What is OneSight?

I posted earlier this month about the amazing opportunity I received to go on a 2 week global clinic to The Gambia this May with OneSight.

What is OneSight anyway? They are a charitable organization (through the Luxxotica Foundation) that travels all over the world and the continental United States helping people see. They do this through their well trained volunteers and the regional and global clinics they have been hosting for several years. Since 1988, these charitable efforts have provided free vision care and eyewear to more than eight million people and have granted millions of dollars towards optical research and education.

OneSight provides several temporary global and regional clinics a year, as well as helping patients through local community outreach programs. You can help by donating money, new frames or gently used glasses.

Unfortunately what is considered used and then thrown away in the United States is often in quite good shape for other people around the world. I always try to find a way to extend the life of the things we buy. Last year I found Soles for Jesus, a great organization up in Milwuakee, WI., and was able to collect about 500 pairs of shoes for them to take to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They are there now and you can see many wonderful pictures on their facebook page.

You can also find out more about what people are doing at the OneSight clinics by visiting the OneSight blog.

I will be posting as much as I can about the experience. I hope you follow.

Alexandra Gnoske is a writer, author, blogger and nature lover.