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We Serve ISSUE 2
LIONS QUEST ACHIEVES TARGET IN TANZANIA MESSAGE FROM PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR The Gold Medal Award from LCI President Barry Palmer and Lions Quest Newsletter being presented to His Excellency, the Past President of the United Republic of Tanzania Dr. Jakaya M. Kikwete by the Past District Governor Lion Wilson Nathaniel Ndesanjo (centre) and PCC Lion Abdul Majid Khan in the State House. Dar-es-Salaam.
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he Lions Quest programme in Tanzania has achieved its target of conducting 25 workshops which taught almost 800 secondary and primary school teachers the basic education of making good citizens and prepare the youth to understand lead a clean healthy life. The almost eight years of conducting this project in major cities, towns and villages of Tanzania, has directly trained 800 teachers in 400 schools. The estimated number of students in secondary and primary schools, 157,000 have managed to know the good and bad habits and thus lead a clean and healthy life. The Lions Quest Project with a major objective to achieve “a better tomorrow”, is a global international
programme. The financial backing, directly or indirectly, comes from Lions Clubs International Funds and is implemented by Lions Clubs through their 1,400,000 members throughout the world. The project takes care of the development of the entire personality of a child. The results or consequences are permanent and encompasses the whole family, community and the nation as a whole. The well designed three-days seminar (workshops) were conducted in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Tanga, Moshi, Morogoro, Zanzibar, Dodoma, B a g a m o y o , Shinyanga, Mtwara, Singida, Korogwe. Lions Clubs in Tanzania were also taught about the LQ
Projects main targets and objectives. Two well-groomed Tutors, Lion Mathew Alex and Lion Christopher Chinyala under the constant watchful eyes of overall boss, Lion Abdul Majeed Khan and Convenors Lion Mohammed Mulla, Lion Kiran Mody were responsible for organizing and conducting the seminars. The Steering Committee, initially were 18 but reduced to 16, was responsible for the LQ project. Two Stalwarts of the Lions Clubs District 411 B, (Late) PID Lion Dev Kapoor and (Late) PMCC Lion Safdar Jaffer who were very prominent in the initial stages of the project will always be missed for their enthusiasm and contribution. May they rest in peace…ameen.
PCC LION ABDUL MAJEED KHAN
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he Steering Committee of Lions Quest Project under Sub District 411B in Tanzania can now proudly announce that “we have completed our goals and targets during the last eight years.” As Chairman of the committee and Project Co-Ordinator, I wish to thank each and every member of the Steering Committee, all Lions Clubs, School Teachers and Students including the Ministry of National Education for the support and cooperation. In a nutshell, all said and done, we have managed to conduct twenty five workshops in major cities, towns and villages in Tanzania, including Zanzibar. And thus our well trained Tutors have taught 780 teachers from 400 secondary and primary schools who have imparted the knowledge to estimated 157,200 students. The chain reaction of the knowledge has also gone to the families, in particular parents who always expect the best of all the good things their children achieve in their lives. We as Lions keep up with the Mission Statement which I wish to quote: “OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY LIFE SKILLS TO OUR YOUTHS SO AS TO MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE FUTURE AND TO LEAD A HEALTHY DRUG FREE LIFE, WITH A VISION AND TO REINFORCE POSITIVE MORAL VALUES.” « Continue to pg 2
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MESSAGE FROM PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR LION ABDUL MAJEED KHAN The Lions Quest Project is an international project conducted under the Lions Clubs International. Millions of US Dollars, financed directly or indirectly by LCIF, has helped to promote the welfare of this World’s Inhabitants. And we, in this part of the world, have surely benefited
from this project. We recognize with appreciation, the country’s efforts in conducting duties to make responsible citizens and to make them lead a healthy “drugs and intoxicants free life.”
May Almighty God bless you all. ABDUL MAJEED KHAN PAST COUNCIL CHAIRMAN & LQ PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR
INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIONS QUEST
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he Lions Quest “skills for adolescence” is an on-going value based, long range programme of Lions Clubs International Foundation. It takes care of the development of the entire personality of a school-going child. The consequences have shown that the changes we seek are permanent and involves the whole family, community and nation as a whole. The project which is globally recognized and also by the United Nations, is a positive preventive programme and not a curative one. The chapter “skills for adolescence” is a programme that teaches students skills in the following:- (a) Building self discipline, responsibility and self respect. (b) Communicating effectively and cooperating with others. (c) Managing attitudes and emotions. (d) Strengthening positive relationships with family and elders. (e) Learning, developing skills in solving problems and making healthy decisions. (f) Resisting drugs and intoxicants.
(g) Thinking critically and creatively. (h)Setting goals and following through. (i) Providing services to others. It goes without saying that parents and grand parents are always worried about their children’s future. They usually ask: (a) How will I protect my child from the growing negative influence in life?. (b) How will my child fare in the fiery competitive atmosphere of today?. (c) How can my child learn to face frustrations which are inevitable in life?. (d). How will my child cope with the fast changing world of today? The Lions Quest project has an answer to these apprehensions. The LQ Project is a positive programme which helps in uniting families, schools and community. Lessons to help students in improving their writing abilities, reading and speaking are imparted in workshops and seminars. These are but a few of the advantages of LQ Project but the side effects and other advantages are so many that this space is just too small to accommodate all.
WAR AGAINST INTOXICANTS
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n iron brush was used to cleanup the country of harmful intoxicants, thus ensuring the nation to lead a healthy and drug-free-life. The campaign started in Dar es Salaam during the early months of 2017 and within no time it spread like wild fire throughout the country. Large and small plantations of illicit “banghi” were detected in remote villages, mountainous areas and places not easily reachable. Under Police supervision and Government Officers, these plantations were set ablaze. Tanzania Police and Local Authorities
also seized small plastic packets containing hard liquor, commonly known in Kiswahili as “viroba”. The virobas were very popular among young people and consumption of the intoxicants were a cause of many social problems including criminal offences and road accidents. Seizure of large consignments of such type of intoxicants, worth millions of Tanzania Shillings, were almost an everyday media news. The overall objective of the campaign is to put a stop to illicit drugs dealings, usage of harmful and dangerous intoxicants. Almost in the same direction, Lions Clubs International had launched an international campaign,
through Lions Quest Project, to discourage usage of illicit intoxicants including smoking and consumption of alcohol among youths. The world-wide educational campaign, especially in primary and secondary schools, has resulted in educating not less than 12,000,000 young people. They are taught through their teachers and parents. In Multiple District 411B (Tanzania and Uganda) such a campaign has been going on for the past eight years. In Tanzania, the LQ Steering Committee under the veteran Lion, Abdul Majid Khan has resulted in organizing and conducting 25 workshops involving teachers from primary and secondary schools. Each workshop had 30 maximum students who learnt basic knowledge of skillful lessons, how to discourage youths from practicing bad habits, parental education in involving them in the campaign. Lions Clubs in Tanzania joined in the campaign to keep the tempo going on. Much has been said, much has been learnt and much is being implemented. All this in the cause of serving humanity. We strongly believe that it is high time the Ministry of National Education in Tanzania should consider to include the ethical lessons of Lions Quest in students’ learning subjects. The proposals were made by the Lions Quest Steering Committee more than three years ago. LION SAYED ABDUL HAI SECRETARY: LIONS QUEST STEERING COMMITTEE
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ELECT LION SAYED RIZWAN QADRI
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ongratulations and hats off to the Steering Committee of Lions Quest Programme in Tanzania and Uganda for organizing a very successful campaign of helping the youth to lead a meaningful, healthy and drug-free lives. The Lions Clubs International, through LCIF has funded the eight years of campaign by financial support amounting to US Dollars 60,000 and local matching fund of almost 10,000 US Dollars. Local Donors including Lions Clubs and Lions Members have spent their valuable time and money to ensure that the project was well implemented. In the changing life-style, be it in Africa, Asia or Europe, parents are always worried about their children’s future. Their time spent in the lower and higher learning institutions must always be tracked to ensure that bad habits, harmful and illicit intoxicants are completely removed from their path. This is where teachers, parents and Lions become involved directly or indirectly. It is rightly said that it is easier to control a child from being a prey to bad habits rather than repairing a grown-up victim who becomes, literally a great loss to the nation. As Governor Elect of Sub District 411B, I wish to ensure you (Lions Clubs) that the good works you are doing will always be cherished and my office and District Officers will give you full assistance when and where required. Three cheers to the LQ Steering Committee under the guidance of PMCC and LQ Project Coordinator Lion Abdul Majid Khan.
THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF L Q I N TA N Z A N I A The entire programme of Lions Quest in Tanzania is being implemented by a sixteen-man Steering Committee spearheaded by PMCC Lion Abdul Majeed Khan and District Convenor Lion Kishore Simzia. The committee among many other duties, promotes extension of the programme in the country, liases with Lions Clubs, schools and LCIF. To ensure smooth administration of the project, the Steering Committee involves the Region Chairpersons as the main contact in upcopuntry stations. At club level the Chairman and Secretary of the Lions Clubs are the link persons in the implementation of the programme. At every Cabinet Meetings or the LCI, the Coordinator presents the report of the implementation of the project. The following mentioned Senior Lions
comprise the Steering Committee of Lions Quest Project in Tanzania. The initial committee was more by a few members but due to the fact that they are no more with us, the final number stands at sixteen only. Abdul Majeed Khan (Project Coordinator); (2)Kishore Simzia (District Convenor); (3) Sayed Abdul Hai (Quest Secretary); (4) Wilson N. Ndesanjo (PDG Member); (5) Haider Gangji (PDG Member); (6) Satish Sharma (PDG Member); (7)Mohamed Mulla (Member); (8) Shoffiudin Babul (Member); (9) Salim Suleimanji (Member); (10) Inderjeet S. Rehal; (11) Godfrey Sawe (Member); (12) Kiran Mody (Member); (13) Jessie Mnguto (Member); (14) Sarah Qadri (Member); (15)Alex Mathew (Trainer/Member); (16) Christopher Chinyala (Trainer/ Member).
PCC Lion Abdul Majeed Khan Presenting Lions Quest Books to Mwanza Regional Educational Officer
LIONS QUEST HAS MADE WORLD-WIDE IMPACT Tutors and teachers from more than 50 countries have been trained to implement Lions Quest which makes it one of the most widely-used like skills programmes in the world. More than 420,000 educators have been certified world wide. This figure slightly goes up with the addition of locally trained two Tanzanians namely Alex Mathew and Christopher Chinyala.
The reading materials have been translated into 30 languages. In Tanzania, the Steering Committee received 3550 Lions Quest Books from LQ India Foundation. An amount of USD 8620 was paid. From the hundreds of workshops conducted by Lions clubs world wide, nearly 12,000,000 young people have benefited from the Lions Quest Project.
Lions Quest Workshop in Dar es Salaam
Lions Quest Workshop in Zanzibar
Lions Quest Workshop in Shinyanga
Lions Quest Workshop in Mwanza
Lions Quest Workshop in Morogoro
Lions Quest Workshop in Mtwara
Lions Quest Workshop in Dodoma
Lions Quest Workshop in Korogwe
Lions Quest Workshop in Bagamoyo
Lions Quest Workshop in Arusha