At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness, of which over 1 billion cases could have been prevented or have yet to be addressed. The WHO has launched the first World report on Vision.

A study led by Light for the World with its partners, supported by the Early Childhood Program of the Open Society Foundations, further identified strategic commitments to ECD as reflected in policy documents up until 2019.

The newest state-of-the-art Eye Clinic in Mozambique officially opened its doors on August 30th, 2019.

More than 2,000 participants from governments, civil society, academia and business attended this year's High-Level Political Forum in New York City - July 2019.

This year the theme of the High-level political forum on sustainable development was “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.

Visual impairment - if not detected, treated or corrected - among children can severely hinder their quality of life. One of our dreams is to ensure children have access to eye health services for generations to come.