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
Category: School Eye Health
Celebrating five years of work in Ethiopia
Operation Eyesight Universal has been running programs in Ethiopia since 2018. Late last year, our Director of International Programs Yashwant Sinha travelled to the east African country to check in on our programming. We sat down with him for an update and to learn more about our partnership with Edmonton-based Partners in Education Ethiopia. Where… Continue reading Celebrating five years of work in Ethiopia
Student thriving in school thanks to new eyeglasses
Salome grew up picking fruit and berries with her friends in the bushes near their village in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. As they picked berries they would laugh and sing songs, and on their way home they would compare their handfuls of the fruit as they snacked on their bounty. But when they entered their preteen… Continue reading Student thriving in school thanks to new eyeglasses
Restored vision leads to new dreams for sixth grader
Twelve-year-old Paul is excelling in school for the first time in years. Until recently, the Kenyan sixth grader found schoolwork tiring and difficult because of his poor vision. But now he’s taking charge of his own eye health – and it’s paying off. He’s discovered a new passion and has new dreams for the future.… Continue reading Restored vision leads to new dreams for sixth grader