Global Priorities 2024-2025
Every journey begins with a single step. One act of service, one encouraging word, one gift of generosity is often all it takes to bring hope where it’s needed most.
Over the last 100 years, the kindness of Lions and Leos has multiplied across borders, oceans, and continents. With over 1.4 million members, we now have an opportunity to truly change our world.
That’s why we’re uniting our global service around five areas of need. These Global Causes present significant challenges to humanity, and we believe it’s our turn to meet them.
Diabetes
We serve to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve quality of life for those diagnosed.
Vision
We serve to prevent avoidable blindness and improve quality of life for people who are blind and visually impaired.
Hunger
We serve to ensure all community members have access to nutritious foods.
Environment
We serve to sustainably protect and restore our environment to improve the well-being of all communities.
Childhood Cancer
Lions and Leos provide support for the needs of children and families affected by childhood cancer through impactful service activities.
We Serve
Accomplished people from around the world have led our great association in its more than 100-year history. While each international president brings their unique passion and perspective to Lions Clubs International, there has (and always will be) a single constant that unites all Lions: service. With this as a guide, each president is committed to helping clubs grow their membership and increase their service so we can make an even greater impact on our local and global communities.
Changing the World
Changing the world is a journey. There is no middle and no end. There is only a beginning—and it starts with us. It happens through the many small choices and acts of kindness we make every day. Together, the sum of our efforts makes the world a better place, one life, one relationship and one community at a time.
Reaching Our Full Potential
President Hill’s programs and initiatives will focus on four key priorities for Lions International that are critical to our mission of service.
- Creating a greener, cleaner environment
- Sharing our stories with the world
- Reaching our full potential as Lions and leaders
- Supporting our global foundation, LCIF
Our global, and local. causes
Lions clubs are built to serve their local communities. They depend on us to meet many local needs, and those needs are growing and changing due to the unique challenges we’re facing. We will continue to serve local needs, and we will also continue to build momentum around our global causes. We will provide clubs with resources, assistance and tools to serve both locally and globally through the Global Action Team and Lions Clubs International.
Campaign 100
This year, we will continue to support Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and Campaign 100, our effort to raise $US300 million to empower the service of Lions. We are extending the Campaign through June 2022 due to the global challenges we’re facing. Your generosity will help ensure that Lions have access to funding to take on more substantial projects in their communities. Giving is just another way of serving, so put your generosity into action by supporting this campaign that is supporting your service.
Storytelling
Storytelling brings your service to life. This year, it is critical for Lions to share the stories of how we are serving in these challenging times. By utilizing social media and leveraging local media, Lions can stay connected to their communities while promoting their clubs. Storytelling can inspire your community, and the caring men and women who are looking for an opportunity to serve.
Healthy Clubs
Club health is still so important, even if it looks different today than it has in the past Today, a healthy club is finding ways to serve safely, and getting as many members involved as possible. A healthy club is still holding meetings, but they’re doing it virtually. A healthy club is engaging members through emails, social media and friendly check-ins. We will return to the incredible hands-on service that we are known for, and love. But until then, we need to create a great club experience now that makes all members feel invested and truly part of the club so we are ready to serve today and tomorrow
Moving Forward, Together
When Lions stay connected,
our communities benefit.
In times of social distancing, it’s important for Lions to find ways to stay connected-to one another and their communities. One of the greatest strengths of our clubs is that they promote real and lasting connections with other kind -hearted volunteers. Now is the time for clubs and members to find innovative and creative ways to continue to work with each other and their communities. In the face of all obstacles, Lions always find a way to serve the needs of their neighbours and the world.
Serving safely. The world has changed over the past year, and so have Lions. We are finding innovative new ways to serve safely, and addressing new needs that we have not encountered before. Lions International has created new resources on lionsclubs.org to help you serve safely. We have made the health and well-being of others our mission, but let’s also make sure we’re taking care of our members and ourselves.
Our leaders and staff are here for you. A huge benefit of being a Lion is the global support system provided by your international headquarters staff-all dedicated to helping you serve. Now is the perfect time to utilize the tools and resources available to Lions on lionsclubs.org and rely on your Global Action Team (GAT) to enhance your leadership, membership and service.