Projekt 05/2022 Sponsorship for medical eye prevention of children in Africa by the organisation

Our Foundation supports the charitable aid program „1-2-3 I can see“ of the international organization „Light for the World“ for eye inspections of children in Afria by a sponsorship of 1.560,- €. With this since 2019 applied program Light for the World treat children in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Mosambique and in Uganda - not only by eye inspections but for eye operations too. Light for the World also operates in Asia, Latin America and other countries to empower people with disabilities and protect eye health especialy for children and youth. Unfortunately the rate of untreated eye disease in parts of those poor countries is very high, about 90%. If children or youth would not be treated they would have large problems to follow the education in their schools, which results that they will face barriers and discrimination by their disabilities. After consulting the German Light for the World branch CEO Ms. Dr. Astrid Pietig, we have been impressed about their medical aid on children and youth in the poor areas of African countries and we decided to help. Back ground: It is still complicated, to bring the aid to the infected children cause mostly in this poor areas there are less doctors, medical educated assistances or there is a lack of eye test or therapy equipment. Even there are less surgeries or hospitals. Light for the World targeting possibilities of different aids e.g. to raise medical treatment rooms, hospitals and spend money for the education of doctors and medical assistances, so that they are able to treat children or other people of her eye deseases in short times.

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