Our Children's Vision Expand Co-founded by the Brien Holden Vision Institute and Essilor’s strategic giving fund Vision For Life in April 2016, Our Children's Vision is a global campaign that aims to screen 50 million children worldwide for vision impairment by 2020 and create long-term access to affordable eye care services and glasses for all children in the future. Vision Aid Overseas is a proud partner of Our Children's Vision and will place an additional priority and resources to our work with children during the coming years.
Foundation L'OCCITANE Expand Foundation L'OCCITANE is the charitable foundation of natural cosmetics manufacturer L'OCCITANE en Provence. The organisation supports projects focused on visual impairment and the economic emancipation of women. The foundation is supporting a major Vision Aid Overseas project in Burkina Faso.
The Clothworkers' Foundation Expand The Clothworkers' Foundation was established by The Clothworkers' Company in 1977 and aims to improve the lives of people and communities, particularly those facing disadvantage. The Clothworkers' Foundation currently supports Vision Aid Overseas' work in Sierra Leone via a proactive grants programme which is not open to applications.
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers Expand The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers has made a grant to Vision Aid Overseas to enable the provision free eye tests and glasses to all Ebola survivors in post-Ebola Sierra Leone.
Maitri Trust Expand A grant from the Maitri Trust has allowed Vision Aid Overseas to expand its work in Sierra Leone to the Northern Province to reach greater numbers of patients through the establishment of a Vision Centre in Bombali District and includes supporting the training of four Optometry Technicians.
The Laing Foundation Expand All outreach activities run from Kenema Hospital in the Eastern region of Sierra Leone is made possible thanks to the provision of a vehicle funded by The Laing Foundation.