The International Services Committee is proud to embark on an inspiring collaboration in partnership with the Rotary Club of Rabindra Sarobar (Kolkata, India) and supported by a Rotary Foundation District Grant. This impactful project establishes Physics, Chemistry, and Biology laboratories at Gobindapur Ganda Devi Girls' High School in rural India.
Previously, the school was only able to offer Arts and Commerce streams, leaving 1,200 underprivileged female students facing severe geographical and financial hurdles to pursue science education. Students were forced to either discontinue their science education or travel long distances and pay for expensive accommodation ,to complete their science education.
With the introduction of these new laboratory facilities, equipped with up-to-date science equipment and lab benches, funded through the joint contributions of our clubs and District 9800, the school can now officially introduce a sustainable Science and STEM streams of education.
The project is built on the strong, long-standing sister-club relationship between Rotary Central Melbourne and the Rotary Club of Rabindra Sarobar and is guided by project champions PDG Neville John, and PDG Uttam Ganguli. Crucially, sustainability is at the heart of the design. The school’s existing qualified science teaching staff will deliver practical and theoretical curriculum significantly aided by this critical new infrastructure. We look forward to sharing further updates as installation progresses and the students step into their new laboratories to unlock bright futures in science, technology, engineering, and medicine!
