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
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
With new funding, we are extending access to eye care and improving eye health for school children and adults in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. We have updates, long-lasting change is on its way for thousands of people! Read more
VAO hosted its Annual General Meeting and Members' Meeting on Saturday 9th November 2019. See information and papers from the meeting. Read more
A school based eye health programme launched last year has shown great success, with 151 teachers trained to conduct basic eye screening, leading to over 19,900 children being screened. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas hosts another successful Annual General Meeting Read more
All donations raised between now and **17th JANUARY 2020** will be doubled by Vision Aid Overseas’ pledgers. Read more
World Sight Day saw the release of the first World Report on Vision from the WHO. Read more
Our Annual Review of 2018-2019 captures faces and places from our year, helping the world to see. Find out more about why and how we work, and the changes we are bringing about in people's lives thanks to our supporters. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas has improved the professional training it offers to country partners, to help strengthen local health care systems. Read more
Vision Aid Overseas launches new programme to improve school eye health in Sierra Leone with funding from USAID. Read more