Chikhale is so grateful for your support!

Chikhale performs a retinoscopy on a patient being screened to receive eyeglasses.

In his own words…  “My name is Chikhale Motiram. I’m 21 years old, and I live in a small village in the Latur district in Maharashtra, India. I have one year of experience in surgical marketing. My father is a farmer, my mother is a house wife and I have four siblings.  I completed the… Continue reading Chikhale is so grateful for your support!

You are empowering women to transform their own communities!

(Pictured above: an Operation Eyesight-trained community health worker from India) In poverty-stricken areas of developing countries, women are often expected to assume traditional gender roles, looking after the household and raising children. They are often less respected than men. They have few opportunities to pursue education and a career. Even if they dream of a… Continue reading You are empowering women to transform their own communities!