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Picturing a brighter future

December 16, 2011

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director

| Tags: Africa, children, gift guide, hope, India, Mumbai, online giving, slum, Zambia

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

December 9, 2011

| By Lorie Gibson, former Vice-President of International Programs

Categories: India, Our Work

| Tags: community, Hyderabad, India, LV Prasad Eye Institute, medical professionals, poverty, primary eye care, Rasoolpura, slum, training, vision technicians, women

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)

December 2, 2011

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO

Categories: Clean Water, Kenya

| Tags: Africa, borehole, children, community, garden, generator, gift guide, Maasai, Narok district, Ongata Naado, school, trachoma, village, water, water wells, women

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)

Ongata Naado – a village transformed (Part 1 of 2)

November 25, 2011

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO

Categories: Clean Water, Kenya

| Tags: borehole, clean water, community, eye health, hygiene, Kenya, Maasai, Ongata Naado, school, trachoma, transformation, village, water, water wells

Water is a powerful force. In rivers, it pushes huge generator turbines. In the ocean, it covers most of the earth. From the ground, it changes people’s lives in ways I never would have imagined unless I had seen it with my own eyes. In Kenya, Operation Eyesight has been fighting the terrible trachoma infection… Continue Reading Ongata Naado – a village transformed (Part 1 of 2)

Think of the children

November 18, 2011

| By Lynda Cherry, former Vice-President of International Programs

Categories: Our Work, Prevention

| Tags: Africa, children, developing countries, developing world, education, eye glasses, eyeglasses, gift guide, girls, India, mothers, poverty, United Nations, Universal Children's Day, women

As vice-president of International Programs, I am frequently in close contact with people in India and Africa. When I’ve visited these places, I’ve been struck by the vulnerability of children living in poverty. When poverty leads to blindness, it’s truly heartbreaking because there is little hope without outside help. Countless children miss out on an… Continue Reading Think of the children

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