Dear Fellow Lions,

When disaster strikes, the true measure of humanity emerges through collective response. Our cover story this month goes beyond statistics and news headlines to bring you powerful narratives of Lions’ disaster response across India. These are stories of ordinary members rising to extraordinary challenges – coordinating massive relief operations, innovating solutions, and most importantly, staying with communities through their journey of recovery.

What stands out is not just the scale of response, but the depth of commitment: from providing immediate relief to rebuilding homes, from restoring livelihoods to rekindling hope. These accounts remind us that while we cannot prevent natural calamities, we can certainly strengthen communities’ resilience to face them

We welcome your thoughts and experiences from the field. Do you have suggestions for making our disaster response more effective? Let us know in the comments section. Your insights could help strengthen our service impact when communities need us most.

Vamsidhar Babu
Editor – Lion (India) Magazine
Past International Director, LCI