Ten years later, Art Jenkyns would be proud!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Donors, Our Work
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When Operation Eyesight’s founder Art Jenkyns passed away on January 26, 2005, we knew that the world had lost a rare individual. Much has changed since the first meeting of “The Gullison Club” in 1963, when Art and his fellows at the Baptist Men’s Club raised $840 in support of Dr. Ben Gullison’s Arogyavaram Hospital.… Continue Reading Ten years later, Art Jenkyns would be proud!

SAFE strategy helps address Millennium Development Goals (Part 2 of 2)

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Kenya, Our Work
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How does Operation Eyesight help address the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals through implementation of the SAFE strategy? (Read Part 1). The photo essay below explains how the SAFE strategy and the MDGs seek to address similar issues. (Photos taken by Ric Rowan in Narok, Kenya. Photo caption information adapted from the International Trachoma Initiative.)… Continue Reading SAFE strategy helps address Millennium Development Goals (Part 2 of 2)

SAFE strategy helps address Millennium Development Goals (Part 1 of 2)

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Our Work
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In 2000, world leaders adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which included eight international development goals known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Since then, United Nations member states and international organizations across the globe have been working to achieve the MDGs – which address common issues such as poverty, disease, quality of life and… Continue Reading SAFE strategy helps address Millennium Development Goals (Part 1 of 2)

Inspiring youth at Queen Elizabeth High School

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
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We’re excited to announce that we now have a student club: Youth for Operation Eyesight! This initiative was created by our school committee (run by our Philanthropy team and two enthusiastic volunteers) as a way to educate Calgary youth about our work and provide them with an opportunity to give back to the global community.… Continue Reading Inspiring youth at Queen Elizabeth High School

Cancer can leave children in the dark

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work, Prevention
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When you think of Operation Eyesight and our mission to eliminate avoidable blindness, the word “cancer” may not come to mind. However, eye cancer is a cause of blindness, and in some cases, this blindness could have been avoided with early detection. Retinoblastoma, a malignant tumour that starts in the cells of the retina, is… Continue Reading Cancer can leave children in the dark