This Sunday, many people around the world will celebrate Father’s Day. It’s an opportunity to honour dads, grandfathers and father figures for their love and support – and this week, two teenagers from Akbarpur, India, would like to say “thank you” to their fathers. Gunjan used to struggle with poor vision due to cataract in… Continue reading Saying “thank you” to Dad
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A farmer’s vision of happiness
Subhas Mondal is a farmer from a small village in West Bengal, India. To earn a wage and provide for himself and his wife, he ploughs land and sells date palm juice, which he extracts from nearby date trees. For reasons unknown to him, Subhas’ vision began to slowly deteriorate. But with no eye care… Continue reading A farmer’s vision of happiness
Teacher regains vision thanks to former student
Inesh Swargiary, a 37-year-old teacher from Assam, India, loves his job. He bicycles eight kilometres to work every morning, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way and smiling at the thought of spending the rest of the day with his Grade 10 students. Inesh spends most of his time at the front of the classroom,… Continue reading Teacher regains vision thanks to former student
A new beginning
Jungali, 60, and his wife Laxmamma, 56, live in a village in the state of Telangana, India. Their three children have all married and settled elsewhere, leaving the two of them to fend for themselves. The couple struggled to make ends meet. To make matters worse, Jungali began to lose his eyesight and was unable… Continue reading A new beginning
