Educates and rehabilitates incurably blind. Saves sight worldwide. Provides local health worker training, technology transfer, eye surgery, equipment, medicine. Provides aid through emergency relief, community and enterprise development solely on the basis of need. Health, water, food, shelter, education, and self-reliance programs in 28 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, United States.
Local partnerships help people meet emergency and long-term needs.
Grant programs promote savings and financial education resulting in affordable housing, better health care. Provides training, supplies and assistance to locally-managed family planning and educational programs to improve the lives of people in the poorest and most underserved countries. Ninety-three percent of revenues are spent on programs. Our Polio Plus program provides vaccines and mobilizes communities, volunteers and resources in support of international efforts to immunize children and eradicate polio worldwide. Saves children's lives and builds their future through programs in health, nutrition, clean water, education and emergency relief in 161 countries and territories.