Global leadership, local perspectives 

Dr. Ritu Ghosh, Operation Eyesight’s Global Director, International Programmes, speaks with attendees at the opening of the new eye unit at Kajiado County Referral Hospital, Kenya. 

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 perspectives 

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!

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!

Changing communities through the elimination of avoidable blindness

At Operation Eyesight, we are committed to providing the best for the poorest in quality eye health care on a sustainable basis. What does that mean? It means that we want to make sure the people we help can continue to receive the care they need and deserve, even after we’ve moved on to run… Continue reading Changing communities through the elimination of avoidable blindness