Water sources increase education opportunities for girls

Blessings is a twelve-year-old girl from Zambia. She attends Mweela School in the Sinazongwe district. This school is currently considered one of the best in the area, but that hasn’t always been the case. Eleven years ago, this same school had an enrollment of 112 boys and only 86 girls. Over the last decade, the… Continue reading Water sources increase education opportunities for girls

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

Rehabilitated boreholes are revitalizing communities and creating new opportunities for women!

With newly rehabilitated boreholes right in the communities, women no longer need to walk for hours to find a source of fresh water.

World Water Day is coming up on March 22, and we’re overflowing with reasons to celebrate! Together, we’re saving sight and lives by providing clean water and eye health education to communities in Zambia. In Canada, it can be easy to take for granted that our families have fresh, safe water for drinking, cooking and… Continue reading Rehabilitated boreholes are revitalizing communities and creating new opportunities for women!

Water is flowing again in Muuka village, Zambia

Children in Mukka village , Zambia were very excited to feel water coming out of a borehole that had been dry for years!

Back in 2011, Operation Eyesight drilled a borehole in Muuka village, located in Zambia’s Sinazongwe District. Because of generous donors like you, 238 people finally had access to clean water. As a result, the population increased to nearly 350, as more people settled in the village and new families were started. Unfortunately, the borehole become… Continue reading Water is flowing again in Muuka village, Zambia