Stories of Impact: RestoringVision’s Work Supports SDG#5 Gender Equality
Rosa, a seamstress from Mexico, struggled to make a living as her vision declined and made her work harder and harder each day. Suffering from presbyopia – an age-related condition that can be corrected immediately with a pair of reading glasses – Rosa was so desperate to get her work as a seamstress done that […]
Stories of Impact: A Midwife’s Restored Vision Empowers Families and Communities
In Guatemala, the story of one midwife’s renewed ability to see clearly and its infinite ripple effects on her community shows the widespread impact that a pair of eyeglasses can have on so many lives. As a leader in her community and the only midwife, Maria provides a critical health service to people in need […]
Stories of Impact: Creating Access to Eyeglasses Supports SDG#1 No Poverty and SDG#2 Zero Hunger
A woman from Guatemala recently attended a vision clinic and broke down in tears after receiving a pair of reading glasses through RestoringVision’s programs and partnership with Caring Partners International. At 45 years old, she had been unable to work for the last six months due to presbyopia – blurry vision caused by aging that […]
Stories of Impact: Serving Older Individuals in Peru
RestoringVision’s partnership with MSH Peru is implemented through Peru’s Pension65 program. This government program provides Peruvians ages 65 and older with food assistance and other social services – and with the support of RestoringVision, the eyeglasses they need to see clearly so that they can live their lives fully at every stage of life! The […]
RestoringVision Unveils Customer Giving How-To Guide to Increase the Corporate Sector’s Impact on Solving the Global Vision Crisis
RestoringVision is partnering with companies and brands to increase customer giving at the point-of-sale, unveiling its new Customer Giving How-To-Guide as announced at Wednesday’s VM Leadership Summit: Insight, Unseen.
Giving Back is Good for Business: RestoringVision Partner Highlight Featuring Warby Parker
Warby Parker was founded in 2010 with a mission to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style–without charging a premium for it. Rooted in our shared goal of vision for all, Warby Parker and RestoringVision have been partnering since 2019 and together have provided glasses to communities across 22 countries.
RestoringVision Attends and Presents at MAP International Partner Conference
By Ben Cobb, Manager of Program and Monitoring, RestoringVision Last week, RestoringVision attended and presented at the MAP International Partner Conference in Atlanta, GA. The conference brought together key global health organizations to meet, all sharing the same goal of serving people in need across the globe. The conference was an opportunity to connect with […]
Meet RestoringVision’s Partner Relations Associate: Steve Hancock
Steve Hancock is RestoringVision’s Partner Relations Associate for its Community Outreach Program. After growing up in Kansas, Steve attended Columbia University in New York and received a Masters Degree in Economics, along with an MBA. He began his career at Citibank, and for 25 years had assignments in the US and internationally, eventually becoming the Chief Marketing […]
The War in Ukraine: One Year Later
As February 24, 2023 marks one year since the onset of the war on Ukraine, RestoringVision remains determined to bring hope into focus for refugees in and around the country by being of service – removing one obstacle – blurry vision – for those living in and around this active conflict zone.
RestoringVision’s Blog Series: Prioritizing Eye Health Advances UN Sustainable Development Goals
RestoringVision’s complete series connecting the prioritization of eye health to the advancement of 8 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals is now available.
