Gift of Sight

Worldwide, nearly a billion people suffer from preventable or correctable vision impairments. Imagine not being able to see just because you can’t get eyeglasses. Or that you could lose your vision because you can’t get routine cataract surgery. That’s the case for millions of people.

That led Humanity First to start the Gift of Sight programme, which works to restore and maintain people’s eyesight. Eye care missions go to remote areas to provide screening and prescription glasses; free cataract surgical missions restore eyesight to those who might otherwise go blind; and ophthalmology clinics provide stable eye care in places where it otherwise wouldn’t be available.

Our Gift of Sight programme provides free testing, prescription glasses, eye surgery and nutrition guidance for those who ordinarily cannot afford treatment.

Sending experienced doctors and nurses to perform life-changing Cataract Operations and train local staff, while also providing equipment.

Key Programme Stats

Mobile Surgical Units

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Countries Supported

Our Gift of Sight Programme

Due to various factors related to income, hygiene and climate, millions of people suffer impaired vision. As a result, they are often unable to read, work or look after their families. Our Gift of Sight programme provides free testing, prescription glasses, eye surgery and nutrition guidance for those who ordinarily cannot afford treatment, and helps them gain their independence again.

Unfortunately, people dealing with visual impairment in developing countries do not often get the assistance that is necessary. Typically, children with uncorrected refractive issues, impacting their ability to complete their education. Humanity First offers free or subsided consultations, prescription glasses and cataract surgeries.