Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 2 of 2)

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Kenya, Our Work
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Seventy-year old Ann Adoyole lives in a tiny village in one of Kenya’s dustiest, most arid regions: West Pokot County. Along with other women and girls in her community, she has spent most of her life searching for and fetching water for her family. Then suddenly, in late 2013, everything changed…! What a difference Ann and… Continue Reading Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 2 of 2)

Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 1 of 2)

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Kenya, Our Work
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Special thanks to our Assistant Director of Africa, Alice Mwangi, for sharing Ann’s story with us! Ann Adoyole is 70 years old, and lives in a village in West Pokot County in Kenya. She has two sons and several grandchildren. Since she came to live in this village after her marriage many years ago, she made the trek on a daily basis… Continue Reading Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 1 of 2)

Thanks to you, Deborah Cullen

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Donors, Zambia
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Deborah Cullen says she felt disorientated when she returned home to Calgary, AB after a trip to Africa. “Africa is very humbling. It gets you,” she says. “There’s such culture shock when you come back to our land of plenty. We have so much; we’re so safe here. We turn on our taps and the… Continue Reading Thanks to you, Deborah Cullen

Thanks to you, Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Donors, Kenya
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As past president and a past chair of international services for the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise in Simcoe, ON, John Wallace’s enthusiastic support of Operation Eyesight knows no bounds. Not only is he a donor, he’s a supporter, a fundraiser and a cheerleader for the organization, which he calls, “an amazing and unique Canadian… Continue Reading Thanks to you, Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise

Through flood or drought, water unites the human race

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Zambia
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Calgary (where our organization is headquartered) and much of southern Alberta was devastated with a record-shattering flood last week. We received more than a month’s worth of rain in a day; and that, combined with melting snow in the nearby Rocky Mountains, created havoc. While fortunately few lives were lost, the staggering losses of property,… Continue Reading Through flood or drought, water unites the human race