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To donate to this Family Care Foundation Project, please note Project NAME and then click here. Newsletters For the latest news from Vision for Africa, follow links below:
Vision for Africa Eye Care The aim of Vision for Africa is to provide, free-of-charge, much needed eye care for disadvantaged children in local area primary schools. Each week, screening clinics are held in schools where each student is screened for overall vision problems and eye diseases.
The needy cases identified from the screening sessions-- which is about 8% overall-- are then scheduled an appointment with an optometrist where they receive a full eye examination and treatment free of charge.
The students are then fitted with sponsored glasses when needed, facilitating their ongoing education. Most of these children have struggled in school simply because of having poor eye sight and not being able to see the blackboard. This is due to them not being able to afford an eye test and glasses.
Some children that Vision for Africa treats have suffered from eye diseases such as Glaucoma and Trachoma, which had the potential to cause total blindness within several years had we not been there to help them.
We are elated that so many children have had the opportunity to move on with their lives and their education, and are excelling in their grades. Please help us to help even more. Educational Programs
Vision for Africa organizes Teachers Training seminars and Workshops specializing in Early Childhood Education and Development. A wide range of educational materials are made available, including audio-video and readers, moral-based and Christian curriculum, children’s picture Bibles, etc.
Vision for Africa is also involved in setting up and renovating day-care centres for street children and underprivileged youth.
They hold regular classes at the centres, usually a combination of music and arts and crafts programs, Bible stories and flannel graphs, and flashcards.
Additionally, to brighten up the surroundings, a number of educational murals has been painted in the centres. These murals help to brighten up the otherwise grey walls, and make it a bit of fun for the kids to learn their ABC’s and 123’s!
Clown Therapy
Vision for Africa’s hospital programs includes clowns going ward to ward entertaining the kids with balloon magic, and bringing smiles and laughter into their lives, coupled with personally interacting with the kids on a one-on-one level.
This “Clown Therapy” has proven to speed up hospital recovery time.
Feeding Schemes
Working in partnership with local businesses, Vision for Africa provides and delivers food items and produce for township feeding programs, soup kitchens and day-care centres, catering for around 300 children on a daily basis.
Some of the street children that benefit from these hot meals served formerly survived on a slice of bread a day.
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