Hello,
Well if you're interested in virtual participation in our upcoming OneSight Clinic to India, you've landed on the right blog! Our team of 31 volunteers and doctors from India, Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States will spend two weeks in Jodhpur India providing complete eye exams and recycled glasses to thousands of Indians who could not otherwise afford to see the world clearly.
About the area:
In this area of India, there is a tremendous need for our services. The average yearly income for a person living here is approximately $450 per year. With over a quarter of the world's poor concentrated in India, poverty is the government's biggest priority. Great inequality in the distribution of wealth: the richest tenth of households hold 33% of wealth, while the poorest tenth only hold 3%, 29% of the population lives below the poverty line; 70% of these people reside in rural areas, 86% of the population lives under $2 per day; 44% lives under $1 per day, 25% of the population does not have enough money to eat adequately. Because of the high levels of poverty in the countryside, huge numbers of migrants are flocking to the cities in search of a job and a better life. The cities cannot support this swelling much longer, meaning that rural living must be improved to retain people.
Each day, right here on this very page, we will be posting highlights from our vision care clinic including stories of our recipients, the team experience, a little about India itself. We land in India on February 15th and will be posting messages and photographs through February 27th. Be sure to log on every day so you don't miss a minute of the excitement! And, if you're interested, our team is also raising money to help fund our Clinic. Here is a link to our fundraising page http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fonesight.donordrive.com%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DdonorDrive.team%26eventID%3D502%26teamID%3D5004&h=fdc8db3a74cb5d00eb24023c53389f6e
Here's a little background about OneSight and our Global Clinics: OneSight is a family of charitable programs dedicated to improving vision through outreach, research and education . Sponsored by Luxottica Group , OneSight programs have helped more that 7 million people over it's 20-year history.
Each year, OneSight conducts two-week clinics, in developing countries where our doctors and trained volunteers provide free eye exams and recycled eye wear to thousands of people in need. To date, we've run 155 clinics in 31 different developing countries. This year we have planned 20 clinics in developing countries around the world. For a complete list of clinic locations , visit www.onesight.org
