Transforming lives and communities through the gift of sight for the body and soul.
Transforming lives and communities through the gift of sight for the body and soul.
That the World May See
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 forced to forgo schooling or work to care for their blind relatives. 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 have given hope for a world 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 that we address 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.
Where We Work
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of vision impairment among all ages in the world.
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia has the second largest population in Africa, after Nigeria, at 123 million people.
Addis Ababa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Addis Ababa
At 6 million residents, Addis Ababa is a truly world-class city and strategic for developing a sustainable eye care delivery system.
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Contact Us
By Email
By Email
By Email
By Phone
By Email
By Email
In the US only at 267-784-6372.
By Mail in the US
By Mail in Ethiopia
By Mail in Ethiopia
Sight for Souls
15010 NE 15th Street Bellevue
WA 98007 USA
By Mail in Ethiopia
By Mail in Ethiopia
By Mail in Ethiopia
Dr. John Kempen
P.O Box 15478, Gerji
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia