WATER FOR THE REMOTE VILLAGE

Mkuranga, Tanzania: Villagers at Zalala in the District of Mkuranga had to go as far as ten kilometers to fetch water, a problem which Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Azania sorted out after providing water to the villagers.

The club members visited the village in the Coast Region, several times,  and after several survey reports they decided to invest TShs. 6,000,000/= or US$ 3,800:00 to provide clean water to the desperate villagers. Within no time, a complete water borehole with pump, generator and a reservoir tank was constructed.

The club leaders invited the District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo to inaugurate the water supply project at the remote village. The Governor, after assessing the nature of the quality project, re-scheduled his time-table of club visitations and participated in the inauguration ceremony. The village has a population of 1,300 people and almost all are small-time peasants.

The club leaders helped the villagers to set-up a committee to manage the water supply system and to ensure that the project is well taken care of. The Governor praised the club leaders for a well-done job and advised the villagers to take maximum care of this project.

District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo along with club leaders and residents of Zalala Village in Mkuranga District in Tanzania pose for a group picture after the inauguration of the water supply system donated by Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Azania.

The lady of Zalala Village takes home her first bucket of clean water from the borehole well donated by Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Azania. The Governor (second left) Lion Wilson Ndesanjo, Club Secretary Lion Mikidadi Hamza (1st left) and first right Lion Farida M. Hamza immediate past president of the club jointly inaugurated the borehole.

FOOD & MEDICINE DONATION

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Central under the direction of club President Lion Shakil Ansari donated food and medicines costing TShs. 900,000/= to Ocean Road Cancer Hospital and street children in Dar es Salaam today (Sunday 29th December).

Almost a dozen Lion Members and six volunteers managed the project during lunch hour time at the hospital. Some patients who could not pay for the medical bills and medicines, were assisted cash Shs. 450,000/=.

Zone Chairperson Lion Moez Bakari and District Officer Lion Zahira Patwa were among prominent Lion Leaders who attended the function.

President of Lions Club Central (Dar es Salaam) Lion Shakil Ansari assisting distribution of food to patients at the Ocean Road Cancer Hospital. Food and medicines costing TShs. 900,000/= or US$ 625:00 were donated by the club.

Club Secretary Lion Jitendra Makwana also played a leading role in distributing food to the street children who were in the vicinity of the hospital on Sunday morning.

Club Secretary of Dar es Salaam Central, Lion Jitendra Makwana distributing food packets during the end of the year food and medicine distribution project by the club.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION BY MZIZIMA CLUB

District Officer for Youth Outreach, Campus and Exchange Programme Lion Zahira Patwa (in light red burqa) along with Lions of Dar es Salaam Mzizima distribute food packets to young people in Dar es Salaam recently. The club spent TShs. 450,000/= for lunch for hospital patients and street children as well.

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Lions Club of Mzizima conducted its long term project "food distribution at Ocean Road Cancer Hospital" and also for some young people who gather at open playing fields for a game of soccer on Sunday. The attached photographs were sent to the Governor's Blog by Club Secretary Lion Bhavin Sonigra.

Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Mzizima  pose for a group picture immediately after the monthly food distribution at the Ocean Road Cancer Hospital in Dar es Salaam. Fifth from left is District Officer for Youth Outreach Lion Zahira Patwa and fifth from right is club secretary Lion Bhavin Sonigra. On the background is Tanzania's largest cancer hospital, a historic building which has witnessed the rule of  German and British colonialists. Immediately after independence, the hospital has undergone extensive internal and external renovation.

SEASONAL GREETINGS

Seasonal greetings from senior Lions, District and Cabinet Officers and club leaders are being conveyed to Lion Members in Tanzania and Uganda under Sub District 411B.

Most of the greetings are by Email letters, SMS and telephone calls for Seasonal greetings and in particular Christmas and New Year 2014.

The District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo conveyed his greetings a couple of days ago. the latest were from the Chairman of Multiple Council Lion Poly Karimari Ndyarugahi; PDG/PMCC Lion Abdul Majid Khan; PDG Lion Kamal Joshi; First VDG Lion Night Ndyarugahi; 2nd VDG Lion Haiderali Gangji; PDG Lion Satish Sharma; Cabinet Secretary Lion Kishore Simzia; and many others.

The IT & Bulletin team of Convenor Lion Salim Suleimanji, Lion Valeria Mwesigwa and Lion Sayed Abdul Hai wish to convey Happy Christmas and New Year 2014 to all Lions and their families and even those who are not members of this organization.

"GET WELL MESSAGES"

A chain of "get well" messages keep pouring in from Lions as Past District Governor Lion Safderali Jaffer and his son Murtaza Jaffer are recuperating after kidney transplant surgery a week ago in the United States of America.

PDG Lion Safder who was also Past Multiple Council Chairman of  District 411 (Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Seychelles) is a veteran Lion and one of the top ranking Lion in Eastern Africa. He is well known for his leadership qualities, soft-spoken but with a great impact to his audience as an orator, his speeches have always been punctuated with words of wisdom and humor. By profession he is an accountant and runs an auditing firm in Dar es Salaam.

Among the numerous "get well messages", prominent Lions include District Governor Wilson Ndesanjo, PDG/PMCC Lion Abdul majid Khan, MCC Lion Poly Ndyarugahi; First Vice District Governor Lion Night Ndyarugahi; 2nd VDG Lion Haider Gangji, PDG Satish Sharma, Cabinet secretary Kishore Simzia, and several presidents and other officers of clubs and District Officers.

It may take some weeks for this great Lion to return to his residential station in Dar es Salaam but all in all, the Governor's Blog team wishes him speedy recovery.

Story by Abdul Hai

MZIZIMA'S LONG TERM PROJECT

Dar es salaam, Tanzania: The long term project of distributing lunch, donation in cash to patients at the Ocean Road Cancer Hospital was held recently by Lions Club of Mzizima.

Club Secretary Lion Bhavin Sonigra sent the  information that TShs. 450,000/= was spent on providing lunch to about 250 patients at the cancer hospital which is the largest cancer hospital in Tanzania. The Mzizima club holds every month such a project and also entertains children, particularly street children who gather at open fields to play a game of soccer.

A patient was also assisted TShs. 100,000/- for paying bills for medicines.

Twelve Lions Members from the club including two Chinese Nationals volunteered to conduct the project.

GOVERNOR WILLY IN NAIROBI

From Left to Right: DG Lion Wilson Ndesanjo with first Vice International President Joe Preston and 
DG of 411A Lion Teja S. Kalsi

Fresh flower garland for 1st Vice International President Lion Joe Preston from DG Wilson Ndesanjo as a welcome sign to Nairobi. The Governor is being decorated with a personal lapel from Lion Joe Preston partly seen is DG of 411A Lion Teja Kalsi.

Nairobi, Kenya: District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo flew to Nairobi and met the International First Vice President Lion Joe Preston and his spouse, Joni Preston at a fellowship gathering organized by the Sub District 411A in Nairobi.
The Governor attended the fellowship gathering along with the top brass Lions of District 411A and their spouses. From Sub District 411B was also Lion Inderjeet Singh Rehal, District Chairperson for Leadership & Training portfolio in Tanzania.

Governor Wilson Ndesanjo garlanded the Chief Guest and the International Vice President also decorated Lion Ndesanjo with his personal lapel pin. This was the second meeting by both the high level dignitaries, the first was during the ISAAME Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal. The attached are some fotographs taken during the fellowship gatherting in Nairobi recently.