This innovation and creativity contest, which aims to promote the spirit of creativity and competitiveness within the Lion movement, is open to any Lions club in the Mediterranean region and recognizes innovative service projects in their communities.
The 1st prize of the contest was awarded to the Club Marrakech Les oliviers of District 416 Morocco, for its project “Setting up a pilot preschool class for visually impaired children”, while the 2nd prize went to the Club Carthage Sonophisbe of District 414 Tunisia, for its project “Mobile flow filters” intended for air purification in the isolation rooms of children with cancer.
The 3rd prize was awarded to the Biscarosse Club of District 103 South West France, for its project “Lions on stage”, while the Geneva Club of MultiDistrict 102 Switzerland was awarded the jury’s favorite prize, for its project related to the organization of the sale of the Cicr Meizilena rose.
This competition was managed by a steering committee composed of 5 members with extensive experience and proven know-how in the selection and relevance of specific and/or innovative projects.
Speaking on this occasion, chairman of the jury, Mohamed Afailal, former president of District 416 Morocco, stressed that this competition aims to reward innovative projects meant to improve the living conditions of the community, noting that out of 26 projects submitted by 8 countries, namely Lebanon, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, France, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, 18 have been shortlisted.
“These 18 projects all impressed the jury with their ideas, their commitment, their involvement, their content and their desire to win one of the three prizes,” he said, noting that the competition was tough and tight, given the power of the ideas and the approach to their implementation.
In this regard, he congratulated and thanked all the clubs that participated in this first edition, expressing the wish that this contest be the starting point of an activity nourished and developed by all the Lions Districts around the Mediterranean.
It should be noted that this contest is intended to be a forum for emulation and competition on topics aimed at achieving innovative service projects by Lions clubs that meet a real need in their communities.
