June 14, 2021 | Operation Eyesight
Notice of Cybersecurity Incident at Former Service Provider
Operation Eyesight was informed that a May 2020 cybersecurity incident at Blackbaud, one of the world’s largest providers of fundraising and financial management software, has impacted the personal data of some of our supporters. Operation Eyesight was a client of Blackbaud until September 2018…
February 27, 2020 | Operation Eyesight
More school eye screenings within sight thanks to funding from USAID’s Child Blindness Program
Operation Eyesight is excited to announce our funding partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). With support from USAID’s Child Blindness Program, we will provide vision screening and treatment for 80,000 children in Kenya.
February 23, 2021 | Operation Eyesight
Operation Eyesight names new President and CEO: Kashinath Bhoosnurmath
The Operation Eyesight Canada Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has named Kashinath Bhoosnurmath as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Operation Eyesight.
December 18, 2020 | Operation Eyesight
Operation Eyesight India Board of Directors welcomes R. Parasuram
Operation Eyesight is pleased to announce that Mr. R. Parasuram has joined Operation Eyesight’s India Board of Directors. With more than four decades of experience in the management of public policy and systems, Mr. Parasuram has expertise in governance, strategic partnership development and change management.
November 19, 2020 | Operation Eyesight
Operation Eyesight named one of the Top 10 Impact Charities by Charity Intelligence Canada
Charity Intelligence Canada (CI) has announced that Operation Eyesight has been selected as one of their Top 10 Impact Charities of 2020 for the third year in a row, and one of their Top 10 International Impact Charities.
November 11, 2020 | Operation Eyesight
Shaad Oosman is appointed chair of Operation Eyesight’s board of directors
Shaad Oosman, a member of the Operation Eyesight Canadian board of directors since 2017, will assume his new role effective October 29, 2020.
Oosman is currently based in Calgary as the chief financial officer and associate principal at S2 Architecture.
July 16, 2020 | ACGC
Catalysts of Change: Relieving Challenges and Pressures for Women as They Confront Pressing Community Health Concerns
Operation Eyesight has been working for the last 57 years with local government and partner hospitals to eliminate avoidable blindness. With COVID-19 spreading across the globe…
May 4, 2020 | CCIC
Keeping an eye on COVID-19: Operation Eyesight’s approach to leveraging its network in times of crisis
COVID-19 is a health crisis whose impacts will devastate economies and increase inequality around the world. In addition to concerns here at home, there is also a striking and urgent realization that health systems…
April 28, 2020 | IAPB
How to partner with the MoH – at the national, district, health facility and community level
Advocacy is an organized attempted change of policy, practice, and/or attitudes by presenting evidence and arguments for how and why change should happen.
April 23, 2020 | Globe Newswire
Calgary charity shifts priorities to provide humanitarian aid in developing countries during COVID-19 pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, Calgary-based international charity, Operation Eyesight, is applying the organization’s…