A PICTURE OF PEACE
2012-13 Merit Award Winner Thokozane Masanabo (Republic of South Africa)
"Without peace, you cannot have a bright future." 
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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 services for children – projects with specific, attainable goals, including:
Lions have also constructed hospitals, schools, orphanages and children's centers throughout the world to serve children 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.
For information about planning service activity projects – including information for chairpersons – please visit the Lions Services for Children section of our Member Center.
2012-13 Merit Award Winner Thokozane Masanabo (Republic of South Africa)
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More than four million children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest over the last 20 years. Through their art, they have learned to express their feelings about peace in the world.