Carlisle Supports Eye Care in KENYA

 

For more than 20 years the Rotary Club of Carlisle has supported the needs of poor communities in Kenya.

 

Most recently the Rotary Club of Nairobi sent an update on an Eye Care project that provides exams, glasses and other treatments to youngsters attending school in very poor communities.  Rotarians are joining teachers in organizing the eye exam programs in schools and performing preliminary checks using vision boards and charts purchased with global grant funds.  Opticians and optometrists complete the exam process and recommend glasses and other treatments as appropriate. Again the costs are covered by a global grant. So far, more than 250 students have had eye exams through this project.

 

RC of Carlisle provided supplemental financial support for this global grant project sponsored by RC of Campbell River, Canada.

This project was recognized with a global grant streamer at the District 7390 Foundation Dinner on November 4, 2023.