Abigail and her two busy children live in the village of Kangwa. Unfortunately, in November 2020, right when hygiene was at the forefront of everyone’s minds due to COVID-19, the borehole in Kangwa broke down. The only other source of water was a stream several kilometres away from the village, but the water was often muddy and unclean. Abigail went from… Continue reading Provision of clean water in Zambia’s Luano District – Abigail and Natasha
Author: Ashley Anderson
Remembering Art Jenkyns: A dedicated father, and the founder of Operation Eyesight
This June, Operation Eyesight celebrates 58 years of our sight-saving work. In recognition of this milestone, and with Father’s Day coming up soon, I connected with Linda Jenkyns Matuska and Jim Jenkyns, children of our founder Art Jenkyns, to reflect on Operation Eyesight’s humble beginnings and the incredible man who started it all. In… Continue reading Remembering Art Jenkyns: A dedicated father, and the founder of Operation Eyesight
Outreach programs help ensure that no one is left without eye care
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
Bringing eye health closer to communities builds trust
Right across the street from a new Operation Eyesight-supported vision centre in Sahaspur, India is a small shop that sells a variety of items. The shop is run by a man named Sarjeet, who had been struggling with gradual vision loss for a year. Unable to read the currency notes given to him by his… Continue reading Bringing eye health closer to communities builds trust
