Matthew Bentham

Matthew's Supporting the Kailahun Eyecare Project

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Did you know that in Kailahun District, in east of Sierra Leone, there are only two people who can provide eye tests and glasses to over half a million people? They need your help to get a motorbike and portable equipment, so they can provide eyecare

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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.

About the campaign

Did you know that in Kailahun District, in east of Sierra Leone, there are only two people who can provide eye tests and glasses to over half a million people? They need your help to get a motorbike and portable equipment, so they can provide eyecare

About the charity

Vision Action

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Vision Action aim to make eye care accessible and affordable overseas. We help the world to see through innovative programmes that reach out to some of the most remote communities throughout Africa. We began in 1989 and will continue until everyone across Africa has access to basic eye care.

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