Shakila, 52, lives in Bhopal, India. A widow, she works hard to support her two daughters as best she can through a variety of small jobs. She washes dishes and helps local farmers at the market by cleaning wheat and rice or grooming animals. But these tasks became extremely difficult when her vision started to… Continue reading Community program restores a mother’s sight
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Global leadership: An interview with Kashinath Bhoosnurmath
Our Global Director of Programmes, Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, joined Operation Eyesight in 2009. He brought with him a wealth of experience in the field of strategic program development and works with his team in India to develop our programs. Kash, as we know him, agreed to answer some questions about his role, and he had a… Continue reading Global leadership: An interview with Kashinath Bhoosnurmath
New role for an old friend
Previously our Director of African Programs, earlier this year Dr. Boateng Wiafe’s role changed. An ophthalmologist with over 25 years of experience, Dr. Bo is now our Director of Quality and Advocacy. He’s been working with Operation Eyesight since 1985, when he was recruited to work in Zambia on the Seventh Day Adventists’ church health… Continue reading New role for an old friend
Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!
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!