Vision Aid Overseas long term member and volunteer Gerard Brady sadly passed away on the 17th May 2020. Read more
See all our updates for our valued supporters and friends as we respond to the coronavirus pandemic. UPDATED 22nd April 2020. Read more
We are helping the 12 million children worldwide who struggle to learn simply because they need glasses. Read more
We help train staff to make sure each country we work with is self-sufficient in delivering quality eye care services. 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.
Eye tests have been carried out through Vision Aid Overseas activities in the last 12 months
Pairs of glasses have been prescribed through Vision Aid Overseas activities in the last 12 months
Africa has 73% more blind and visually impaired people than any other region in the world. Vision Aid Overseas works with local governments and community groups across four countries in Africa to ensure they establish and deliver their own sustainable eye care services. Find out more...
Vision Aid Overseas works to ensure that everyone, regardless of their gender, economic status and geographical location, has access to affordable eye care services and glasses. To find out how we do this click here.
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Support a School was born out of the huge unmet need for eye health services for school children in Ethiopia. It effectively enables hundreds of children in poor communities to get access to basic but life changing eye health care. Read more