It is all about vision, hope, and taking action.
Because of your help, these are the amount of medical and dental procedures we were been able to perform throughout the years.
“The health consequences associated with vision loss extend well beyond the eye and visual system.
Vision loss can affect one’s quality of life, independence, and mobility and has been linked to worsened status in mental health, cognition, social function, employment, and education attainment.”
—National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
HOW DOES IT WORK?
+ Medical/Surgical Supplies & Equipment
+ Financial Resources
+ Infrastructure Facilities
THE LOCAL
PHYSICIAN
Low/No Cost
Screenings & Outreach
Low/No Cost
Cataract Surgeries
& Glasses
Strengthened Medical Community
FAQ
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1.1 billion of the world suffer from some kind of visual impairment and lack access to medical care. The W.H.O. states that vision is the gateway to every other Sustainable Development Goal. When you provide vision you provide quality education, fight poverty, eliminate hunger and aid in overall economic growth. As an added benefit, providing vision is the most cost-effective way to change someone's life. Give sight today!
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Yes, we send U.S. doctors for training purposes only. Our model empowers local in-country doctors and hospitals through knowledge and infrastructure, allowing them to create a sustainable impact in their own country. We do not organize medical missions to serve the masses. Sending temporary foreign aid to countries, such as "fly-in" U.S. doctors, can undermine a country's economy, neglect the necessary follow-up care for patients, and discourage local sustainability. If you are a doctor keen on elevating eye care worldwide, please contact us!
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Absolutely. You will change a life! Since $10 provides a pair of glasses and $25 will pay for a cataract surgery—a little goes a long way.
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Donating money is not the only way to restore vision, giving your time in volunteering to collecting much needed items to ship to countries and popping out glasses are a few of the many ways you can help. Spreading the word about how vision is a problem worldwide and empowering each other to take action through social media, community centers and local programs aimed to help restore vision will also create an impact.
See our Service Opportunities and follow us on social media!
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SightBuddies is our international child school screening program ( named "Quiero Ver" in Latin America.) Since over 15% of children cannot see the board and roughly 10-20% of all children screened need glasses, then it is imperative that we reach each child around the globe and help them get sight! We are expanding our program around the world, and are currently serving school children in United States, El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Tanzania and Kenya. By training the teachers and upper class men on how to do a first vision screening, we can prepare the children who truly need the help for our SightBuddies teams to come in to do an in-depth screening and gift glasses to children of low income families. To see the smile on these children's faces will change your life for good—forever!
Help our SightBuddies program!
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Actually, like all organizations we do have overhead. We pride ourselves in keeping it to a very manageable and appropriate level. However, a few years ago we created a medical company that not only helps us to source our equipment and supply needs, but generates its own income. The profits from this company cover the foundation's overhead. 100% of our donations go directly towards our mission. Click here to see CharityVision’s impact through the years.
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We are currently in 26 countries worldwide:
Afghanistan
Bolivia
Cambodia
Colombia
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Nepal
Nigeria
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Polynesia
Tanzania
United States of America
Vietnam
More country pages to come.