LSPCA raises K10 million through charity golf tournament
Eveline Sibindi van Dam, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the LSPCA, stated that the funds raised far exceeded their expectations.
Malawi: The Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) reports that its fundraising golf tournament, held on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Lilongwe Golf Club, raised approximately K10 million.
Eveline Sibindi van Dam, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the LSPCA, stated that the funds raised far exceeded their expectations.
She said: "We really want to express our gratitude to the sponsors and golfers who participated in the fundraising golf tournament; many of the golfers were also sponsors, and the tournament was our first major fundraiser as the LSPCA."
"After doing the calculations, we discovered that the money we raised is more than we expected, as it is double the amount we hoped for.”
She went on to say that the funds raised will help her organisation with some of its day-to-day operations.
"Every year, we serve 5,000 animals in our state-of-the-art veterinary hospital in Kanengo and a veterinary clinic in Area 3," she said.
"We also run a continuous rabies vaccination campaign and have vaccinated over 200,000 dogs in Lilongwe in the anti-rabies program, so the funds raised through the golf tournament will go towards supporting some of our works."
She also stated that the funds raised will be used to improve the lives of donkeys in the districts of Lilongwe, Dedza, and Dowa, as well as to train veterinary and para-veterinary students from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR).
According to her, LSPCA collaborates with the government as well as LUANAR and primarily serves the central region.
"The LSPCA is the Malawi Government's trusted partner in all animal welfare and animal health matters in Malawi. We are also a trusted partner of LUANAR because it provides veterinary and para-veterinary education in the country, and we are the primary provider of veterinary services in central Malawi, serving over 2,000 households," she added.
She also stated that her organisation serves animals in 50% of Lilongwe's high-density areas and 100% of small-scale farms in the surrounding area via a mobile clinic that provides free services.
Wasim Shakil, one of the golfers who participated in the fundraising golf tournament, praised the event in his comment, saying that it was a good course.
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