NEW LIONS CLUB IN ZANZIBAR
CHOLERA VICTIMS ASSISTED BY MZIZIMA
CLUB
A
new Lions Club is in the offing in Zanzibar with efforts and sponsorship of
Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Mzizima. The morale booster of this venture was
District Governor Lion Hayderali Gangji and a stalwart of Mzizima Lions Club
Lion Mustafa Kudrati.
Potential
Members have been earmarked and preparations are afoot to form a new club which
may be chartered during the Governorship of Hayderali Gangji. His reign of
authority ends in two months time after a smooth take-over by incoming Governor
from Uganda.
During the
delegation’s visit to Zanzibar, the Governor paid salutations to the President
of Zanzibar who is also Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Zanzibar, Hon.
Dr. Ally Mohamed Shein. They also met the Minister for Health, Hon. Mahmoud
Thabit Kombo.
The potential
members of the new club (under formation) with cooperation of Mzizima Lions
Club of Dar es Salaam, sprinted into action by helping the people affected by
Cholera at Chumbini, an area out of the main Zanzibar town. Mineral water, dry
foodstuff such as biscuits, and water cleansing chlorine all roughly estimated
at TShs. 4,500,000/=. The new club in the offing raised a donation of TShs.
1,500,000/=.
A
couple of years ago, Zanzibar had a Lions Club but due to one reason or the
other, it died a natural death after only a very number of Lions struggled to
keep it afloat. The visitation of the Governor and Mzizima Members appears to
have created a fervour among the potential members with the first project to
save human lives from the scourge of
cholera epidemic disease.
According to (unconfirmed) reports forty people have died because of cholera
and others are being treated at the Chumbini Cholera camp.
The
prompt guidance and cooperation of the Minister Hon. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo
greatly assisted in implementing the project to help cholera victims.
Story by Abdul Hai
Picture from Reshma
Shah