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GUILDFORD ROTARY
EYE PROJECT
to mark
WORLD SIGHT DAY
2014
The World Health Organisation’s World Sight Day is on
OCTOBER 9th 2014
The Guildford Rotary Eye Project supports this initiative and will be present at several venues in Guildford to raise awareness of its own avoidable blindness programmes in India and Africa.
Not only is The Guildford Rotary Eye Project expanding its work in India, but is putting in place a further eye hospital programme in Africa, this time in Auchi, Nigeria.
Support can therefore be provided not only for the Indian programme but for
THE NEW AFRICA PROGRAMME
Please help The Guildford Rotary Eye Project to help the world’s
40 MILLION AVOIDABLY BLIND
by making a donation to: www.justgiving.com/guildfordeyeproject
THE AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS PROGRAMME
A DONATION OF JUST £5 CAN ENABLE THE BLIND
TO SEE AGAIN!
www.guildfordrotaryeyeproject.org.uk
Charity reg no 1127630.
An appendix providing full background information accompanies most versions of this document
GUILDFORD ROTARY
EYE PROJECT appendix
The Guildford Rotary Eye Project is a charity inspired, founded and administered by Rotarians, and as such is unique in the provision of eye treatment to the avoidably blind. Founded in 1997 by Dr Sam Das former eye surgeon and ophthalmic consultant at Guildford’s Royal Surrey Hospital the charities aim is to provide operations for patients in the Indian sub continent, Africa and other economically emerging areas who are sadly too poor to afford the cost of treatment themselves.
These victims of poverty are known as THE AVOIDABLY BLIND and there are some 40 million worldwide.
The Guildford Rotary Eye Project’s efforts to date have primarily been concentrated in India and it is therefore with great pleasure that they announce a new avoidable blindness programme in Nigeria. This follows an earlier initiative in Uganda.
THE EYE PROJECT PROVIDES
Training for eye surgeons Microscopes and laser equipment Eye buses Hospital transport Mobile eye screening camps Facilities for the treatment of: Cataracts Glaucoma Retinal detachment Diabetic retinopathy.
Its unique funding model requires local partners to provide finance for the hospital buildings and to contribute towards the cost of all medical equipment. The aim is for all facilities to eventually be self funding. Due to The Rotary Movements generous grant system a donation in the UK of just £5, can fully fund a sight restoring eye operation in India or Africa.
SUPPORT THE NEW AFRICA PROGRAMME The charity naturally wishes to continue expanding its work in India and additionally needs to achieve funding for operations for the new programme in Auchi in Nigeria. The eye surgeon training is in hand as is the acquisition of vital clinic and hospital buildings.
There is therefore a need to fund both an initial series of eye operations and the operating equipment itself.
The Guildford Rotary Eye Project has made a conscious effort recently
to raise awareness of its work not only within Rotary, but also amongst
the public at large and particularly in the Guildford area itself. Additionally
it is busying itself attending shows, fetes, conferences and the like, and
is in the throes of organising celebrations for WORLD SIGHT DAY,
which is a World Health Organisation initiative,
on the 9th OCTOBER 2014.
It is hoped that many Rotary Clubs will rise to the challenge and mark
WORLD SIGHT DAY in their own town on behalf of
The Guildford Rotary Eye Project.
Full support and promotional leaflets for Rotarians are available from: [email protected] or phone 01483 222739
Please help The Guildford Rotary Eye Project to help the avoidably blind by making adonation to: www.justgiving.com/guildfordeyeproject
www.guildfordrotaryeyeproject.org.uk
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WORLD SIGHT DAY & GUILDFORD’S ROTARY EYE PROJECT
information for Rotarians
9 October 2014
What is World Sight Day?
World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness, visual impairment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired, held on the second Thursday in October. World Sight Day is observed around the world by all partners involved in preventing visual impairment or restoring sight. It is also the main advocacy event for the prevention of blindness and for "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight" a global effort to prevent blindness, created by the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
see link:- WHO programme on prevention of blindness and visual impairment
What is the Guildford Rotary Eye Project? The Guildford Rotary Eye Project was established by eye surgeon, and member of Guildford Rotary Club, Dr Sam Das in 1997 to provide eye care for the avoidably blind who are too poor to afford to pay for any treatment themselves.
‘’A donation of just £5 can enable the blind to see again!’
How will World Sight Day & Guildford’s
Rotary Eye Project work together?
In order to raise awareness of the plight of the avoidably blind and also to raise funds for the vital work undertaken by the Guildford Rotary Eye Project, a number of events will be taking place in Guildford from the 9th to the 11th October 2013. During World Sight Day itself volunteers from the charity will be collecting at Tesco’s main Guildford store, while on the 11th they will be in Guildford High Street . Additional venues will be announced as they are confirmed.
How can your Club help? How can your Club help?
The Guildford Rotary Eye Project would be delighted if your Rotary Club could support us by undertaking your own event on or around the 9th October thereby raising both funds and awareness of this most worthwhile charity. We can provide you with explanatory leaflets about the charities work and ambitions, and also email you posters and collection can labels etc. Full support and promotional leaflets etc are available from [email protected] or phone 01483 222739.
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