20 Years of Clear Vision: A New Blog Series Celebrating RestoringVision’s Leaders, Partners, and Supporters
Ambassador Mary Ann Peters, a dynamic global leader who has served as diplomat, CEO of The Carter Center, provost of the U.S. Naval War College, and in other prestigious positions, now brings her depth of expertise to her role as a board member at RestoringVision, whose focus is on solving uncorrected refractive error for people in need across the globe.
Meet RestoringVision’s Manager of Program and Monitoring: Thioro Ndoye
Thioro Ndoye joined RestoringVision in February 2023. She spent the majority of her childhood in Senegal, West Africa. Growing up in Senegal allowed Thioro to understand the needs of developing countries. Thioro developed a passion for helping underserved communities while completing an internship on the risks of vaping. After earning her B.A. in Health Services […]
New Ways to Support RestoringVision: Stock and IRA Contributions
You can now support the gift of clear vision for people in need while receiving tax advantages by donating publicly traded stock. Stock donations can be a benefit to you while simultaneously making a worldwide impact through your support of RestoringVision. When you donate stock, you are entitled to a charitable income tax deduction for […]
Stories of Impact: A Farmer and His Wife Once Shared a Single Pair of Eyeglasses to See Clearly
Oscar and his wife were once so determined to regain their vision that they shared a single pair of glasses in an attempt to collectively see clearly. This one pair of glasses was passed back and forth between them throughout the day and evening for years.
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.
