It can be tough being a teenager at the best of times, but life is even more challenging when you cannot see properly! Seventeen-year-old Lydia Kombortaa lives in Ghana, and had been complaining of poor eyesight since was a little girl. She couldn’t see the chalkboard at school and had resorted to copying lecture notes… Continue reading Improved vision increases a teen’s independence
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A safer and more promising future
How would you to like to work with corrosive chemicals if your vision was impaired? Like Janet Williams, some people make their living that way. Janet lives in the town of Weija, Ghana, and worked at Pambros Salt Mine, the largest salt producer in western Africa. Two years ago, she started experiencing blurred vision, causing… Continue reading A safer and more promising future
A return to vision
What if you were told by a respected family friend that wearing eyeglasses would cause your child to go blind? Imagine your shock and fear! That was the situation faced by Hannah Quayson, a widow living in Kasoa, Central region, Ghana. Hannah works at a local convenience store to support her six children. After her… Continue reading A return to vision
No more failing eyesight or failing grades
Fourteen-year-old Grace Asempah and her mother, Mercy, live in the small town of Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana. Grace attends St. Mary’s School in the same town. Grace used to struggle in school every day. Her teachers became concerned with her poor academic performance, and, after learning of Grace’s failing grades, even Mercy… Continue reading No more failing eyesight or failing grades
