From the mouths of babes

Categories: Donors
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find myself needing inspiration. Those of us in Operation Eyesight’s Calgary headquarters are oceans away from our programs and projects in Africa and India. Thanks to meetings, email and other distractions, some days, it can be easy to lose sight of why we do what we do.… Continue Reading From the mouths of babes

Not just an AGM: Wasn’t that a party?!

Categories: News, Volunteers
Close to 100 donors, supporters, board members, staff and longtime friends of Operation Eyesight gathered in Calgary on June 12 – not only for the business of our annual general meeting, but also to celebrate our 50th anniversary of providing sight restoration and blindness prevention in the developing world. We were especially pleased to have… Continue Reading Not just an AGM: Wasn’t that a party?!

We <3 our donors!

Categories: News

Every single person who has ever given to Operation Eyesight deserves heartfelt thanks. We hope you hear that message, often and loud and clear from us! And to turn up the gratitude, watch and share this brief feel-good video featuring some of the people you’ve helped. We guarantee a smile!

5 stories that touched our hearts in 2012

Categories: Communities, News, Our Work, Prevention

It’s been a great year for storytelling here at Grey Mist Lifting! We’ve certainly enjoyed the opportunity to tell you an inspiring story every Friday. Together, we’ve travelled to Africa and India and introduced you to some of the children, women and men whose lives have changed, thanks to our supporters. Here are five highlights… Continue Reading 5 stories that touched our hearts in 2012

Radio reaches those in dire need

Categories: Communities, Eye Surgery, Our Work, Zambia

Have you ever found that sometimes, the simplest messages are the most heartfelt? Let me tell you about Dawson, 72, and Anisa, 68. This elderly couple live in a tiny one room thatched house in the village of Kajilo, located in Zambia’s North-Western Province. Until quite recently, their lives were miserable because neither of them could… Continue Reading Radio reaches those in dire need