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[MEETINGS]
A MEMBER CLUB OF DISTRICT 411 - KENYA



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[LIONS CODE OF EETHICS & OBJECTS]
[COMMITTEES]
[M.J.F.]
With total membership of 40 service minded people of various ethnic
backgrouds and professions, we the Gigiri Family are dedicated and
devoted to the selfless service to the needy in uplifting the moral and
material standards of the destitute people of our society,
Keeping in mind Lions Clubs International motto:


"WE SERVE"

The Credit of the glorious past 17 years of the club goes to all the
Past Chairmen (Presidents) who have consistently nurtured the strong
foundation and carried out the innumeriacal service activities for the
community at large. All our club members are working enthusiastically
in the true Gigiri spirit in order to serve and committed to


"LIGHT THE PATH TO SERVICE"
Lions Club of Nairobi - Gigiri has excelled in various
fields of Health, Education, Youth Outreach, Drug Awareness,
Environment, Tree Planting, Water Projects, Twining, Physically
Disabled, Youth Exchange etc...

SOME OF OUR REGULAR SERVICE ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SIGHT FIRST ACTIVITIES

The Club carries out regular Eye Screening Clinics and Cataract Surgeries.
Doctors busy
performing
cataract
operations
during
the eye camp
organised by
the club
Immd Past
District Governor
Lion Manoj Shah
and
Gigiri Members
with
the patients
The Club donated fully equipped
Eye Screening Unit - Ambulance
to the Lions Sight First Eye
Hospital - Nairobi in conjunction
with Marshalls - TATA Ltd to
facilitate the outreach programes
carried out by the
Sight First Hospital
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Regular monthly Skin / Eye / Dental / ENT Clinics and General Medical Camps
have been carried out over a period of 14 years where thousands of patients
get the benefit of specialized medical care which otherwise would not have
been possible. The Club also carries out regular Diabetes Screening Clinics.



Regular
Monthly
ENT Clinic

Regular
Monthly
Dental Clinic

Diabetes &
Cholestrole
Awareness Camp

Regular
Monthly
Skin Clinic

The Patients
awaiting
their turn


The Doctors
busy checking
patients


The Gigiri
Lions busy
dispensing
free medicines
during
Major Health
Camp

SOCIAL AND EDUCATION

The Club provides bursaries for underprivileged intelligent students.

In the field of Social Community Welfare, the club provides various
types of services such as Feeding programs, Clothing Activities
Organized trips and X-Mas parties for old people's homes and orphan
children's homes, donation of sewing machines, carpentry tools etc...
Regular Feeding
Activities are
carried out at
varous
places
X-Mas Party
at Orphan's
Home


Donation of
Sewing Machine
ENVIRONMENT/TREE PLANTING/WATER PROJECTS

Regular tree planting is carried out by the club to benefit the
environment and the local community. Numerous water projects by the way
of installation of water reservoir tanks, bore holes and irrigation system
in rural areas where several villages have been benefited.
Gigiri Family
gives first
priority to
Tree Planting
Activities
PHYSICALLY DISABLED

Great efforts have been made by the club to provide wheel chairs, artificial
limbs, hearing and walking aids. The club also encourages and supports
the physically disabled in the area of sporting activities.

Donation of
Jaipur Foot


Donation of
Wheel Chair

LEO CLUBS

A successful Leo Club Programme is carried out by the club
to educate the youth on the  importance of community service.

Gigiri Leos
Donating a
Wheel Chair  and
food stuff

Gigiri Leos
with children at
the Nairobi Zoo

For more details of our various Projects
please visit our page:

"PROJECTS"
YOUTH OUTREACH AND DRUG AWARENESS

The club organizes regular Drug Awareness Programmes by way of
Seminars, Debates, Poster competitions and slide shows.


TWINNING AND YOUTH EXCHANGE

International understanding has been enhanced by Twinning with various
Lions Clubs worldwide.  Great importance is given to Youth Exchange
where a number of exchanges have been facilitated by the Club.
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Our Activities
Gigiri members
with the
patients