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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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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 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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news Ghana

A Turning Point for Sight: Ghana’s Journey Toward Corneal Transplants

On October 18, 2025, a milestone moment unfolded at Kotoka International Airport as Dr. Bothun and his team from Mayo Clinic, in partnership with Cure Blindness Project, delivered 26 cornea tissues to Ghana.
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news Nepal

Bringing Light Back into Kausila’s Life

For a long time, life had been slowly slipping out of focus for 62-year-old Kausila Devi Yadav. Living in Ishworpur Municipality, she tried to hide how difficult things had become...
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news India

When the World Turned Bright Again: The Story of Prem Tamang

Sulkapara is a small, quiet village in the hills of West Bengal, India. Life there moves gently; people rise with the sun, tend to their fields, and gather in the...
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news Ghana

A Caregiver’s Journey: A Sister’s Love Restores Her Brother’s Sight

Three years ago, Patience Davor’s life changed forever when she received a heart-wrenching call from her brother, Paul, in the middle of the night.
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Three Years in Darkness—Now, They See Again
news Ethiopia

Three Years in Darkness—Now, They See Again

For three long years, 88-year-old Yesuf Ahimed and his wife, 58-year-old Amsyan Amateban, lived in complete darkness due to cataracts. In the remote district of Babile, Ethiopia, even simple tasks...
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