Carol Blake's Seeing is Believing

31 December 2009

About my charity

The statistics on blindness are staggering. But people do not go blind by the million, they go blind one by one, and for each person the impact is enormous. Poverty and blindness are a formidable combination, depriving many people in the developing world of basic human rights. Loss of sight often results in social exclusion, making blind people vulnerable to abuse, poverty and early death. Less than half of all children who lose their sight will survive to adulthood. The figures appear overwhelming, yet providing help is simple.

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Target:

$4,374.00

Raised so far:

$3,141.00

Across the world, one person goes blind every five seconds. Every minute, another child loses their sight. 60% of children die within a year of going blind. There are 45 million blind people in the world and a total of 314 million people suffer from a serious form of visual impairment.

 SIX COMMON CAUSES OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS Cataract Trachoma Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Childhood Blindness Refractive Error and Low Vision

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT

Sight restorations in Peru – In 2008/2009, Standard Chartered Peru worked with a local non-profit in Lima headed by Dr. Luz Gordillo that provided sight restorations and care for babies suffering from ROP - retinopathy of prematurity. Fortunately, because of donations, the eyesight of many babies under Dr. Gordillo’s care have been saved.

Childsight Programme – Standard Chartered New York volunteers throughout the school year with Helen Keller international’s Childsight Programme. The programme is a prime example of how important it is to screen for refractive error in children to prevent long-term eye problems. Here are some statistics on how Standard Chartered has helped children in NYC urban schools.

*Students screened 2008-2009: 23,676

*Total No. of eyeglasses provided: 2,921

*Students screened with SCB staff: 11,741

*Total No.of eyeglasses provided: 1,582

Through Seeing is Believing, the Bank aims to make a permanent impact in its communities: improving health and strengthening the social and economic fabric of those communities and with your help, we can make a difference.

Many thanks for your support.

Carol Blake

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