A PICTURE OF PEACE
2008-09 Merit Award Winner Mayckol Steven Buitrago Fontecha (Colombia)
"In my opinion peace is a feeling and a necessary state for a good coexistence." 
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Millions of children suffer from poverty, homelessness, hunger, abuse, neglect, disease and disabilities. Tragically, these children often must live without essential health and education services that would alleviate their distress – and give them hope for the future. That's why the Lions Services for Children Program continues Lions Clubs International's long tradition of helping the world's future generations.
The problems children face vary in degree from country to country, but the need for health and education services is constant and universal. Lions clubs help address these needs by developing projects with specific, attainable goals, including:
Lions have also constructed hospitals, schools, orphanages and children's centers throughout the world to serve youth in need.
To learn more about the global health and educational needs of children, please visit the World Health Organization (WHO) Web site. Read about the United Nations Millennium Development Goals that relate directly to children. Or contact our Health and Children's Services Department.
2008-09 Merit Award Winner Mayckol Steven Buitrago Fontecha (Colombia)
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4,000,000
The number of children from nearly 100 countries who have participated in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest during the last 20 years. Through their art, they have learned to express their feelings about peace in the world.