Working together to provide more eye care services in Kenya

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Kenya, Prevention
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On World Sight Day 2016, we opened the Huruma Sub-County Hospital Eye Unit in Eldoret, Kenya. The Eye Unit was built by Operation Eyesight (through Standard Chartered Bank’s Seeing is Believing program) and the Uasin Gishu county government. Thanks to our donors’ generosity, we were able to equip the eye unit and provide training for… Continue Reading Working together to provide more eye care services in Kenya

World Sight Day 2016: Highlights

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: News, Our Work
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On October 13, 2016, we celebrated World Sight Day with our partners, colleagues, patients and donors across the globe. Our teams in India, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Canada planned a variety of activities to educate others about avoidable blindness and showcase this year’s World Sight Day theme, “Stronger Together.” In India, we co-hosted celebrations in… Continue Reading World Sight Day 2016: Highlights

Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Communities, News, Our Work
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World Sight Day is just three days away! To mark the occasion, we’re holding a public celebration event in Kanapur, a village located in Telangana State, India. The village will be declared avoidable blindness free! What does this mean? It means that anyone in the village who was suffering from unnecessary blindness, or was at… Continue Reading Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!

Who Cares?

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Our Work
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Who cares about preventing blindness? We do, and we know you do too! Today, the second Thursday of October, is World Sight Day…  a day when countries around the world mark an international day of awareness about avoidable blindness. This year, we’re celebrating by unveiling a new animated video, “Who Cares?” in honour of our… Continue Reading Who Cares?

Fresh eyes tackle animation challenge

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Our Work
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Operation Eyesight is, at its heart, a community of support. In addition to a small number of employees and volunteers, it’s our large group of active supporters that really makes this organization tick. These supporters come from all walks of life and have a wide variety of gifts to share. Take, for example, Alana Thorburn-Watt… Continue Reading Fresh eyes tackle animation challenge