Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone, home to 8.5 million people, struggles with poverty, with nearly 60% living below the poverty line. Around 60,000 people face avoidable blindness due to limited access to affordable eye care. Cataracts, glaucoma, and river blindness are common causes of vision loss. With only six ophthalmologists nationwide, the lack of services and high costs make treatment difficult.

CharityVision addresses accessibility in eye care by partnering and supporting local hospitals, clinics, and ophthalmologists to provide low-cost or free eye surgeries. Through these partnerships, CharityVision supplies surgical consumables, instruments, and training, making essential eye care more accessible.
Your support can help our Sierra Leone team provide vital eye care to people in need.

You can:
- $10 = Give a pair of prescription glasses
- $25 = Sponsor a cataract surgery
- $350 = Sponsor a school eye screening
- Organize a glasses drive → See service opportunities
No matter the size, every gift is a blessing. DONATE TODAY

EyeCare Connect
Jui Hospital

EyeCare Connect

Our Partners

Current Projects

Cataract Surgeries

CharityVision, in partnership with EyeCare Connect and the Western Area Rural Eye Care Project, provides 800 low-cost or free cataract surgeries at Jui Government Hospital.
Equipment Donations

CharityVision’s warehouse serves as the central hub for acquiring, sorting, and shipping eyeglass frames and lenses to Sierra Leone. Thanks to generous donations from optical companies and supporters, our warehouse team meticulously inspects, organizes, and packages thousands of frames and lenses. They then ship these medical supplies and equipment, ensuring local eye care professionals in Sierra Leone have the resources needed to provide life-changing vision services.
Outreaches

In 2025, we are organizing outreach programs in both urban centers and remote communities to help individuals regain independence, enhance their quality of life, and contribute more fully to their families and society. Through sustainable partnerships and locally led initiatives, CharityVision is committed to strengthening eye care in Sierra Leone, ensuring a lasting impact.
School Eye Screening Program

Because 80% of early learning is visual, catching vision problems early can make a big difference. That’s why SightBuddies brings eye screenings directly to schools in Sierra Leone. Children who need help receive glasses, eye drops, and further care at no cost. At just $350 to screen an entire school and $10 for a pair of glasses, it makes sense to keep reaching more children. Local doctors, school districts, and CharityVision are working together to make it happen.

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SIERRA LEONE

Annual Report 2025

GLASSES DONATED:
983

OUTREACHES:
54

PATIENTS SCREENED:
5,959

SURGERIES PERFORMED:
930

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Stories From The Field

First surgery supplies arrive in Sierra Leone

Hamid Kamara, the Eye Health Program Officer for the Western Rural Area, has received 400 cataract supply kits from CharityVision. This first batch of supplies will help launch an 800-cataract surgery project at Jui Eye Hospital. Kamara expressed his gratitude, calling it a “remarkable and historic” contribution. He emphasized that these kits strengthen a long-standing partnership, and his team will do their best to support this effort.
2025: New Year, New Program!

With only six ophthalmologists and 8.7 million residents, Sierra Leone severely lacks accessible eye care. Approximately 60,000 individuals suffer from avoidable blindness due to conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, and river blindness. Eye care remains a luxury for most. The collaboration with EyeCare Connect aims to provide essential eye care for all!
Finding Hope After Five Years of Blindness

Moinina Abdulai was 70 when blurry vision began affecting his ability to farm. Living far from Freetown, he underwent surgery at an unreliable clinic, leaving him permanently blind in one eye. For five years, he struggled with his remaining cloudy vision and eventually gave up farming. In December 2024, he traveled to Freetown, where a local CharityVision partner helped him receive free cataract surgery. Grateful, he shared, "Though I can’t see with the other eye, I am blessed to see again!" Abdulai is one of 800 patients benefiting from CharityVision’s mission to improve eye care in Sierra Leone.
Confidence From Sight

Hassan Daboh dreamed of becoming an engineer after leaving his village ten years ago for education. However, in 2019 his left eye’s vision became cloudy, shifting his focus from education to searching for treatment he couldn’t afford. As a motorbike rider and mechanic he tried to save for cataract surgery, but the rising costs left him feeling hopeless. That changed during a free cataract surgery campaign at Don Bosco Fambul Hospital, where his sight—and confidence—were restored. Hassan is one of 217 patients who received life-changing surgery, thanks to CharityVision Sierra Leone and Visio Sense Fronteres Association.
We're An Official Charity In Sierra Leone!

CharityVision celebrated the arrival of critical eye care equipment and the official in-country registration of our NGO, both on the same day!
With the tools in hand and the legal foundation in place, we are now positioned to expand access to sight-saving care for communities that have long gone without it. The future of eye care in Sierra Leone just took a major step forward.