Vision Aid Overseas

Run Gatwick 5km

Join Vision Aid Overseas for the Run Gatwick 5km! Register for £1 and choose your own fundraising target. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas help establish optical workshop in Angola

Vision Aid Overseas’ Programme Officer works with A.M.E.N Angola to establish their first optical workshop. Read more
Cycling For Sight 2019

Whether you ride a static bike, join a local event or take on the Prudential Ride London - Surrey 100 challenge, make a difference with every mile you cycle in 2019. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas thanks Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund for 20 years of support

On the 5th December 2018 interviews took place for the final round of the student bursary scheme provided by the Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund (IAMF). The two successful Optical students will join a Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) volunteer assignment in the summer of 2019. Read more

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Billion dollars worth of productivity is lost every year because so many people do not have the glasses they need to see properly to do their job.

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Eye tests have been carried out through Vision Aid Overseas activities in the last 12 months

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Pairs of glasses have been prescribed through Vision Aid Overseas activities in the last 12 months

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16^thFebruary, 2019
Congratulations to everyone who secured a place in the #RideLondon100! If you missed out on a place, we'd love fo… https://t.co/BqnsemouFW
15^thFebruary, 2019
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15^thFebruary, 2019

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Cycling For Sight 2019

Whether you ride a static bike, join a local event or take on the Prudential Ride London - Surrey 100 challenge, make a difference with every mile you cycle in 2019. Read more
Start: 1^st January, 2019 at 12:00am

End: 31^st December, 2019 at 12:00am

Published: 19^th January, 2019

Updated: 4^th February, 2019

Author: Ellie Moody

Location: Nationwide
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Volunteer Development Programme

If you are an Optometrist, Dispensing Optician or Optical Technician your skills could help change lives. To find out more, why not join our next Volunteer Training Course Read more