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Making a difference for children in Nairobi
Last month Vision for Life, Essilor’s strategic giving fund, supported its first project in Kenya and agreed on a long-term partnership with the local Lions Club to bring good vision to children living...
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Over 200 doctors and school nurses joined experts from Essilor in Februrary for the launch of a pilot initiative between Vision for Life and the Paris Education Authority. It’s aim: to raise awareness...
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Shining a light on importance of vision care in Africa
For developing nations, eye care is a vital step towards improving education and economic growth. Yet vision still remains low on the list of healthcare priorities for many countries. Two recent...
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Partnering to bring good vision to rural Ethiopia
Improve a child’s sight and you can help improve their ability to learn. That’s why Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) and Vision for Life (VFL) have renewed their partnership to increase access to vision care...
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The vision of 16.5 million children
Over sixteen million is a big number, and changing more than sixteen million lives is no mean feat. So when Our Children’s Vision, a global campaign to provide eye care to young people, co-founded by...
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Good vision for children: a first step to reduce inequalities
Inequalities in income and opportunity continue to widen globally. According to the United Nations income inequality increased by 11 per cent in developing countries between 1990 and 2010 – if taking...
View ArticleVision is fun: putting smiles and glasses on children’s faces in Tunisia
Thanks to our strategic giving fund Vision for Life and the support and engagement of 40 employee volunteers, 340 children received a new pair of spectacles during this one-day event in Tunis. The...
View ArticleBringing good vision to everyone, everywhere
By the end of 2018, we will have improved 20 million lives by improving their sight. Yet we know, 1/3 of the world population still don’t have the vision correction they need because of where they live...
View ArticleAccess to healthy vision for migrants in France
We are continuously expanding our efforts to reach the most underserved communities. Earlier this year we organized a screening event together with our local partner Emmaüs Solidarité at an emergency...
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Embedding impact driven philanthropy into business
This month, our Chief Mission Officer, Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, shared his insights on the need to embed impact driven philanthropy into business. Only by ensuring ” the philanthropic programmes we put in...
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