Our mission

Good eyesight for everyone

Eye for Zambia supports setting up an eye clinic in Zambia to make good eyesight possible for all.

When elderly people have low vision, children often stay at home to help. With a cataract surgery the eyesight can be restored and the elderly can participate again in daily life: working, raising children, setting up a business etc. The child can go (back) to school, because his (grand)parents no longer need support. This is another way to break the cycle of poverty.

Of the almost 13 million residents in Zambia, a significant number of people are blind or have low vision. Approximately 80% of blindness and low vision in this group is treatable and thus unnecessary. Eye disorders such as cataracts and refractive errors are relatively easy to treat.

Improving peoples’ eyesight has a major effect on the quality of life of an individual. It effects the individual personally, his or her environment and also contributes positively to the national economy. Academic research has shown that every $ 1 invested in the above gives a return of $ 4 economically.

Compared to the Netherlands with 618 opthalmologists, Zambia has 25 opthalmologists. There is also a large deficit of opticians. Many people have limited access to qualified eyecare due to the long travel distance and the high travel costs.

The arrival of an eye clinic in Zambia can improve the accessability of  good eye sight for many people.