Old Books for New Eyes

23/09/2026

Thank you for the partnership and impact

📚🦁 ROOTED IN SERVICE, CREATING IMPACT 🦁📚

1,500 BOOKS. COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES. A FUTURE FULL OF PROMISE.

On 25 August 2026, Lions Club of Nakuru District 411A, proudly extended the power of service through a meaningful donation of 1,500 books, clothing and diapers to Dandelion Africa.

📖 1,000 books were generously received through the Lions club of Nairobi Greater. , under the Old Books for New Eyes – under the Reading Action Programme Convenor Mizban Luhar , while a further 500 books were collected through a Book Drive organized by the Lions Club of Nakuru.

These books will find their way into Dandelion Africa’s community and mobile libraries serving children across Nakuru, Baringo, Kajiado and Narok, reaching communities including Majani Mingi, Suswa, Amboseli and Sarembai.

🌍 The impact is far-reaching, with the donation expected to benefit more than 60 schools and educational shelters, particularly in arid and underserved areas where access to reading materials can be limited.
But these libraries are about more than books. They are spaces where children can read, learn, do their homework, access computers, interact, discover their talents and dream beyond their circumstances.

🧸 In addition to the books, Lions Club of Nakuru also donated diapers and clothing, supporting Dandelion Africa’s ongoing community projects and medical centres.
This is the spirit of Lions service, clubs working together, communities coming together, and simple acts of generosity creating lasting opportunities for children.
Every book placed in a child's hands is a door opened.
Every donation is a message that their future matters.
Every act of service plants a seed of hope. 🌱

District 411A is proud to celebrate the Lions of Nakuru and Nairobi Greater for demonstrating what is possible when we are Rooted in Service.

🦁 WE SERVE.
📚 WE EMPOWER.
❤️ WE CREATE IMPACT.
Lions Clubs International – District 411A
Rooted in Service, Creating Impact.

29/05/2025

Thank you for making this dream come true for the students

17/05/2025

The power of giving is much more than the power of receiving. Recipient becomes the giver in future and that power multiplies. With our expansion from books to laptops and board games has created more teamwork and learning opportunities for the students and attracted them to attend school regularly. We appreciate all our partners in making this happen. These photos are the courtesy of Rainbow International School Uganda Hope Nankunda Children Reach Out Uganda Girls Not Brides

Kingsway Tyres Kenya UAE School Librarians Network group Maersk Manoj Shah GEMS Jumeirah Primary School GEMS Dubai American Academy System Freight, Inc. Dubai British School Lions Clubs International Safa Community School GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail Arcadia British School Dubai College Dipa Radia Gadhia JESS Dubai Pearl British Academy Smart Vision School Dubai Lions club of Nairobi Greater. Safa British School The American School of Dubai Jumeirah College GEMS American Academy - Abu Dhabi South View School Dubai حضانة اللؤلؤة - Pearl Academy Yasmina British Academy Dubai British School Jumeirah Park Kings' School Al Barsha Kings' School Dubai

17/05/2025

Thank you for all your support

17/05/2025

Thank you for the support and making this happen for the children

16/05/2025

Thank you Rainbow International School Uganda for your amazing support

30/04/2025

Situated in the heart of Kawangare Slums, Keds Care Community School teaches 200 primary school students. They recently received a 600 books library and our 114th one. We just loved seeing the glitter in their eyes and smile on their faces as they held up the books in awe.



Maersk UAE School Librarians Network group Lions Clubs International GEMS Jumeirah Primary School GEMS Dubai American Academy System Freight, Inc. Kingsway Tyres Kenya Dubai College Pearl British Academy GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail Arcadia British School Safa Community School JESS Dubai Dubai British SchoolSmart Vision School Dubai Manoj Shah Dipa Radia Gadhia Vikesh R. Gadhia

23/04/2025

Happy World Book Day! A day that we would like to see books in the hands of all children and not just a few who can afford and access them.

Our 113th Library was inaugurated at
Mary Immaculate Rehabilitation Centre. The centre was established in 1987 to focus on rehabilitation of unfortunate children from the streets, orphans and abandoned. The centre provides them with shelter, food and a chance to get basic education. Currently, there are 100 street boys cared for at the centre. They only admits boys from 6 to 16 years of age, who then graduate. They solely depend on donations from well-wishers to be able to sustain the well-being of the children. Lions Club of Nairobi Phoenix donated 1000 educational and reading books led by lion Tejinder Singh to support their education and literacy.



Lions Clubs International
System Freight, Inc.
Maersk
GEMS Education
Kingsway Tyres Kenya
GEMS Jumeirah Primary School
GEMS Dubai American Academy
GEMS Wellington Primary Schooll
GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail
Dubai College
Jumeirah College
Arcadia British School
UAE School Librarians Network group
Safa Community School Dubai British School Dipa Radia Gadhia Manoj Shah Soyum Shah Zameer Jamal

18/04/2025

Happy Easter Friday. Welcome to our 112th Library at Arne by Grace school located in the heart of Kawangware Slums in Nairobi. They host 250 students who will not have an amazing 600 books in their makeshift library in their beautiful school made of mabati sheets. Can’t wait to see the kids growing their imagination and literacy. Thank you to all our partners



Maersk UAE School Librarians Network group Kingsway Tyres Kenya GEMS Dubai American Academy GEMS Jumeirah Primary School

Systems
-Kanoo (UAE) LLC

GEMS Dubai American Academymerican Academy
Wellington Primary School
Wellington Academy - Al Khail
College
British School Al Khubairat
College
School

' School Dubai
Al Barsha
Royal Dubai School
British School
Dubai
International School
Center for Special Needs

21/02/2025

Welcome to our 111th library in Glory Learning Center in the Donholm area of Nairobi. The 763 school kids from pre-primary to junior high will benefit from the gift of literacy with the 1,050 books now in their library. A dream come true for all those children and their school. Thank you to all our partners in making this happen.



Lions Clubs International UAE School Librarians Network group Freight Systems Maersk Kingsway Tyres Kenya GEMS Jumeirah Primary School Dubai Center for Special Needs Kings' School Dubai GEMS Dubai American Academy Dubai College Safa Community School JESS Dubai Arcadia British School GEMS International School - Al Khail Dubai British School GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis Smart Vision School Dubai Hartland International School Dubai Nord Anglia International School Dubai GEMS American Academy - Abu Dhabi Star International School Mirdif Yasmina British Academy Manoj Shah Soyum Shah Manilal Dodhia Zameer Jamaal Victory Heights Primary School Dubai New Academy School Safa British School