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  • New RAAB study in Bolivia to develop concrete, feasible and measurable eye health plans

    Blindness and visual impairment remain a major public health problem, particularly among older people and vulnerable populations. Bolivia, moreover, faces additional challenges due to its geographical diversity and inequalities in access to eye care services. Therefore, having up-to-date and reliable information is essential for planning public policies, prioritising regions and improving service coverage. With this […]

  • A cinematic look at inequalities in eye health

    Thanks to the collaboration and funding of the Barcelona City Council, Eyes of the world is carrying out the project called “A cinematic look at inequalities in eye health”. It is a service-learning project in three educational centers in Barcelona (FEP Santa Teresa de Lisieux, INS Quatre Cantons and INS Francisco de Goya) that helps […]

  • Commitment to continue improving eye health in Yacuiba

    The Eyes of the world Foundation held its 2025 Accountability and Management Meeting on 10 February in the municipality of Yacuiba, in the department of Tarija, with the participation of 14 women and 2 men who were members of the Parents’ Council, the District Education Directorate, eye health promoters, the My Health Programme, the SAFCI […]

  • Improvements in Bankass in waste management, sanitation and access to drinking water

    Despite ongoing displacement issues in Mali, exacerbated by fuel shortages and the risk of violent conflict on the roads, Eyes of the world was able to deliver protective equipment and biomedical waste management equipment to the Bankass district. Healthcare personnel received a significant donation of protective equipment for the collection, internal transport and safe treatment […]

  • Inclusive vision

    For Eyes of the world, guaranteeing the right to eye health is a matter of health, justice, and human dignity. No one should live with avoidable visual impairment, regardless of where they live, including the most vulnerable groups in our community. Unfortunately, even in Barcelona there are people who, for various reasons, do not access […]

  • New school health record in Oruro for monitoring eye problems

    The eye health programme that the Eyes of the world Foundation has been developing for years in Oruro, Bolivia, has been consolidated with a significant new advance: the implementation of the Comprehensive School Health Record. Eyes of the world and the Oruro Departmental Health Service (SEDES) have created this new form, designed to monitor the […]

  • Young people from Navarre view the world through healthy cuisine and accessible design

    Cooking for Your Eyes 2.0 is an initiative by Eyes of the world / Munduko begiak in Navarre that combines healthy cooking, accessible design and solidarity to promote eye health, inclusion and global citizenship. It is funded by the Government of Navarre’s International Development Cooperation Service. Participants include vocational training students in cooking at the […]

  • Project accountability workshop in Oruro

    On 17 December, Eyes of the world organised the 2024 programme accountability workshop in Oruro, Bolivia, to analyse the results and challenges and to ensure that ophthalmological care reaches the entire population. The event was attended by authorities from SEDES Oruro, the San Juan de Dios General Hospital, the Departmental Health Council, the School District […]

  • Diagnostics and specific therapies for children in the camps

    In Sahrawi refugee camps, schools are an essential point of care for the early detection of pathologies and refractive errors and their corresponding treatment or optical correction. During the first half of 2025, Eyes of the world organised eye examination campaigns in 21 primary and secondary schools. In total, the eyesight of 14,335 pupils (7,351 […]

  • Wide reach of World Sight Day celebrations

    On 9 October, World Sight Day, Eyes of the world coordinated various commemorative activities: from an inspiring charity event in Barcelona with international outreach and projection, to multiple activities involving participation in projects in Mozambique and Bolivia. In Barcelona, where the Foundation is based, the famous Sagrada Familia basilica was lit up in blue to […]

  • Working sessions in Mali to consolidate objectives and strengthen alliances

    The difficult situation in Mali, exacerbated by armed conflict, insecurity and instability, has for years prevented the Foundation from visiting the project on the ground. However, despite this complicated reality, in September, the technical and management team of Eyes of the world managed to travel to Bamako, taking all necessary security measures, to spend a […]

  • New assistants at the Rabuni optical workshop

    In recent months, one of the optometrists at the ophthalmology centre of the Bachir Saleh National Hospital in Rabuni trained four women in the technical skills of assembling, adjusting and repairing glasses. After completing the training sessions, Eyes of the world was able to hire two of them as assistants in the centre’s glasses assembly […]