Sponsor: Geneva Global
Project: Prevention of Blindness

Programme Description:
Prevention of blindness in the Health education through school pupils (15-17 years olds) in grades 8 and 9 on environmental sanitation and personal hygiene in order to prevent eye infections that may lead to blindness.
• Provision of Vitamin A through school feeding program to children of between 5 and 8 years old in grade 1 of primary school in order to prevent such eye disorders as night blindness and corneal damage that lead to blindness.
• Care and support of blind children and children of blind parents and economic empowerment of their guardians

Target Area
Luapula Valley districts of Nchelenge, Kawambwa and Mwense

Target group
• 4500 children on Feeding programme (with Vitamin A rich foods)
• 18,000 children on a teaching programme
• 800 families on Income Generating Activities (IGA`S)
• 45 PTA Members and
• 45 Teachers