Anyone can make an incredible impact with the gift of sight. Victoria has (above), and you can too. “I’m Victoria and I’m a 17-year-old Chinese Canadian currently living in Toronto. In the fall I hope to study illustration. Meantime, I have a part-time job as an art instructor. As soon as I started working, I… Continue reading This young artist is giving the precious gift of sight and changing lives!
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Rehabilitated boreholes are revitalizing communities and creating new opportunities for women!
World Water Day is coming up on March 22, and we’re overflowing with reasons to celebrate! Together, we’re saving sight and lives by providing clean water and eye health education to communities in Zambia. In Canada, it can be easy to take for granted that our families have fresh, safe water for drinking, cooking and… Continue reading Rehabilitated boreholes are revitalizing communities and creating new opportunities for women!
Let’s raise awareness about glaucoma
Today marks day three of World Glaucoma Week, a week to raise awareness about one of the world’s leading causes of irreversible blindness. According to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 250,000 Canadians suffer from glaucoma. Although glaucoma can be treated and sight often maintained (if diagnosed in time), an estimated seven million people… Continue reading Let’s raise awareness about glaucoma
You are empowering women to transform their own communities!
(Pictured above: an Operation Eyesight-trained community health worker from India) In poverty-stricken areas of developing countries, women are often expected to assume traditional gender roles, looking after the household and raising children. They are often less respected than men. They have few opportunities to pursue education and a career. Even if they dream of a… Continue reading You are empowering women to transform their own communities!
