Janeffer Chepchumba has been teaching at Uhuru Primary School in Nakuru County, Kenya for seven years. In 2013, she added a new topic to her students’ curriculum: eye health. Last fall, the Seeing is Believing Child Eye Health Project, one of our partnerships with Standard Chartered Bank, began training teachers of sighted children in Nakuru… Continue reading Teacher learns how to help students get an A+ in eye health
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Remembering a loving husband and father
That’s the Jenkyns family, in the picture above. From the left: grandaughter Glenys, sons Tom and Bill, daughter Linda, son Jim, and daughter Arleigh. Linda has been a long-time volunteer at Operation Eyesight, too! Art Jenkyns used to say, “You can’t change the world, but you can change some people’s world.” As founder of Operation Eyesight,… Continue reading Remembering a loving husband and father
Once he struggled in school; now Mahesh has a bright future!
When his father was killed in an accident six years ago, Mahesh was only nine years old. Now 15, he lives with his mother Sailu and two younger siblings in Fatehnagar slum in the city of Hyderabad, India. Sailu supports the family as a daily wage labourer, earning around INR 5,000 ($92 CAD) per month.… Continue reading Once he struggled in school; now Mahesh has a bright future!
Talking with the head of Ghana’s National Eye Care Unit
Recently, I spoke with Dr. Oscar Debrah, head of the Eye Care Unit at Ghana Health Service. Operation Eyesight is working to eliminate avoidable blindness in Ghana through the Seeing is Believing program, a partnership with Standard Chartered Bank. As we are working with Dr. Debrah to implement this program, I questioned him on the… Continue reading Talking with the head of Ghana’s National Eye Care Unit