English: Responsibilities and Activities in Canada - - Familiarize with eye care programs / health programs in the developing world and more specifically in the region of study – India, Nepal and Tibet - Research cultural, religious, political and geographical factors that exist within the region - Analyze past programs and outreach projects for the approach taken and the comparative strengths and weaknesses of such programs - Design and produce the forms which will be needed to gather and organize information - Study the available literature which illustrates that women have less access to eye care and determine what factors may cause this - Network with other organizations who service the needs of the blind in developing countries in order to access their information, experiences and statistics concerning access of women to eye care services - Prepare questionnaires for patients seeking care at the hospital and people in the surrounding area who are not accessing care - Prepare a comprehensive final report on return to Canada - Evaluate the project with recommendations for the future  Responsibilities and Activities Overseas -  - Implement pilot project with outreach and patient counselling departments to increase women ’s access to the existing eye care services. - Design potential methods by which the barriers faced by women in accessing eye care may be reduced or eliminated  - Review data on eye care services by gender - Survey patients at the hospital to ascertain the factors that motivated them to seek eye care - Survey patients in surrounding areas who are blind or sight impaired to discover what is keeping them from accessing eye care - Design simple, effective interventions that can be accomplished during overseas stay  - Train local staff so the results of intervention can be tracked effectively after the intern leaves - Meet with staff responsible for eye health education to include specific initiatives in already existing outreach programs to specifically target women Host Organization:
French: Responsibilities and Activities in Canada - - Familiarize with eye care programs / health programs in the developing world and more specifically in the region of study – India, Nepal and Tibet - Research cultural, religious, political and geographical factors that exist within the region - Analyze past programs and outreach projects for the approach taken and the comparative strengths and weaknesses of such programs - Design and produce the forms which will be needed to gather and organize information - Study the available literature which illustrates that women have less access to eye care and determine what factors may cause this - Network with other organizations who service the needs of the blind in developing countries in order to access their information, experiences and statistics concerning access of women to eye care services - Prepare questionnaires for patients seeking care at the hospital and people in the surrounding area who are not accessing care - Prepare a comprehensive final report on return to Canada - Evaluate the project with recommendations for the future  Responsibilities and Activities Overseas -  - Implement pilot project with outreach and patient counselling departments to increase women ’s access to the existing eye care services. - Design potential methods by which the barriers faced by women in accessing eye care may be reduced or eliminated  - Review data on eye care services by gender - Survey patients at the hospital to ascertain the factors that motivated them to seek eye care - Survey patients in surrounding areas who are blind or sight impaired to discover what is keeping them from accessing eye care - Design simple, effective interventions that can be accomplished during overseas stay  - Train local staff so the results of intervention can be tracked effectively after the intern leaves - Meet with staff responsible for eye health education to include specific initiatives in already existing outreach programs to specifically target women Organisation d'accueil :