The big day was also to commemorate UN Day organized by Lions Club of Kampala Central at Hotel Africana. A good number of Lions from Kampala and Entebbe and staff members of UN Agencies were at the meeting. Details about many projects carried out by Lions Clubs in Uganda was put accross to the participants.
Areas of collaboration were discussed and proposed and agreed upon. lions Clubs will work with UN Agencies, particularly UNICEF to promote routine immunization for people in Uganda.UNICEF has offered to train Lions from all the clubs to spearhead advocacy of the relevant campaign.
Prominent representatives of the United Nations agencies spoke at the meeting. The Multiple Council Chairperson for Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and the Seychelles, the past governor Lion Polly Karimari Ndyarugahi thanked all the speakers, organizers and members of Lions Clubs for attending the collaborative meeting.
Lions Clubs International and the United nations have signed an agreement to work closely in the Millenium Development Goals 2015.
By the year 2015 all the United Nations Member States have pledged to:-
* Eradicate extreme poverty.
* Achieve universal primary education
* Promote gender equality and empower women
* Reduce child mortality
* Improve maternal health
*Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
*Ensure environmental sustainability
*Develop a global partnership for development.
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| A collaborative meeting between the Lions Clubs and United Nations agencies was held to discuss the common objectives in Kampala, Uganda recently. In the front row seated on the left facing camera is Multiple Council Chairperson for five eastern African countries Past Governor Lion Polly K. Ndyarugahi. |
Story by Abdul Hai
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