Every parent wants their child to be safe, happy and healthy at school – Abichikili Secondary School is no exception. It’s one of five schools across Ethiopia’s state of Amhara where the attendance rate for girls decreases each year due to inaccessibility of clean water and bathroom facilities. “Students had to walk for more than… Continue reading Healthy students, healthy futures
Author: Colin Zak
A lifetime of generosity
Audrey Wilson, 88, first learned about Operation Eyesight from an uncle who attended a talk given by Dr. Ben Gullison, whose work in Sompeta, India inspired Art Jenkyns to start our organization in 1963. “Nearly six decades ago, that meeting planted seeds that have grown into a lifetime of giving,” Audrey recalls. “It was one… Continue reading A lifetime of generosity
A passion for care and community
Our global team of more than 2,000 community health workers are our first point of contact with many communities. That’s why they need to have the right mix of training and passion. For 37-year-old Felicia from Obrachire, in southern Ghana, seeing how prescription eyeglasses made it possible for her own daughter to read helped fuel… Continue reading A passion for care and community
Q&A with Governor of Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya
The March 2023 opening of the new operation theatre at the eye unit at Iten County Referral Hospital in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya was a milestone for the entire community, bringing patients living in surrounding areas more access to advanced eye health care than ever before. It was made possible through partnership between Operation Eyesight and… Continue reading Q&A with Governor of Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya