Cataract surgery can change a life

Meet Musokwe. She’s 72 and lives in a small village outside of Lusaka, Zambia. Aly Bandali, our President & CEO, met her at one of our boreholes, where she was fetching water for her family, carrying her grandchild on her back in a large scarf. She told Aly her story. She had lost her sight… Continue reading Cataract surgery can change a life

Thank you for giving new hope to people like Akua and Irene!

(Header photo by Helena Lopes from Pexels) Many of our donors around the world celebrated Easter last weekend. Easter is often seen as a time of rebirth. This holiday welcomes the change of the season – the cold days of winter are done, and new life is born. Trees and flowers bloom and animals have their young. Many of the… Continue reading Thank you for giving new hope to people like Akua and Irene!

Hope comes in the form of a community health worker

Shivsagar’s future looked bleak. With his sight fading and his hope with it, his mother feared the worst. But compassionate people like you came to the rescue, giving Shivsagar hope for a brighter future! After his surgery, his sight has been restored.

Shivsagar’s future looked bleak (photo above). With his sight fading and his hope with it, his mother feared the worst. But compassionate people like you came to the rescue, giving Shivsagar hope for a brighter future! After his surgery, his sight has been restored. Can you imagine what it would be like to be a… Continue reading Hope comes in the form of a community health worker

This young artist is giving the precious gift of sight and changing lives!

Anyone can make an incredible impact with the gift of sight. Victoria has (above), and you can too. “I’m Victoria and I’m a 17-year-old Chinese Canadian currently living in Toronto. In the fall I hope to study illustration. Meantime, I have a part-time job as an art instructor. As soon as I started working, I… Continue reading This young artist is giving the precious gift of sight and changing lives!