mothers Archives - Operation Eyesight https://oearchive.swoondev.site/tag/mothers/ For All The World To See Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:56:52 +0000 en hourly 1 https://oearchive.swoondev.site/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-WebIcon23-32x32.webp mothers Archives - Operation Eyesight https://oearchive.swoondev.site/tag/mothers/ 32 32 Mothers make a difference in the world https://oearchive.swoondev.site/mothers-make-a-difference-in-the-world/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:38:16 +0000 https://www.operationeyesight.com/mothers-make-a-difference-in-the-world/ In the course of our work in Africa and India, we see a lot of mothers. They may have different appearances, household incomes, occupations or roles in the community. They may be first time parents, mothers of five scraping by with limited resources, or grandmothers barely recognizing their grandchildren because of their cataracts. The only… Continue reading Mothers make a difference in the world

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]]> In the course of our work in Africa and India, we see a lot of mothers. They may have different appearances, household incomes, occupations or roles in the community. They may be first time parents, mothers of five scraping by with limited resources, or grandmothers barely recognizing their grandchildren because of their cataracts. The only thing that doesn’t change is their love and care for their families.

Here are some of the memorable mothers we’ve encountered in the past few years. Click on the images to see a bigger version of the photos, or read about their stories and our programs in the places they live.

May 13 is Mother’s Day. It’s not too late to send an eCard to your mom, grandmother or spouse. Celebrate her with an eCard and a meaningful gift that honours her and helps mothers in India and Africa.

With reliable eye care nearby, this Maasai baby can grow up without the fear of going blind. (Photo by Ric Rowan.)
Bright eyes: mother and child in a rice field. (Photo by Peter Carrette.)

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]]> Consider this on Mother’s Day: Women suffer a greater risk of blindness https://oearchive.swoondev.site/consider-this-on-mothers-day-women-suffer-a-greater-risk-of-blindness/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:37:53 +0000 https://www.operationeyesight.com/consider-this-on-mothers-day-women-suffer-a-greater-risk-of-blindness/ Ensuring women and children have equitable access to eye health services is a challenge in many developing countries.  This challenge needs to be addressed because access issues, along with early promotion and prevention strategies, are fundamental – not only to healthy eyes but to healthy communities as well.   Many women in India suffer from… Continue reading Consider this on Mother’s Day: Women suffer a greater risk of blindness

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]]> Ensuring women and children have equitable access to eye health services is a challenge in many developing countries.  This challenge needs to be addressed because access issues, along with early promotion and prevention strategies, are fundamental – not only to healthy eyes but to healthy communities as well.

In the developing world, many women are threatened by blindness and low vision.

 

Many women in India suffer from vision problems, even when eye care is available to them. Reasons may include their perceived status in the family, or distances to a clinic, or other priorities that are deemed more important (like taking care of the rest of the family!). As a result, women are more likely to become blind.

By reaching out to the community through community based programs staffed by local people, Operation Eyesight is helping to overcome some of these barriers. Since most of the people running these programs are women, we are also providing women in general with a stronger voice in the health care system.

These programs not only help direct people to higher levels of eye health services for treatment, they also promote prevention practices such as good nutrition, prenatal care and immunization. The causes of childhood blindness are generally the same things that cause children to die. Women and children (and by extension the whole community) benefit from these community based services that, in promoting eye health, also promote healthy communities.

May 8th is Mother’s Day. Consider giving a gift to the mother in your life and, by doing so, help mothers in India and Africa. See the Gift Guide section of our website.

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