For this little boy, miracles do happen

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Anil, an eight-month-old toddler, is the youngest among the three children of Ravi and Laxmi. Hailing from a very poor socio-economic background, they live in a small room in Ravi’s sister’s house in a remote village in the state of Telangana, India. Ravi makes his living by selling old clothes on the roadside in the… Continue Reading For this little boy, miracles do happen

A ‘little anchor’ named Smiley

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Kashinath, recently appointed as our Senior Director of International Programs, was told this heartwarming story by Dr. Santosh Moses, Country Manager, India. Never did Bonny Gideon and his wife Nagamani imagine that their future would be dependent upon the tiny hands that they held to teach baby steps. The couple live in the village of Pangidigudem,… Continue Reading A ‘little anchor’ named Smiley

A caring dad can be a child’s best friend

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Hospitals, Kenya, Our Work
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Along with people in about 75 other countries around the world, Canadians celebrate Father’s Day in June. It’s an opportunity to honour the man who likely is – or was – a huge influence on your life. I wish everyone could have a supportive and caring father like mine. My dad gave the biggest and… Continue Reading A caring dad can be a child’s best friend

New eye hospital opens eyes in Ghana

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Ghana, Hospitals, Our Work
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When you’re a sensitive teenager, your confidence can be crippled if you are embarrassed about your appearance. With her eyelids chronically swollen with fluid, 16-year old Mansah might have remained shy and withdrawn, if it weren’t for Ghana’s Watborg Eye Hospital. “Since class one, I’ve been the subject of people talking about me because of… Continue Reading New eye hospital opens eyes in Ghana

It’s a wonderful world… for a baby who can see

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: News
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With Mother’s Day on the horizon for Canadians, Americans, and others, it’s a natural association to think of babies. Their wide-eyed wonder at the world around them makes all but the crankiest person smile. Yet it may be shocking to realize that in the time it took you to read this paragraph, a child somewhere… Continue Reading It’s a wonderful world… for a baby who can see