LIONS DONATE TO BAGAMOYO ARTISTS

Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Host donated various kinds of drawing stationary to Mkongojo Arts Group of Bagamoyo as an observation of International Literacy Day. 

The various drawing items like large manila white boards, multi-colour pencils, crayons, sets of painting brush were all donated by Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Host. The club members were accompanied with District Governor Lion Haiderali Gangji, Second Vice District Governor Lion Rizwan Qadri and Cabinet Treasurer Lion Mohammed Lalji.

The Chairman of the registered arts group Mr. Siasa Kondo Sultani and Secretary Mr. Boniface Kasturi Mwiru thanked the Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Host and the top leaders of the Lions Club International.

More than 80 primary school children are learning the basic know-how of drawing on paper and canvas at the Mkongojo Arts Group for free. The group were seriously short of drawing stationary such as colour pencils and water colour drawing boxes. All these items were donated to the Lions by Fly Dubai Airline Agency.

The Mkongojo Arts Group intends to train the children and their works along with the group's art works are expected to be displayed at an exhibition on 20th November during the International Children's Day at Bagamoyo.

Later, the Lions donated two goats meat to IMUMA Centre which takes care of destitute children, among them some orphans. There are 44 such juvenile children at the centre and are under the care of Matron Aisha Saidi. The word IMUMA is a short form of Iman (faith), Upendo (love) and Matumaini (hope).

The entourage of the District Governor also visited and inspected a famous beach hotel, Travellers' Lodge where they intend to hold a three-day leadership seminar for Lions from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Seychelles and South Sudan. A total of sixty people and four tutors are expected to attend the seminar. The proper date and time-table of the seminar was being worked out.

Story & Pictures by Abdul Hai

Bagamoyo News

Chairman of Mkongojo Arts Group Siasa Kondo Sultani speaking at the presentation function where Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Host presented drawing items for the children who are learning the ABC of fine art in Bagamoyo.

Seated in the middle is District Governor (with hat) Lion haiderali Gangji and on his immediate left is  Region Chairman Lion Yusuf Dalal and next to him is 2nd Vice District Governor Lion Rizwan Qadri. On the left is the President of the L.C. Host from dar es Salaam.

A glimpse of the function held during a clear Sunday morning. Thirty two children learning basic fine arts were presented with drawing stationary.