In many parts of the world, avoidable sight loss means children are dropping out of school, either because of issues with their own eye health or because they are caring for an adult with sight-loss. Through our See My Future appeal, we are aiming to raise £850,000 in order to help ensure these children and their families get the treatment they need - enabling them to attend school and face a brighter future.
Until 23 June the UK government will match every pound raised through public donations, up to £2 million, which will help save the sight of thousands of children and adults around the world. All of the money matched by the UK government will go directly towards expanding our project in Nepal which screens and treats children with sight loss. All individual donations will support our vital sight-saving work across the world, wherever it is needed most.
The Countess of Wessex, who is a global ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, is a longstanding supporter of Orbis. She has seen our work first hand, visiting Orbis’s Flying Eye Hospital programmes in Kolkata in 2013 and Bangladesh in 2017, observing everything from cataract correction to a complex prosthetic surgery on a man who had not been able to see for fourteen years.
