Radio reaches those in dire need

Have you ever found that sometimes, the simplest messages are the most heartfelt? Let me tell you about Dawson, 72, and Anisa, 68. This elderly couple live in a tiny one room thatched house in the village of Kajilo, located in Zambia’s North-Western Province. Until quite recently, their lives were miserable because neither of them could… Continue reading Radio reaches those in dire need

Picturing a brighter future

Today I’d like to tell you about a couple of photographs that mean a lot to me – and why. I currently serve Operation Eyesight as vice-president of Advancement, but back in 2002, I was volunteering on the Board of Directors. In that year I made my first visit to Africa and India to learn… Continue reading Picturing a brighter future

Rural Zambia presents challenges for eye health care

I recently spent three days in the Solwezi region of Zambia’s North-Western province (that’s its name, like Alberta), in the very pleasant company of Operation Eyesight ophthalmologist Dr. Edith Pola. On March 10, I accompanied Edith and her team to an eye screening clinic at Meheba Refugee Camp, one of the longest-standing refugee camps in… Continue reading Rural Zambia presents challenges for eye health care

Six weeks, six countries

Lynda is currently on a whirlwind tour of Operation Eyesight’s program partners in each of the countries where we work. There are blossoms on the almond trees in Himanchal Pradesh and the comments circulating in this Himalayan state, as the temperatures reach above 20 C, are “winter is over and summer is coming.” Interesting how… Continue reading Six weeks, six countries