Last December, Operation Eyesight participated in GivingTuesday – the global day of giving – for the first time. Thanks to support from our incredible donors, we raised enough funds on GivingTuesday to set five villages in West Bengal, India free of avoidable blindness! Through our Hospital-Based Community Eye Health Program in partnership with Siliguri Greater… Continue reading GivingTuesday 2014: Six-month progress report
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With thanks to you, Mona. Happy Volunteer Week!
This week is National Volunteer Week – a time to recognize, celebrate and thank Canadian volunteers. Operation Eyesight is fortunate to have a large group of wonderful volunteers who help in our head office in Calgary – many of them on a weekly basis. One of our dedicated weekly volunteers is Mona Soyland. Mona first… Continue reading With thanks to you, Mona. Happy Volunteer Week!
School screening in rural Kenya – using a mobile phone!
Last spring, we told you how Operation Eyesight helped fund an exciting technological development that will revolutionize eye examination: a smartphone application called Portable Eye Examination Kit (PEEK). Now being tested in rural schools in Kenya, the school-based PEEK pilot project is helping build capacity of teachers to monitor and evaluate the visual acuity of… Continue reading School screening in rural Kenya – using a mobile phone!
Volunteer energy is essential: a highlight on Raju’s story
Although a relatively small organization in terms of employees, Operation Eyesight has created a big impact. That’s because Operation Eyesight is, in fact, a community of support – people from all over the world and different walks of life all focused on providing “the best for the poorest.” Among these dedicated people are volunteers who… Continue reading Volunteer energy is essential: a highlight on Raju’s story