A group of women and men cluster around a table, peering at an illustration on a digital drawing tablet held up by artist Anil Kumar. The illustration depicts a young girl showing her mother a school certificate. One of the women looks closely at the illustration before making a comment. “The girl should be holding… Continue reading Community input helps bring new educational materials to life
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Beauty in the eye of the beholder
For the past three years, headaches and watery red eyes were a constant reality for Tonnima, from a village in northern Bangladesh. The 22-year-old works as a beautician and hopes to someday go to college, but vision trouble has meant difficulty reading, working and doing daily tasks at home. “I thought that my sight problems… Continue reading Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Gift of Sight secures a family’s livelihood
Thirteen-year-old Isaya shoulders more than most boys his age. As one of eight children in a farming family in the village of Inkinye, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, Isaya’s future livelihood has always depended on the success of the farm. His father’s efforts to tend to the land deteriorated due to age, leaving the responsibility to… Continue reading Gift of Sight secures a family’s livelihood
Future back in focus for teen after vision restored
Sixteen-year-old Vanessa dreams of being a doctor someday. But when she started having trouble reading the blackboard at school, her grades began to suffer, and she worried she would never have the opportunity to study medicine. The Grade 11 student lives in Matero, a high-density neighbourhood in Lusaka, Zambia. Last year, her school’s health club… Continue reading Future back in focus for teen after vision restored
