ABOUT USUNITE FOR SIGHT WORLDWIDEWHAT YOU CAN DOGET INVOLVED MAKE A DIFFERENCE

"Unite For Sight has ballooned, and last year it provided eye care to 200,000 people" -- Nicholas D. Kristof, "The Age of Ambition," The New York Times, January 27, 2008

Unite For Sight® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Local and visiting volunteers work with partner eye clinics to provide eye care in communities without previous access, with the goal of creating eye disease-free communities. Additionally, vision screening and education programs are implemented worldwide by volunteers working in ninety chapters established at universities in North America, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Unite For Sight's Goal: To Provide Services For 500,000 and Sponsor 17,000 Sight-Restoring Surgeries in 2006, 2007, & 2008

Fundraising Progress

70.8%
(12035 surgeries completed in 2006, 2007, & 2008)

Save Eyes and Lives. Every Eye, A Life.

  • Those who are blind in Africa have a four times higher mortality rate
  • 60-80% of children who become blind die within 1-2 year
  • 1 child becomes blind every minute from diseases such as measles, congenital rubella, meningitis, premature birth, and vitamin A deficiency

From Your Computer, Become A Leader In Saving Eyes and Lives.

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Sign up to "Save Eyes and Lives". Recruit your friends, family, and colleagues to help you raise money to restore sight in Africa and Asia

Top fundraising team, team captain, and team member, will be honored with Volunteer of the Year Awards.