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Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. More than 1.4 million members in over 48,000 clubs are serving in 200 countries and geographic areas around the globe. India has 250000 members in over 8500 clubs across the country. Since 1917, Lions have globally strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects, and we extend our service impact through the generous support of our Lions Clubs International Foundation. We are focused on supporting vision, the environment, childhood cancer, hunger, diabetes and other pressing humanitarian needs to help address some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.
Sight for Kids program is the largest-known school based eye health program in the world
37 million children assessed in India including 18 million from West Bengal
10 percent of all assessed children require some form of intervention
Rs. 15 crores to the PM CARES fund
Rs. 20 crores to the CM and local Government funds
Lions in 7,381 Clubs across India have spent over 80 crores on food, protective equipment and sanitizers to directly serve over 50 lakhs
Lions Clubs International Foundation has giv... (more)
May 05, 2020 12:13 IST
Lions Club International Foundation
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest humanitarian service association with 14.7 lakh members, including 2.9 lakh members in India. It’s global fund, Lions Clubs International Foundation, channelizes donations from Lions around the world into the most effective projects to s... (more)
Nov 14, 2018 14:47 IST
Lions Club International Foundation
