For millions of children worldwide, vision loss and blindness create barriers for learning, growth and opportunities — that’s why child eye health is a focus this World Sight Day. For 17-year-old Jennifer from Ghana, blurred vision made it difficult to keep up in class — until a simple pair of eyeglasses changed her life. “I… Continue reading World Sight Day 2024: A Focus on Child Eye Health
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Global leadership, local perspectivesÂ
In spring 2023, Operation Eyesight welcomed Dr. Ritu Ghosh as the newest addition to our leadership team. As Global Director – International Programmes, Dr. Ghosh will play a key role in helping us expand our work to more countries and reach more communities in our countries of work, as well as set up examples of… Continue reading Global leadership, local perspectivesÂ
Empowering women in unexpected ways
Blindness is a gender issue. Blindness discriminates. Fifty-five per cent of the world’s blind are women and girls. More than 20 million women and girls are blind, and 120 million are visually impaired. Four out of five people who are blind don’t need to be. And this injustice is magnified in developing countries. Women face… Continue reading Empowering women in unexpected ways
Rehabilitated boreholes are revitalizing communities and creating new opportunities for women!
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!
