Our Partners

We collaborate with a number of dedicated nonprofit, government, NGO and corporate partners—providing us access to a diverse pool of resources and knowledge.

Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation (ALCCRF)

By allocating funds to the best scientific and clinical research programs across Australia and the world, ALCCRF is playing an active and significant role in the treatment of childhood cancers. 

Lions Eye Health Program (LEHP-Australia)

LEHP-Australia aims to reduce the incidence and impact of vision loss in the Australian Community through a Lions auspiced, community based awareness and education program. 

The Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust

LEHP-Australia aims to reduce the incidence and impact of vision loss in the Australian Community through a Lions auspiced, community based awareness and education program. 

Anthem Foundation

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) is proudly partnering with the Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust. The partnership is called the Lions Clubs International Foundation/Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust Humanitarian Initiative Partnership and endeavors to support humanitarian service projects in areas such as sight, youth, disaster relief and measles. Along with funds from LCIF, the Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust is making donations toward the partnership to support projects around the world. These generous donations mean that LCIF can lend a helping hand to more people and communities in need. Several of the current partnership projects include: Expanding an elementary school in Cambodia Upgrading an elementary school in Myanmar. Expanding a primary school in Togo. Constructing a senior center at Chicago Lighthouse in the USA. 

Johnson & Johnson Vision

Anthem Foundation has generously provided a US$250,000 grant to LCIF to launch the Lions-Anthem Foundation Healthy Heroes initiative to help improve the health of communities across the United States. The partnership also supports Lion-led community service projects with Anthem employees to support various local humanitarian projects through “Volunteer Days” in select U.S. cities. The partnership will also support select year-round grant-making to help Lions and their communities promote overall health, wellness and active lifestyles. From positive youth development to empowering individuals with disabilities to become more independent, local grants will be awarded by LCIF to Lions clubs and districts with programs that support improved health outcomes. 

World Diabetes Foundation

Johnson & Johnson has awarded LCIF more than US$4 million to help fund Sight for Kids screenings for 26 million children throughout Asia since 2002. The Sight for Kids program involves eye health awareness, education, children’s eye and vision screenings and referral access to treatment. The screenings are coordinated by local Lions, Johnson & Johnson staff and local medical personnel 

Special Olympics

In 2017, LCI and World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) leaders signed an MOU related to the Sustainable Development Goals (2030 agenda). The partners seek to align their networks and collaborate to raise awareness and advocate around World Diabetes Day (November 14) and the prevention and treatment of diabetes, to reinforce respective strengths though the exchange of infrastructure, partnership and networks, knowledge and expertise, as well as support the implementation of demand-driven and sustainable projects in select low- and middle-income countries. 

World Health Organization (WHO)

The Special Olympics-Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes Program began 2001. Since the program’s inception, more than 400,000 athletes have been screened and prescription eyewear provided to more than 175,000 athletes. To date, LCIF has awarded more than US$23 million to Special Olympics for activities that include Opening Eyes, family health forums, healthy hearing and inclusive sports.