Eyes wide open in 2012

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO
Categories: Our Work
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Have you ever heard the term “blind charity?” If you’re guessing that’s what Operation Eyesight is about, you’d be mistaken. Of course, our work deals with blindness prevention and treatment, but we don’t expect our donors to give blindly, which is what the term refers to. Our wish is that our donors are fully aware… Continue Reading Eyes wide open in 2012

Picturing a brighter future

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: India, Our Work, Zambia
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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

Free training transforms a young woman’s life

| By Lorie Gibson, former Vice-President of International Programs
Categories: India, Our Work
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Imagine growing up in a slum where your family sleeps in a cramped hut and can barely afford to eat. Now imagine rising out of that poverty and becoming a respected medical professional in the community. That’s the story of Mabbula Liviza. I met Mabbula earlier this year while in Hyderabad, where I visited the… Continue Reading Free training transforms a young woman’s life

Ongata Naado – a village transformed (Part 2 of 2)

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO
Categories: Clean Water, Kenya
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Last week I wrote about this village in Kenya, and how the Maasai people suffered from the agonizing trachoma disease, largely due to lack of water. After Operation Eyesight drilled a water borehole in 2007, everything began changing for these people. The difference between my first visit to Ongata Naado in 2006 (before the well… Continue Reading Ongata Naado – a village transformed (Part 2 of 2)