Tag: cataract surgeries

Together from Darkness to Light

Rathnamma and Venkitaraman have been each other’s support ever since they migrated to Bangalore, India to work as construction labourers. Despite 40 years of hard work, the couple was only able to accumulate a small amount of savings. And that savings was quickly used after Venkitaram’s sight faded, until he eventually went blind. Without his… Continue reading Together from Darkness to Light

Thanks to you, this couple escaped despair

Philomena took Simiyu’s hand to lead him to the car taking them to the Kitale Eye Unit for their surgeries.

82-year-old Simiyu and his wife, Philomena, live in the agricultural town of Kitale, Kenya. They have five children, four daughters and a son, who live away from home. Both Simiyu and Philomena struggled with deteriorating vision for years. Eventually, Simiyu went completely blind. “I used to have a persistent headache,” says Simiyu. “ I couldn’t… Continue reading Thanks to you, this couple escaped despair

Your legacy gift could transform generations through the gift of sight!

After living in darkness for four years, Prisila is so happy she can see her grandchildren’s faces again – thanks to YOU!

If you have a family of your own, whether you have kids or even grandkids, you might be thinking about how you can help support them today, tomorrow and in the future. For people like Prisila, the concern was being able to support her family while she’s still alive. But when her world went dark,… Continue reading Your legacy gift could transform generations through the gift of sight!

People like you are making magic happen with the gift of sight!

Thanks to someone just like you, Stenwell can see to play with his grandson again!

Stenwell lives in a small village in India, and he loves nothing more than to spend time playing with his grandchild. His family means the world to him, and he does his best to help take care of them. He helped contribute on the farm, but because that wasn’t enough to sustain his family, he… Continue reading People like you are making magic happen with the gift of sight!