PROVIDE A SCHOOL WITH ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER Safe Eye Care for Women & Girls in Ethiopia Training Teachers to Save Sight Restoring Vision in Ethiopia within 20 Minutes

Orbis Ireland

Org #5255
Vetted since 2010 Top Ranked Effective Nonprofit Site Visit Verified
1982
year founded
$93,930
raised on GlobalGiving
15
years fundraising
14
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Orbis' mission is to preserve and restore sight by strengthening the capacity of local partners in their efforts to prevent and treat blindness with the vision that this will lead to a world in which no one is needlessly blind, where quality eye care, education, and treatment are available to every human being.

Project Leaders
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Organization Information
Dublin,, Dublin A96 DV76
Ireland
Organization Information
Dublin,, Dublin A96 DV76
Ireland

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

A child who can see is a child who can learn

By Ciara Baumgartner | Development Manager

In November, Orbis conducted a monitoring visit to a school in Garesse where a newly installed water-harvesting unit is now providing reliable access to clean water to over 2000 children. The school... Read the full report ›

Empowering Teacher's to protect children's sight

By Ciara Baumgartner | Development Manager

Teachers are among our many heroes at Orbis. To help tackle the spread of avoidable diseases, Orbis trains teachers to recognise early signs of eye conditions in their students. Derguwas delighted to... Read the full report ›

From a small town in Ethiopia

By Ciara Baumgartner | Development Manager

From a small town in Ethiopia to a cornea fellowship in Canada, Dr. Dagmawit Kifle is advancing eye care. Her training in specialised surgery and commitment to expanding services at home promise to... Read the full report ›
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