Abigail and her two busy children live in the village of Kangwa. Unfortunately, in November 2020, right when hygiene was at the forefront of everyone’s minds due to COVID-19, the borehole in Kangwa broke down. The only other source of water was a stream several kilometres away from the village, but the water was often muddy and unclean. Abigail went from… Continue reading Provision of clean water in Zambia’s Luano District – Abigail and Natasha
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A simple pair of eyeglasses transforms a young boy’s future
When Mohammad was two years old, his vision was poor, and his family was advised to take him for regular eye examinations to monitor his vision loss. But his family lived in a small village in India far from an eye hospital, and they weren’t able to travel to seek regular eye health care for… Continue reading A simple pair of eyeglasses transforms a young boy’s future
Eye surgery saved a little girl’s life
When Blessing was four years old, she was playing near a pile of burning trash in her home village in Ghana when an explosion occurred. A piece of metal became embedded in her eye. Blessing was taken to a nearby hospital, where the doctor told her parents that she would lose her eye. They were… Continue reading Eye surgery saved a little girl’s life
With her vision restored, Elina is smiling again
When Elina started to experience agonizing pain in her eyes, her options were limited. She lived in Munkala village in Zambia, more than 120 km away from a hospital, and her family couldn’t afford to travel there for her to see a doctor. They spent all they had looking for answers from traditional healers nearby,… Continue reading With her vision restored, Elina is smiling again
