No more failing eyesight or failing grades

Categories: Eyeglasses, Ghana, Our Work
Fourteen-year-old Grace Asempah and her mother, Mercy, live in the small town of Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana. Grace attends St. Mary’s School in the same town. Grace used to struggle in school every day. Her teachers became concerned with her poor academic performance, and, after learning of Grace’s failing grades, even Mercy… Continue Reading No more failing eyesight or failing grades

Let’s SEE what we can do together!

Categories: India, Our Work
Next Tuesday is GivingTuesday – a special day dedicated to giving back to the global community. Most people have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two days that kick off the holiday shopping season. But on December 2, those in Canada and across the world will kick off the holiday giving season with GivingTuesday.… Continue Reading Let’s SEE what we can do together!

Borehole brings happiness to all

Categories: Clean Water, Our Work, Zambia
Christopher Tengwa, 57, lives in the Tulonga village of Sinazongwe district, Zambia. He works as a peasant farmer to provide for his family, including his 11 children. Christopher and his family used to live in the Zambezi floodplain where the land was fertile, but the Zambian government’s construction of the gigantic Kariba Dam forced them… Continue Reading Borehole brings happiness to all

A child can finally see to read!

Categories: Eyeglasses, Kenya, Our Work
When you can’t see clearly, learning to read becomes a challenge beyond a child’s ability. And when your family is so desperately poor you can’t afford food, purchasing eyeglasses becomes an impossibility. That’s where our kind-hearted donors make such a difference! Our supporters share our ongoing concern about children like Paul Omari who have vision… Continue Reading A child can finally see to read!

Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!

Categories: Communities, News, Our Work
World Sight Day is just three days away! To mark the occasion, we’re holding a public celebration event in Kanapur, a village located in Telangana State, India. The village will be declared avoidable blindness free! What does this mean? It means that anyone in the village who was suffering from unnecessary blindness, or was at… Continue Reading Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!