In the last instalment of this three-part series, Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, our senior director for Operation Eyesight in India, describes a more equitable model of engaging community-based workers. Through first-hand experience I have observed the gaps in stated values and principles of some organizations and their actual practices. I have shared my observations and analysis with… Continue reading Community workers: the force behind change – Part 3
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Community workers: the force behind change – Part 2
In part 2 of this three-part series (read part 1 here,) Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, our senior director for Operation Eyesight in India, continues in his description of community workers who are often caught between their own quest for change and the organizations that employ them. The community workers I met willingly accepted offers made by non-governmental… Continue reading Community workers: the force behind change – Part 2
A Poetic Tribute
Earlier this year, I visited Kenya’s Narok District, a dry, dusty region where the sunlight is blinding, the Maasai population is sparse and water is scarce. Trachoma, an excruciatingly painful disease and one of the world’s leading causes of unnecessary blindness, used to be widespread in this area. Trachoma is caused by bacterial infection and… Continue reading A Poetic Tribute
Consider this on Mother’s Day: Women suffer a greater risk of blindness
Ensuring women and children have equitable access to eye health services is a challenge in many developing countries. This challenge needs to be addressed because access issues, along with early promotion and prevention strategies, are fundamental – not only to healthy eyes but to healthy communities as well. Many women in India suffer from… Continue reading Consider this on Mother’s Day: Women suffer a greater risk of blindness
