Find out why you should be celebrating World Sight Day with us this October. Read more
Our team in Sierra Leone have been working hard to carry out the second year of our Primary Eye Care pilot. The project aims to reduce the prevalence of Uncorrected Refractive Error in children and adults across Kenema district, in eastern Sierra Leone. Read more
VAO will broadcast a BBC Radio 4 charity appeal on 4th and 8th October 2020, presented by the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse. Share. Listen. Give. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas has ended its recycling scheme in the UK and will no longer accept used spectacles from the public, optical sector, and community groups. Read more
'My glasses...have given me the confidence to achieve all my goals and dreams…and I would love that for more people’. Hear Oti Mabuse on why she supports Vision Aid Overseas. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas has successfully completed a School Based Eye Health (SBEH) pilot in the Kafue District of Zambia. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas welcomes the World Health Organization’s resolution on implementing the recommendations of the World Report on Vision. Read more
Our Chair, Professor Nora Colton, reflects on the last six months and sends a personal message of thanks to our supporters. Read more
Our Country Director in Zambia, Godfrey Mwelwa, reflects on the impact of Coronavirus and gives an insight into what this has meant for Vision Aid Overseas, working on the frontline of public health. Read more
A letter from Nicola Chevis, CEO with important updates on our eye-health programmes, recycling, reducing costs, raising money and more, as we respond to the Coronavirus crisis. Thank you for all your support. Read more
Our Country Director in Sierra Leone, Alfred Yambasu, reflects on the impact of Coronavirus and gives an insight into what this has meant for Vision Aid Overseas, working on the frontline of public health. Read more
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