Despite coming up against Covid-19, floods, and bushfires, 2022 went down as another huge year for the Lions Eye Health Program – Australia (LEHP) 🙌 Qualified Lions screened the eyes of 5,309 children across the country for vision impairment, with … Read More
WORLD DIABETES DAY World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day … Read More
Mugisha prays that her family will have enough food through the crisis ahead. Mugisha* and her children fled to Kenya six years ago after conflict broke out in her home country of Congo. Refugees like Mugisha were already struggling. But … Read More
THE Australian Lions Foundation has launched a national appeal to help Lions volunteers across the country provide emergency support to flood-affected communities. Anyone looking to donate and support those affected by the floods can do so through Lions Club of … Read More
Almost six years ago, District N3, through the Lions Club of Toronto NSW, initiated a project to raise funds to provide a Big Red Kidney Bus (BRKB), a mobile dialysis unit for the people of New South Wales. More than … Read More
October is “Lions Vision Awareness Month” Lions Eye Health Program – Australia has launched an initiative – to bring awareness to the importance of children spending time outside. Evidence shows that sunlight has special properties beneficial to eye health. Myopia … Read More
July 14, 2021/in HEALTH, NEWS / Since the 1980s Lions has provided over 600 assistance dogs to deaf or hearing-impaired Australians and now they are on a mission to do the same for those with Diabetes. Australian Lions Hearing Dogs … Read More
Lions Medical Research Foundation Scholarships have been offered since year 2000, with $35,000 awarded to recipients. In 2022, the Foundation received 28 scholarship applications, with Emma Cheney the final 2022 recipient. Emma’s area of study under this scholarship will be … Read More
World Sight Day is observed every year on the second Thursday of October, falling on October 13 this year. It was initiated by the Lions Clubs International Foundation during their ‘SightFirstCampaign’ in an effort to spread awareness about preventable blindness … Read More
Founded in 1980, the Australian Lions Foundation provides Lions Clubs across Australia the ability to quickly react in times of need, providing financial assistance for community projects and emergency service support to those affected by natural disasters. When disaster strikes, … Read More