupta for religiously working for the success of the project.
The teachers and the office bearers of partner organisation YTTS were also present on the occasion. Parents were complimented on their resolve to get their children better education and take advantage of the project by improving on their performance in studies.
President S K Duggal distributed hygiene kits to all the children. A talk on health and maintaining good hygiene was delivered by Dr. Ms. Chhaya after the meeting. It was encouraging to see the enthusiasm of the children although they face compelling circumstances at homes.
There are two batches of children benefitting from this project, one at YTTS, Mauli Jagran and the other at Hans Raj Public School, Panchkula.
This project was started to provide additional coaching to the bright but poor students from class 9 so that they score good marks and are able to get into good professional colleges after plus two. It is heartening to see that most of the students taking advantage of this project are girls.
We are grateful to Rtn. K K Gupta for religiously working for the success of the project.
Rotary Open Hearts
In 2005-06, thanks to our twin city partner, Rotary Club of Lake Success Gold Coast, New York, USA, and especially Rotarian Ravishankar Bhooplapur, our Club started a project under the Rotary Foundation's Matching Grants, the Rotary Open Hearts to provide free surgery to 18 children from Pakistan.
Over these past years, the children have come and have been successfully treated at our partner hospitals, PGI, Chandigarh, and the Fortis Hospital Mohali.
On 16th September 2008, the eighteenth child, a fourteen year old boy, Neelkanth, son of Shri Das Pitambar of Sanghar, Pakistan, was operated by Dr. T.S. Mahant, at Fortis Hospital.
As these children have returned home with their parents to start life afresh, a unique bond of friendship and affection has been created between these families and Rotarians across the border, that would, insha allah, further strengthen the bonding between the two countries.
The words of one of the children from Pakistan, that "Pakistan gave them birth, and India has given them life", still rings loud and clear that speaks volume for the success of the bridges of goodwill, understanding, and friendship that have been created.
Over these past years, the children have come and have been successfully treated at our partner hospitals, PGI, Chandigarh, and the Fortis Hospital Mohali.
On 16th September 2008, the eighteenth child, a fourteen year old boy, Neelkanth, son of Shri Das Pitambar of Sanghar, Pakistan, was operated by Dr. T.S. Mahant, at Fortis Hospital.
As these children have returned home with their parents to start life afresh, a unique bond of friendship and affection has been created between these families and Rotarians across the border, that would, insha allah, further strengthen the bonding between the two countries.
The words of one of the children from Pakistan, that "Pakistan gave them birth, and India has given them life", still rings loud and clear that speaks volume for the success of the bridges of goodwill, understanding, and friendship that have been created.
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