Rotaract leaders of
Andhra V Muthukumaran
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t is an eye-opener to know that a small town in the Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh is empowering youth and girl students through its twin Rotaract clubs — RACs Young Leaders and Sabala, RID 3020 — which have students of SPACES Degree College as members. “Our college offering arts, commerce, sciences and management courses is located in Payakaraopeta, a small town surrounded by villages. Sponsored by RC Tuni, we are a 14-year-old club for male students, while girls are represented by RAC Sabala,” says Pardha Saradhi Ayyangar, president, RAC Young Leaders. With just 40 members, the club has done well-designed projects that speak volumes of their innovative spirit. Around 200 people at Aratlakota and Mangavaram villages were sensitised at Project Vana Paatham camps on the need to “conserve nature, protect our trees/plants, and understand the crucial role of biodiversity in nurturing various forms of life on planet Earth,” explains Ayyangar. Having a tagline ‘celebrating life with plants,’ the special camps of Vana Paatham (path of trees) also distributed 450 saplings to villagers and students who were administered a pledge to nurture the trees till the 34 ROTARACT NEWS JANUARY 2023
