Lions Clubs In Africa Get P300m Shot In Arm

Monday, February 12, 2007

Former international president and Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) chairperson Dr Ashok Mehta has announced that Lions Clubs in Africa have been given US $ 50 million (about P300 million) to finance a variety of programmes across the continent.

Lions Clubs in Africa celebrate their 50th anniversary next year. The first Lions club in Botswana was launched at Lobatse in 1968.

Mehta, who was in Gaborone before leaving for Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, for the Africa Lions Clubs conference, said Lions clubs in Botswana have been granted US $10 000 for emergency grants for incidences of natural disasters. He said he was happy to note that Lions Clubs in Botswana were actively involved in various projects.

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