and we look forward to receiving an approval letter and also training public primary teachers on how to use eye charts in identifying visually impaired children in their classes.
In a bid to fulfill our objectives, we were at Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board Headquarters, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State to request for permission to work with 5 identified public primary schools at Sagamu Local Governments.
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A healthy life starts from a beautiful vision. Nearly half of visual impairment can be treated or prevented. At @careforvision, we are committed in creating an enabling environment for visually impaired children in Nigeria.
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I want to become a doctor when I grow up so that I can help children like me to see." This were the words of Emmanuel, an 11-year-old boy who was struggling to see when we met him.
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Care For Vision is committed to ensuring that no child becomes blind due to preventable and treatable conditions.
We look forward to working with you all this year to impact more children.
Thanks to every single being that contributed to our cause in 2020, God will continue to enrich you. We won't stop with Emmanuel, there are still over 74,000 visually impaired children in Nigeria alone.
Also children who are visually impaired in Nigeria often struggle to go to school, move around safely and fulfil their potential.
Care for Vision is committed to saving children from total blindness.
Owing to high rate of poverty a lot of families are experiencing in Nigeria, many children with eye problems remain unattended to and a lack of access to eye health services means that these children lose their sight because of diseases or conditions that could be treated.