Saga of a philanthropist, global leader – Dr Naresh Aggarwal

Dr Naresh and his wife, Navita, a Melvin Jones Fellow, have two sons, one daughter, and seven grandchildren.

Since assuming the office of Vice President, he was working hard to strengthening the organisation globally.

He was instrumental in getting the partnership with some International organisations to implement some mega projects.

Some of the key major collaborations inked during his tenure are;MoU with State Bank of India Foundation; MoU with Manappuram Finance; MoU with World Vision India; and MoU with the Akshaya Patra Foundation.

Under these collaborates, the organisation under the leadership of Dr Naresh has constituted several programs ranging from mid-day meal to health service.

Here, the magazine is trying to include some valuable information shared by Dr Naresh.

Describe Lions Clubs International?

The best way to describe us is- ‘We Serve’. We have around 1.4 million members in 210 countries. We have nearly 48,000 local clubs to enable a laser-like focus on the needs of each community. We serve at least 30 million people each year. We mainly focus on hunger, children, eyesight and environment. In addition, diabetes and refugee rehabilitation will be the additional focus areas in the next few years.

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