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.

people worldwide are estimated to have visual impairment1
people are living with vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed1
of visually impaired people live in low- and middle-income countries2
maximum awarded per approved program
minimum given to programs worldwide
available each year



Please watch our video for an overview of XOVA and how to apply for an award:

 

XOVA funds activities such as:

 

Improving care in rural
communities
Providing reading glasses, central Ethiopia
Screening and assessing
populations
Screening schoolchildren, Rwanda
Raising awareness of
eye diseases
Improving facial hygiene to prevent trachoma, Brazil
Providing training and
education
Teacher training in Rishikesh, India
Building or expanding eye care centers
Developing a long-term eye care system, Micronesia;
Installing or improving
technology
Training on the use of the fundus camera, Vietnam

 

 
 
 

 

 

  1. WHO. Blindness and vision impairment. Accessed September 18, 2020. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/
  2. IAPB. Vision Atlas. Accessed September 18, 2020. http://atlas.iapb.org/global-burden-vision-impairment/
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