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Gift Package: Sponsor Sight-Restoring Cataract Surgery For Refugees

Organization: Unite For Sight
Based in: United States,   US EIN #: 32-0081616
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A 15-minute operation and $100 makes a world of difference!
We need your help to sponsor more cataract surgeries!

At Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana, refugee volunteers work daily to screen their local community members. Each of the volunteers participated in Unite For Sight eye education programs and received training from Dr. James Clarke, an ophthalmologist located 1 hour from the refugee camp. Every day, the refugee volunteers identify patients with eye disease, and the patients are examined by Dr. Clarke?s eye nurse, who visits several times per month. Those requiring treatment and surgery are brought to Dr. Clarke, and all of their eye care expenses are funded by UFS. The program at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana is so successful that patients from the neighboring country of Liberia ? a country with only 1 ophthalmologist for the entire population of 3.5 million ? have been reported to travel to the refugee camp just to have their sight restored through UFS?s programs.

Donation Amount:   $100.00
Focus Areas:   Children
Disaster Relief
Health
Human Rights
Poverty
Countries Served:   Ghana
Type of NGO:   UniversalGiving Partner

About Unite For Sight

Unite For SightŪ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Unite For Sight's unwavering commitment to creating a real, lasting impact involves four types of innovative programs: chapters in North America, Global Impact Corps in North America, international eye care outreach programs, and an annual global health conference. Learn More

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