Did you know Sierra Leone, in West Africa, has only 3 qualified optometrists for a population of 7 million people?
And, did you know that in Kailahun District, in the east of Sierra Leone, there are only two people who can provide eye tests and glasses to over half a million people?
Lansana and Ismail, pictured above, are those two people. They are Optometry Technicians and they need your help.
For the people Lansana and Ismail serve having poor eyesight means that you cant educate yourself or get a job, so you are destined to remain poor for the rest of your life.
80% of the people in Kailahun District who need eyecare live too far away to visit Lansana and Ismail.
Thats why, with your help, we want to get them a motorbike, petrol and portable eye testing equipment, so they can go help the people who need them most.