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news Burundi

From Nearly Four Years of Darkness to the Return of Light

For almost four years, Mama Ngiriyabandi Prisca, an 89-year-old widow from Makamba Province, Burundi, lived in complete darkness. Her world had slowly closed around her — not only because of...
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Cure Blindness Project Earns Top Charity Navigator Rating

Cure Blindness Project has again earned a prestigious Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, recognizing our organization’s strong financial health, accountability, and impact. This highest possible rating designates Cure Blindness Project...
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news Ghana

Sight Gives Ghanaian Woman Back Her Life

In the heart of Ghana's Central Region, Ghanaian storyteller and photographer Francis Kokoroko captured a deeply moving account from Efua Daawa, a 71-year-old woman who recently underwent life-changing cataract surgery...
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news Bhutan Ethiopia Nepal

International Women’s Day

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, "When we give, we gain", feels deeply woven into the fabric of Cure Blindness Project.
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Mamush Overcomes Homelessness and Blindness

Mamush endured profound hardship after losing his sight in both eyes. For five years, his life unraveled completely.
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news Ethiopia

A Vision Restored: Million’s Journey from Fear to Hope

In the small town of Shiraro, Tigray, 29-year-old Million faced a future clouded by fear. For four years, blindness in her right eye had dimmed her daily life, threatening her...
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news South Sudan

“How Could I Not?”: Photographer Chris Hildreth Returns to South Sudan with Cure Blindness Project

When friends and family ask photographer Chris Hildreth how he can repeatedly travel to war-torn South Sudan to document the work of Cure Blindness Project, his response is simple and...
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Past Global Fellow Reflects on Her Year

”My global ophthalmology fellowship with Stanford University and Cure Blindness Project has been filled with remarkable and moving experiences that have given me insights into not only different cultures and...
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news Ethiopia

U.S. Ambassador Witnesses Sight Restored in Eastern Ethiopia

Last month, Cure Blindness Project had the distinct honor of hosting His Excellency Ervin Massinga, United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, during a high-volume cataract surgical outreach at Bisidimo Hospital in...
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