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

December 2, 2011

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO

| 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)

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

The gift of sight – and much, much more

November 11, 2011

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO

Categories: Eye Surgery, Our Work

| Tags: Africa, Art Jenkyns, avoidable blindness, cataract, cataract surgery, children, Dr. Ben Gullison, gift guide, holiday giving, hospital partners, India, operation costs, Remembrance Day, seniors, sustainability, video, women

Today the word “remembering” is on my mind as we observe Remembrance Day in Canada and many other nations around the world. In terms of Operation Eyesight, that got me thinking about our beginning almost 50 years ago. As our founder, the late Art Jenkyns, listened to Dr. Ben Gullison speak in a Calgary church… Continue Reading The gift of sight – and much, much more

Answers from our experts

October 14, 2011

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications

Categories: Our Work

| Tags: Africa, awareness, children, community, India, poverty, women, World Sight Day

This week was a special one for us in Calgary. Dr. Bo Wiafe and Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, our regional directors for Africa and India respectively, were in town for our annual Board strategy sessions. It was also significant that they were here for World Sight Day on October 13. Each one guides Operation Eyesight’s work in… Continue Reading Answers from our experts

Parents – don’t overlook your kids’ eye health

September 30, 2011

| By Pat Ferguson, former President and CEO

Categories: Prevention

| Tags: Canada, Canadian Association of Optometrists, cataract, children, eye damage, eye exam, Eye Health Council of Canada, Eye Health Month, eye strain, low vision, optometry

As September draws to a close, I’d like to point out that October is Eye Health Month*. As an organization that works with people with terrible eye problems, Operation Eyesight feels strongly about blindness prevention. We are motivated by the fact that many eye problems occur because of late diagnosis. That’s a big issue in… Continue Reading Parents – don’t overlook your kids’ eye health

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