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Here some basic informations about the
different kinds of projects
Clean water projects*
Digging wells in water-poor countries.
Rural development*
Agricultural training and food production
programs,
economic development projects to establish small workshops and vocational opportunities in
poor communities.
Aid for the disabled*
Developing
rehabilitative services in under-served communities, establishing prosthetic limb centers
and wheelchair banks, developing independent living centers for blind and disabled
persons.
Education and literacy*
Providing books and computers for low-income
schools,
training additional teachers, funding literacy campaigns, vocational training.
Environment protection projects*
Planting trees/reforestation, developing
latrines/sanitation systems in shantytowns. Caring
for the planet earth has been a Lions commitment since 1972. Clubs are encouraged to
display their concern for the planet by teaching the public the three basics: reduce the
amount of waste produced; reuse materials instead of discarding them and recycle materials
whenever possible.
Strengthening health care
services*
Eyeglass
distribution and training missions, training of village health workers, providing health
centers with essential equipment, launching needed medical services such as kidney
dialysis units, geriatric care, etc.
Conservation of the sight*
Supporting Lions medical missions and international eyeglass recycling
efforts.
Youth programs
Lions youth programs emphasize two
areas, youth
outreach and youth activities.
Changing Tomorrow. Today is a program that was established in 1993 to build upon the
association's commitment to help young people become responsible adult citizens and
community leaders. Its mission is, "to help and challenge youth to
learn, to achieve
and to serve."
The newest Youth Outreach Program initiative, Focus on Street Children: Children at Risk
project was initiated in 1996.
Because the United Nations estimates that 100 million children sleep in the streets every
night, Lions clubs throughout the world are being called upon to help seek
solutions. By
identifying problems in their local communities and forming partnerships to address the
issues, Lions clubs, along with other non-governmental organizations, can offer their
assistance to this complex socioeconomic problem.
Food Production
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Building
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Community Development
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Hearing projects
Helen Keller said, "I am just as deaf as
I am blind. The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important
than those of blindness." In an attempt to educate the public and to serve the
hearing impaired, speech action and work with the deaf has been a program of the
association since 1971.
Diabetes
It is estimated that more than 200 million
people are now afflicted with diabetes, at risk of losing sight due to a serious
complication of diabetes--diabetes retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy affects the
retina--the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that transmits visual
messages,
via the optic nerve, to the brain. When this delicate tissue is damaged by diabetic
retinopathy, the result may be visual impairment or blindness.
Diabetes awareness was adopted as a long-term commitment of the association in March 1984.
The primary objective of the Lions program is to reduce the number of new cases of
blindness caused by diabetic retinopathy through diabetes education, early detection and
treatment, and support of research. Lions are especially encouraged to conduct awareness
activities during the month of November--Lions Diabetes Education Month.
Disaster
Reliefs Programs
This
is one of the important projects of LCIF, where especial funds called “Major Catastrophe Grants” are given for longer-term
reconstruction projects in the region where the catastrophe has occurred.
Obviously the Foundation has it’s own funds, but it’s extremely
important to help, as more money they get, the bigger and large projects can
be done, under de name for our Association. It’s very important to try to
canalise our effort through our Association and not give the money to other
associations, so they would be the ones that get the credit. Normally when a
disaster occurs, LCIF opens an account to receive donations. LCIF “Major Catastrophe Grants” are made to relive suffering and
deprivation following a catastrophe of major international impact, such as
the earthquake in Turkey.
*Projects liable to receive a International Aid Grant (IAG)
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