Mark your calendars – we’re getting ready for another frenzy of activity during this year’s World Sight Day, coming up on October 10. The annual awareness day, spearheaded by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, is a chance to focus the world’s attention on the importance of eye health, and to inspire people… Continue reading Gearing up for World Sight Day 2024
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Sharing her love of bead work
For the past three decades, 68-year-old Meleniah has enjoyed doing bead work, a hobby she says brings her comfort. She lives with her husband in Chepaktet, a village in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya, where she raises tree seedlings for a living. She supplements her income by selling her bead work. When she was forced to… Continue reading Sharing her love of bead work
World Sight Day 2024: A Focus on Child Eye Health
For millions of children worldwide, vision loss and blindness create barriers for learning, growth and opportunities — that’s why child eye health is a focus this World Sight Day. For 17-year-old Jennifer from Ghana, blurred vision made it difficult to keep up in class — until a simple pair of eyeglasses changed her life. “I… Continue reading World Sight Day 2024: A Focus on Child Eye Health
Help us spread the word about eye health
Get out your markers, glitter and bedazzlers – it’s time to decorate your own World Sight Day glasses! We hope that you will download, print and decorate a pair of the heart-shaped glasses below and become our newest eye health ambassador. Note: The glasses will work best if you print them on cardstock. Don’t have… Continue reading Help us spread the word about eye health
