Six-year-old Innocent lives in Nchenga Village, Zambia. Since the age of four, he has been suffering from conjunctivitis. Also known as pink eye, conjunctivitis is an inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane that lines your eyelid and covers the white part of your eyeball. In areas where access to clean water is limited, this unpleasant infection can… Continue reading Outreach programs help ensure that no one is left without eye care
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AROUND THE WORLD SIGHT DAY with Operation Eyesight
World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness and advocacy held on the second Thursday of October to focus global attention on the causes and consequences of vision impairment. This year, on October 8, Operation Eyesight celebrated #HopeinSight across our global offices in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and North America. We called our… Continue reading AROUND THE WORLD SIGHT DAY with Operation Eyesight
The impact of school closures in Kenya goes beyond education
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, societies are adapting to stringent cleaning practices, social distancing measures, and, where possible, distance working and learning. In Canada, most schools across the country closed their physical doors in March, leaving students to finish out their remaining school terms online. Now, many schools are reopening… Continue reading The impact of school closures in Kenya goes beyond education
Chikhale is so grateful for your support!
In his own words… “My name is Chikhale Motiram. I’m 21 years old, and I live in a small village in the Latur district in Maharashtra, India. I have one year of experience in surgical marketing. My father is a farmer, my mother is a house wife and I have four siblings. I completed the… Continue reading Chikhale is so grateful for your support!
