For many people living in the developing world, impaired vision is a way of life. The inability to see correctly can negatively impact a person’s education, employment, safety and quality of life. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, nearly 95% of people who need eyeglasses do not own a pair.
Vision for a Nation is an innovative program created to provide universal access to eyeglasses in parts of the world where people don’t have access to a optical professionals or can’t afford glasses. The program is focused initially on Rwanda, where for the 57% of Rwandans living below the poverty line, eyeglasses are a luxury most cannot afford. Vision for a Nation is working with community health workers, teachers and nurses to distribute adjustable eyeglasses. The goal is to screen the vision of the entire population of Rwanda aged 8 years and above, an estimated 7.5 million people, and provide eyeglasses to all who need them. The Government of Rwanda has endorsed the Vision for a Nation program and the distribution of adjustable eyeglasses.
By providing universal access to eyeglasses, Vision for a Nation aims to have a positive and measurable impact on the productivity, education, employment and quality of life of all Rwandan beneficiaries.
Read more about Vision for a Nation on the webpage www.visionforanationfoundation.org
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Mr Cyprien Bazikuvuga is a community health worker in the village of Kabuga.
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Mrs Claudine Uwamahoro covers her right eye with a 'pin-hole' plate.
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Mrs Odetha Mukarwego, a community health worker from the village of Nyamutezi, conducting a near vision assessment.
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