Asia
School Eye Health and Myopia Progression Control
The School Eye Health and Myopia Progression Control Project aims to address the growing issue of myopia (near-sightedness) among children in rural schools. If left unaddressed, it can lead to severe visual impairment, significantly affecting a child’s quality of life and educational outcomes. This is a four-year intervention focused on children aged 5–18 enrolled in government schools.
School Eye Health Programme – Vidya Jyoti
Sightsavers India’s School Eye Health Programme, also called Vidya Jyoti, aims to integrate eye health into broader school health systems by enabling early detection and timely care for children. Through teacher training, vision screening, refraction, spectacle provision, eye health education, and learning outcome assessments, we work to identify and address vision issues early, helping children learn better and thrive.
Jhapa Leprosy Reduction
Jhapa Leprosy Reduction (JLR) is a community health project in south-east Nepal which is reducing leprosy transmission and disability, particularly among young people
Eye Health Training Scholarships
Wen Giving believes education and training is the key to improved and sustainable futures in eye health
Rimba Jiva ecological restoration
Rimba Jiva is an altruistic and inspirational ecological restoration project rehabilitating and preserving a vast area of Malaysian tropical rainforest
Eye Health Vision Centres
Vision Centres are small clinics that offer affordable, primary eye health care services in rural and remote communities
Greater Lions Institute of Ophthalmic Sciences Training Centre
Wen Giving has funded the biggest ophthalmic training institution in North Bengal
Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck National Eye Centre
Partnering with the Himalayan Cataract Project, Wen Giving has funded the construction of the first eye hospital in Bhutan
Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra Community Eye Hospital in Gaya
Wen Giving has funded the construction of a Community Eye Hospital in Gaya
Sankara Eye Foundation – Tertiary Eye Hospital
Wen Giving has funded a specialty wing within the major tertiary eye facility
Operating Theatre Complex at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Balasore
Wen Giving funded the construction of the Operating Theatre complex
Major sponsor of Tertiary Eye Hospital in Panvel
Major sponsor of the construction of the Super Specialty Tertiary Eye Hospital
Community Eye Hospital in Ethiopia
Wen Giving has provided funding towards a new community eye hospital in Ethiopia
LV Prasad Eye Institute – Sircilla Operating Theater Equipment
Funding of operating theatre equipment at the LVPEI Sircilla secondary hospital in the Rejanna Sircilla district of Telangana
Tulsi Chanrai Eye Hospital – Mobile Primary Eye Care Bus
Providing a primary care bus that takes eye health services directly to communities in need of quality eye care
LV Prasad Eye Institute Outreach Surgeries
Bringing critical eye health care to extremely vulnerable and marginalised communities in India
Ophthalmic Surgical Training at Hue Eye Hospital
This programme provides eye care equipment and facilities, as well as surgical and technical training for ophthalmologists
Quang Ngai Eye Centre, Vietnam
Building a substantial new eye centre in the very poor central province of rural Vietnam
Vietnam Tara Project
In 2006 Mei and Chiu Chi Wen visited Vietnam and agreed to support a community eye care project named TARA