Public private partnership - a fresh vision for community investment
Seeing is Believing aims to be a model for how the right partnerships can make a real, tangible difference to the lives of millions in need – and change the way we think about community investment.
Our collaboration brings together the best of the world’s eye care services - under the IAPB umbrella - with the money, expertise, global reach and influence of the Standard Chartered Bank.
Through this powerful combination of public and private institutions, we are leading the way as the right partners to deliver real change for the better. Seeing is Believing is a beacon for other organisations in terms of corporate social responsibility.
We can show other community investors, whether corporations or individuals, that eye care is a measureable and governable cause. We can show how tackling avoidable blindness can directly contribute to the economic future of those in the world's most deprived countries.
And we can show a clear, track record of success that we are using to attract investment and raise awareness of avoidable blindness, to deliver dramatic improvements in this area.
We are working to raise the profile of issues around eye care so it is higher on the health agenda for governments and other charity donors.
Success for us will be a host of similar fruitful partnerships, delivering sustainable projects that make life-changing improvements for millions of people who are avoidably blind.