Lions Club of Entebbe

Location: Entebbe Municipality, Kampala, Uganda

Club Information

  • President: Ln. Edwin Nuwagaba
  • 1st Vice President: Ln. Col Begumisa Nassan
  • 2nd Vice President: Ln. Haawa Nsangi
  • Secretary: Rebecca Nakalema
  • Treasurer: Ln. Racheal Ssetuba
  • Membership: Ln. Jackson Rwakishija
  • Tamer: Ln. Cissy Bachengana
  • Tail Twister: Ln. Jacob Bukenya
  • Safety: Ln. David Mugoya
  • Marketing: Ln. Vensar Baryomu
  • System Administration: Ln. David Acheng
  • Service: Ln. Pamela Namara
  • Leo Advisor: Ln. Leoney Muwaya
  • LCIF Cordinator: Ln. Irene Mukulu
  • New Voices: Ln. Irene Sabiti
  • 1st Year Membership Directors: Ln. Frank Migayo & Ln. Amos Nahabwe
  • 2nd Year Membership Director: Ln. Ingrid and Ln. Teddy Turyasingura

Club History

Lions Club of Entebbe was chartered in August 2002. It used to exist in the seventies, but problems within the Indian community exodus in the country resulted in its inactivity and its demise in 1972.
Leadership:
Each year the Club elects leadership team headed by Club President that fulfils the lions mandate, to serve.
2002/03 Lion Dr Stanley Bubikire, Charter President.
2003/04 Lion Edgar Mbahamiza
2004/05 Lion Vensar Baryomu
2005/06 Lion Alex Bubikire
2006/07 Lion Ocheng
2007/08 Lion Micheal Muhumuza
2008/09, 2022/23 Lion Andrew Mukulu
2009/10 Lion Cissy Bachengana
2010/11, 2021/22 Lion Elias Turyasingura
2011/12 Lion Lilian Kamba
2012/13 Lion Leoney Muwaya
2013/14 Lion Johnson Kwesiga
2014/15 Lion Enock Matovu
2015/16 Lion William Karuhogo
2016/17 Lion Pamela Immaculate Namara
2017/18 Lion Rita Sylivia Matovu
2018/19 Lion Jacob Roberts Bukenya
2019/20 Lion Jackson Rwakishaija
2020/21 Lion Justine Malengale
2023/24 Lion Racheal Namisi Ssettuba
2024/25 Lion Irene Nakato Mukulu current
2025/26 Lion Edwin Niwagaba

  • The Health Centre for the Elderly in Canaan Estates
    • The Lions Club of Entebbe has been compassionate about the elderly persons in the community and in 2007 build a house for an elderly person seemingly destitute in Kigungu, south of Entebbe airport. And ever since the club has been assisting many more elderly persons especially with food and treatments. The Lions Club of Entebbe routinely has been carrying out health camps especially on diabetes, childhood cancer and vision and has discovered many more non-communicable diseases most of which are referred to Entebbe Referral Hospital and majority of those referred are the elderly persons. The club noted that most of those referred were vulnerable, especially those with little or no income, no family members or friends to help and look after them in their evening days. In 2015 the Club took a decision to establish a permanent solution and establish a health centre that would offer regular medical checkups to the elderly persons and offer preliminary treatment at clinic and even at home. The club developed a plan and discussed it with local authorities. The Municipal council supported the idea and approved the project plan and pledged to support it once its complete. The main objective of this undertaking was to provide good health care services to the vulnerable elderly by undertaking the following specific objectives: Provide health care services at our Lions Health Centre for the Elderly (HC4E) located within their reach. Create awareness among the public on the need to assist the vulnerable elderly in their communities. Cater for their medical services. Take them to referral health facilities for advanced medication. Put emphasis on lions related issues of diabetes, vision, and childhood cancer and related non-communicable diseases. Provide nursing care to the elderly who are no longer able to help themselves by hiring services of young people. Many of them did not prefer going there and waited for another Lions health camp and some went to hospital but reported that they got challenges knowing where to go and lining up for a long time. Others complained of health workers at hospital being rude to them. Then Lions Club decided to establish a health centre that would offer regular medical checkups to the elderly persons and offer preliminary treatment at clinic and even at home. It was also established that the elderly in towns like Entebbe do not get enough care as many people tend to be busy all the time and do not have time to look after them unlike those in villages who get some better care except that there are limited resources to facilitate the same. The importance of elderly persons in community may not be over emphasized especially in passing over knowledge from generation to generation. In most homes they take care of children who are at time orphans and this increases the vulnerability which further affects the children. This project aims at assisting the elderly who are neglected by the busy-working people in towns and surrounding. People need other people to talk to and share their life experience from time to time. The Health Centre for the Elderly (HC4E) will offer specialised health care services to the vulnerable older persons in Entebbe and the surrounding areas of Wakiso, Mukono and Kampala and will be implemented jointly with other Lions Clubs of Kampala Host and Entebbe Road. The specialised services will not replace but rather will complement the general health care services provided by the Entebbe Referral hospital. Alongside the Health services, the project intends to use a community mobilisation approach to sensitise the general population about the importance of health ageing, and the initiatives that an individual should undertake to lessen the probability of suffering from old-age diseases. This will be achieved through community mobilisation, working together with the community outreach programme of Entebbe Municipality. The lions clubs will engage local authorities to support and promote the project intentions and seek partnership with Village Health Teams (VHTs) to identify vulnerable elderly people. The construction was designed to be implemented in two phases: The first component of the project entails construction of a Health Centre for the Elderly in Canaan Estates, Entebbe Municipality. This project started February 2011 with acquisition of land and land ownership with land title as well as development plan and structural approval by the authorities. The construction was estimated to take four years. The first phase construction is in progress with roofing and plastering have been covered. Floor and Shuttering are on-going. However, due to financial constraints the construction timeline has continued to be shifted. Progress of the construction was adversely impacted upon by Covid-19 pandemic, which not only reduced on the disposable income from the Club members, but also had an extended period of restricted movement, which made it hard for the construction workers to undertake their work. Phase two is yet to start and clubs have applied for external support from LCIF. Once completed, it is estimated that the buildings will enable the Lions Clubs in caring for the elderly persons health. The Lions Health Centre for the Elderly is targeted to serve Greater Kampala Metropolitan Planning Area (GKMA). The GKMA is composed of Entebbe Municipality (soon to assume city status), Kampala Capital City, Wakiso and Mukono districts. Community leaders will also be sensitized on the plight of the elderly especially during outreach programs. Entebbe Municipal Council has pledged will support acquisition drugs. The clubs will use this facility for health camps too. The Lions Health Centre for the Elderly under construction has already been visited by a number LCIF dignitaries among others.
  • The Children’s Park in Entebbe Town
    • The Lions Club of Entebbe started way back in the 1950s with members mainly of Indian origin with a legacy project of the Lions Children’s Park in Entebbe Town. All that piece of land on Portal Road, Entebbe Municipal Council utilized as Children’s Park by Lions Club of Entebbe. In 1972 there was expulsion of Asians by the then government of Uganda which led to a slump in the Clubs activity. In 2002 however, the Lions Club now chartered and comprising of mainly indigenous Ugandans and received from Entebbe Municipal Council plans submitted by Lions Club and which were approved on 31st August 1971 for modernization of Children’s Park, upon which the Club has renovated and modernized the park to current status. The Club has therefore been the custodian of the Children’s’ Park for decades and recognizes it as a public utility that must be preserved for posterity as a resource bearing in mind that Entebbe is becoming a city and the park shall be among the few green places in the city where children can play. The Lions Club of Entebbe currently has obligations to: Renovate the play equipment in the Children’s’ Park. Replace aging equipment. Provide sitting facilities, park benches and shades in the park. Construct and operate a refreshment corner for park goers. Construct and operate a gymnasium. Ensure the park is attractive for children by constructing new play structures etc. Entebbe Lions Club has finalized plans to further improve the status of the Entebbe Children’s Park to offer more services as we serve with passion. Aware that Entebbe Children’s Park is one of the few green public utilities that ought to be preserved for the prosperity of the community/Municipality, where the children can freely play as the Municipality aims for City status, and also that Entebbe Lions Club has for many years been the custodian of the Children’s park from the initial mounting of the existing playing equipment and shelter and has all along operated in partnership with Entebbe Municipal Council, the Entebbe Lions Clubs remains committed to making the Children’s Park even more attractive to stakeholders. Whereas the Entebbe Lions Club has undertaken many activities in the Children’s Park the Local Authority has obligation to provide security of the place, and rubbish collection to ensure development and beautification of the Children’s Park. The Lions Club continues to implement activities that target to improve and beautify the Children’s Park as this will in turn promote tourism, leisure for the children and their parents/caretakers for providing enjoyment, comfort and entertainment with care to prevent injury and disease spread. The Lions Club continues with the implementation of these plans in a phased manner for the preservation of the many beautiful memories held by so many, and for the development and beautification of Entebbe Municipality. This being expensive venture other stakeholders are welcome to support the Lions Club.
    Major Past Projects include
  • The club in partnership with Iganga Lions Club and with support from Sight Savers and LCIF implemented a project that eliminated Trachoma in Busoga subregion
  • The Club donated many litter bins for waste management in Entebbe
  • The club planted many trees within Entebbe City
    • Other projects include;
  • Donated wheelchairs, white canes, and assistive devices to disabled children and adults
  • Conducted medical and eye camps
  • Participated in Peace Poster and have won twice at MD 411
  • 40 active members
  • 3 PMJFs
  • 10 MJFs
  • 8 Family Units
  • 26 New Voices