Transforming lives and communities by offering the gift of sight, nurturing both the body and the souls of sight.
Transforming lives and communities by offering the gift of sight, nurturing both the body and the souls of sight.
Sights and Souls: Transforming Lives Through Vision
The numbers are overwhelming – 43.3 million people worldwide are blind. An additional 553 million people live with low vision, and another 510 million with inadequate presbyopia. All these numbers are growing over time. Blindness affects not only the individual but also the family unit, as young people are often forced to forgo schooling or work to care for their blind relatives, impacting the souls of sight within the community. The vast majority (about 90%) of people with visual impairment live in the developing world. The growth of large, sustainable eye care centers in places like India and Nepal has given hope for a world where seeing souls can thrive without avoidable blindness.
At the present time, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest age-specific burden of blindness in the world, with its second-largest country, Ethiopia, being heavily impacted.
Sight for Souls recognizes that building a world where all may see requires addressing unmet needs in the neediest parts of the world, where there is just 1-2 eye doctors for every million people. We do this primarily through development, improving the scale and quality of clinical care permanently, ensuring a brighter vision for souls in these underserved communities.
Where We Work
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa, known for having the highest rates of vision impairment among all ages in the world, is a region where the mission of seeing souls and restoring the souls of sight is critically important.
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia, a nation with a vision for souls, boasts the second largest population in Africa, following Nigeria, with 123 million people, all of whom contribute to the vibrant tapestry of seeing souls that make up this diverse country.
Addis Ababa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Addis Ababa
With a population of 6 million residents, Addis Ababa stands as a truly world-class city, strategically poised to develop a sustainable eye care delivery system that focuses on seeing souls and ensuring the souls of sight are reached, ultimately fulfilling a vision for souls.
Partner with Us
Sight for Souls Donation
Help support the mission of Sight for Souls by making a donation today and join us in our vision for souls, ensuring that the seeing souls can experience a brighter future.
Contact Us
By Email
By Email
By Email
For inquiries related to seeing souls or to discuss our vision for souls, please reach out to us at administration@sightforsouls.org.
By Phone
By Email
By Email
In the US, you can reach us at 267-784-6372 to explore the vision for souls and experience the journey of seeing souls, connecting with the souls of sight.
By Mail in the US
By Mail in Ethiopia
By Mail in Ethiopia
Sight for Souls, a place dedicated to seeing souls and understanding the souls of sight, is located at 15010 NE 15th Street, Bellevue, WA 98007, USA. Our mission is to foster a vision for souls that inspires and uplifts.
By Mail in Ethiopia
By Mail in Ethiopia
By Mail in Ethiopia
Dr. John Kempen, who is dedicated to seeing souls and enhancing the souls of sight, can be reached at P.O Box 15478, Gerji, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he works to provide a vision for souls in need.