"KARIBUNI DAR ES SALAAM"

ALL DELEGATES FOR THE 13TH MULTIPLE DISTRICT 411 ANNUAL CONVENTION OF LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL ARE WARMLY WELCOME TO DAR ES SALAAM...."HAVEN OF PEACE".

Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Convention, 2nd Vice District Governor Lion Sayed Rizwan Qadri welcomes all delegates on behalf of his committee and the Dar es Salaam Fraternity Clubs, host to this exciting three-days convention.

Multiple Council Chairman of Multiple District 411, Lion Wilson Nathaniel Ndesanjo and his Gracious Lady Florense say: Karibuni to Haven of Peace.

District Governor Lion Hayderali Gangji says "Welcome to Dar es Salaam all Lions, Leos and their family members".

"WELCOME TO DAR ES SALAAM"

Dar es Salaam: Lions, Leos and their families will be converging in Dar es salaam for three-days of hectic 13th Multiple District Convention. The excitement is gaining momentum and the stage is set for this convention which almost resembles a "mini international convention".

More than four hundred registered delegates will be meeting at the Golden Tulip Hotel where exciting events like a banquet, seminars, cabinet meetings, awards presentation and parade (city centre) are but some events of the convention.

Chief Guest at the convention is International Director of Lions Clubs International, Sanjay Khetan and his Gracious Lady Sangeeta, both from Nepal. They will be accompanied with Past International Director and Board Appointee Dr. Manoj Shah and Lion Jayna Shah. Countries participating are Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Seychelles and South Sudan.

Venue of 13th MD Lions Annual Convention at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Dar es Salaam.

The Golden Tulip Hotel, bedecked with flags, posters and sign boards ready to accomodate more than 360 delegates for the convention.

Bon Voyage to delegates who will be departing from their respective stations to Dar es Salaam for the 13th Multiple District Convention.

CHOLERA VICTIMS ASSISTED

A truck full of bottled mineral water and dry food (biscuits) being distributed at the Chumbini Cholera camp in Zanzibar by Lions of Mzizima Club and potential members of Zanzibar Lions Club under formation. On left is Zanzibar Government Health Minister Hon. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.

District Governor meets President of Zanzibar Revolutionary Government, Hon. Dr. Ally Mohamed Shein. Third from left is Health Minister Hon. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo. Mzizima Lion Mustafa Kudrati on extreme left.

Chumbini Cholera Camp, in the outskirts of Zanzibar town.

Distribution of goods at the Chumbini Cholera Camp. On left in yellow shirt is Health Minister of Zanzibar Government Hon. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.

CHOLERA VICTIMS ASSISTED

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

13TH ANNUAL MULTIPLE DISTRICT CONVENTION

DAR ES SALAAM: The 13th Annual Multiple District 411 Convention is just around the corner and the organizing committee is in top-gear putting up final touches to the three-day convention in Dar es Salaam.

The convention will be held in the last week of this month and not less than five hundred Lions, LEOs and their family members will congregate in the busy Commercial Capital of Dar es Salaam. This, as usual, will have a flavor of international status as Lions from five countries will be participating.

The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, 2nd Vice District Governor Lion Rizwan Qadri confirmed that the convention's Chief Guest, International Director of Lions Clubs International, Sanjay Khetan and his Spouse Sangeeta will be in Dar es Salaam right on time for the event. The CG who is a Civil Engineer and a businessman by occupation, will be escorted by Past International Director and Board Appointee, Dr. Manoj Shah and his Spouse Jayna Shah.

As the days pass by, the MCC's Blog will bring to you more news and pictures.

The "Convention Kits" under preparation. Committee members and volunteers from busy the whole of Sunday.

Convenor of International Relations, Veteran lion Ashwin Sampat giving a helping hand to Lion Chougle and Lion Noori.

Lions busy preparing the 500 plus "Convention Kits".

One of the main pillars of the 13th MD Annual Convention, 2nd VDG Eng. Rizwan Qadri. (Picture from archive)

From left to right, Leo Usma Qadri, Lion Shoffiudin Babul, Lion Shabnam Khan and Lion Sarah Qadri.

AMANI & CITY LIONS CLUBS MEGA EYE CAMP

Chanika, Pugu: A Mega Eye Camp jointly organized by Lions Club of City and Amani was held at Mbuyuni Primary School in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam on the weekend. Hundreds of local residents of Chanika attended the free-for-all camp where reading glasses, medicaments for eye diseases and prescrptions were provided by the optometrists.

The Mbuyuni Primary School stands on a firm footing with long-term constant assistance from Lions Club of Dar es Salaam City.

Lion members from the two clubs were hosted to an open air lunch under the shade of huge mango trees at the farm of PMCC Lion Abdul Majid Khan.

The Optometrist examines eyes of a Chanika resident at the eye camp jointly held by two clubs, City and Amani.

Part of the crowd that attended the eye camp. In the background in yellow shirts are Lion Members led by PMCC Abdul Majid Khan attending to the patients.

Some of the many people who attended the eye camp.

District Governor Lion Hayderali Gangji pins the Governor's Lapel Pin on the shirt of a new member.

PID BECOMES A DOCTOR

Past International Director Lion Naresh Aggarwal was conferred a doctorate degree by United Graduate College & Seminary in USA recently. First to congratulate him were PID and Board Appointee Dr. Manoj Shah and Lion Jayna Shah. The broad smiles speaks about the proud moment for our Lion leader, Naresh Aggarwal.

The caption is the picture itself!

Here too the caption is in the picture and speaks for itself!