The Rotary Club of Pune Central's Project Parivartan aims to transform society through Gandhian principles. The project involves cleaning roads and walls, teaching Gandhian values to prison inmates, and creating an ideal village adhering to Gandhian ideals. It has a budget of Rs. 20,000 and will plant trees, provide first aid, empower women, sponsor school kits, establish a youth group, and spread awareness of public welfare schemes. Over 8,000 participants from various colleges, jails, organizations and institutions across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa have participated in Project Parivartan initiatives to date.

1. Don’t spend your precious time
asking ‘Why isn’t the world a
better place?’
Ask ‘How can I make it better?’ To
that there is an answer.
- Leo F. Buscaglia

2. ROTARY CLUB OF PUNE CENTRAL
PROJECT ‘PARIVARTAN’
CHAIRPERSON : RTN YOGESH VAGHANI

3. Project ‘Parivartan’
Cleanliness of roads &
street walls
Gandhi Peace exams to
prison inmates
Create an ideal village
(role model)
Foundation of Gandhian
principles
The project aims at ‘transforming’ our minds

4. Why has RCPC chosen this project ?
• Jail convicts to build a moral / spiritual
foundation and assimilate back into
society.
Gandhian • Inculcate principles of “seva” with
Principles for hospital staff.
transformation • Proper guidance to the youth for
effective “karma”
• Corporates for ethics in business and
social responsibility
11 vows & moral commandments from Gandhian
philosophy

5. Project ‘Parivartan’: Scope of work
Public
Sanitation /
Hygiene
Justice & Adopt a
Education
Healthcare Village
Water
Harvesting

6. Project Parivartan, Budget: Rs. 20,000
Plant upto 1400 trees First aid booths to be Empowering women
(medicinal & other installed to increase by teaching them to
valuable plants)- awareness on public read & write & impart
prevents soil erosion. health. skill training.
Sponsor school kits for
Establish a youth Help government to
children from Std 1 to
group collect data of villages
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Spread knowledge about
rules & regulations.
Living in close
(RTI, Public welfare
harmony with nature
projects, Unemployment
allowance)

7. S. N. List of Organizations/Institutions No. of participants
1 NSS Unit Rally, Mumbai 3215
2 Govt. College for Women, Mandya, Karnataka 1000
3 Sahyadri college , Shimoga Karnataka 1000
4 Tedx Conclave, Goa 1000
5 Mandya Jail, Karnataka 370
6 Shimoga Jail, Karnataka 360
7 Chamraj NagarJail, Karnataka 350
8 Chetana's Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai 350
9 Arthur Road Jail, Mumbai 250
10 Institute for Technology and Management, Navi Mumbai 250
11 Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Pune 100
12 Lawyer’s Bar Association, Mumbai 100
13 Cummins Pvt Ltd. 80
14 JSS Law College, Mysore 70
15 Jalgaon Jail, Jalgaon 50
16 Goa University 45
17 Pune Open Jail 45
18 Sahney Kirkwood Pvt Ltd, Nasik 42
19 Jaideep Plastics 40
20 JanSatyagrah Yatra, Mumbai 40
21 Gestamp Automotive 26