Realize your vision. Save theirs.
The XOVA Vision Awards program aims to help reduce the burden of blindness around the world by providing funding for non-profit initiatives that strive to make improvements within the field of eye care.
Please watch our video for an overview of XOVA and how to apply for an award:
XOVA funds activities such as:
Providing reading glasses, central Ethiopia
Screening schoolchildren, Rwanda
Improving facial hygiene to prevent trachoma, Brazil
Teacher training in Rishikesh, India
Developing a long-term eye care system, Micronesia;
Training on the use of the fundus camera, Vietnam
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WHO. Blindness and vision impairment. Accessed September 18, 2020. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/
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IAPB. Vision Atlas. Accessed September 18, 2020. http://atlas.iapb.org/global-burden-vision-impairment/
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