{"id":57955,"date":"2026-05-07T08:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/?p=57955"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:42:09","slug":"powered-by-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/powered-by-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Powered by Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57955\" class=\"elementor elementor-57955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06ea47e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06ea47e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7101d8\" data-id=\"f7101d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685b52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"685b52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A solar project in rural Maharashtra lights the way for a skill centre serving individuals with disabilities \u2014 and frees up resources that matter most.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-725908c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"725908c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e043d9\" data-id=\"9e043d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7731a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7731a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f89ea\" data-id=\"53f89ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae3470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae3470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Nimbale village in Ahilyanagar district, the daily hum of a skill development centre run by Anam Prem tells its own quiet story. For the past 25 years, this sister organisation of Snehalaya has been working to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.<\/p><p>The centre teaches trades, builds confidence, and expands what\u2019s possible for people the world too often overlooks. But sustaining such work comes at a cost, and rising electricity bills have begun to strain resources that could otherwise support its students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4514c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4514c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ca54e\" data-id=\"26ca54e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee212e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee212e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pune Vijaynagar Lions Club, District 3234D2, decided to step in. The club planned, funded, and installed a 20 kW solar power system at the centre. The project was inaugurated by District Governor Rajesh Agarwal, in the presence of Second Vice District Governor Rajendra Goyal, Club President Rajashri Sheth, and other Lion leaders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-003123c\" data-id=\"003123c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57ce26 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f57ce26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-17-at-4.49.29-PM-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-17-at-4.49.29-PM-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-17-at-4.49.29-PM-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-17-at-4.49.29-PM-1-768x347.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1337add elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1337add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The solar system was sponsored by PDG Arun Sheth and Lion Sunita Sheth, and co-sponsored by Smt Kamalabai Chopada. The installation was carried out by the club itself, reflecting the hands-on approach that defines Lions service at its best.<\/p><p>The impact is both immediate and sustained. The solar system reduces the centre\u2019s monthly electricity expenses by approximately \u20b950,000 \u2014 funds that Anam Prem can now redirect toward student welfare and skill development programs. For a centre already doing meaningful work, these freed resources allow more to be done, month after month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A solar project in rural Maharashtra lights the way for a skill centre serving individuals with disabilities \u2014 and frees up resources that matter most. 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