Last week, we introduced you to Sarashwati, a community health worker who had made it her mission to help ever single patient in Kawalwadi, a small village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This week, the story continues, courtesy of Dr. Harish Kumar, our programme manager in India. Sarashwati had polio as a child, leaving… Continue reading Community health worker strives to help every patient (Part 2 of 2)
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Community health worker strives to help every patient (Part 1 of 2)
Dr. Harish Kumar, our programme manager in India, shared this inspiring story with us. Thank you, Harish! At Operation Eyesight, we value the big-picture perspective, but we also like to keep one foot planted firmly at the ground level. So while we’re busy organizing, planning, training and monitoring, we recognize that it’s the field staff… Continue reading Community health worker strives to help every patient (Part 1 of 2)
GivingTuesday 2015: Final report
Can you think back to December 2, 2015? It’s hard to remember nine months ago, but December 2 was a Tuesday. And it wasn’t just any Tuesday; December 2, 2015 was GivingTuesday – the day our donors helped transformed the lives of thousands of students in Kenya! Our goal for GivingTuesday 2015 was to raise… Continue reading GivingTuesday 2015: Final report
Biannual checkup: Majuli Island
We first told you about Majuli Island back in Spring 2014. Located in India’s remote state of Assam, it’s home to 168,000 people. Before Operation Eyesight launched a Hospital-Based Community Eye Health Program there in 2012, the island had no eye care at all. Thanks to a video documentary created by our Canadian intern Adrian… Continue reading Biannual checkup: Majuli Island