Sierra Leone

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.

EyeCare Connect
Jui Hospital

EyeCare Connect

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In Collaboration With

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.
Sending Equipment

CharityVision’s warehouse plays a crucial role in the fight against blindness by serving 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. We are currently preparing a shipment to ensure local eye care professionals in Sierra Leone receive the necessary resources to provide life-changing vision correction.
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.

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Our Team

Eustace Unisa Vin-Bah

“Contributing to society and human lives comes in diverse ways. With CharityVision, I have realized my contribution to Sierra Leone is to give life, hope, and joy to my fellow Sierra Leoneans, including myself. I am proud to be part of this great cause to restore lives through sight in Sierra Leone.”
“There is immeasurable happiness to see able men, women, and children regaining their sights unimaginably and miraculously through charitable work.”

Sierra Leone
Annual
Report 2024

SURGERIES PERFORMED:
30

PATIENTS SCREENED:
1,200

OUTREACHES:
96

GLASSES DONATED:
320

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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.