-
371,106
health workers
trained in eye care -
219.7
million
people impacted -
232
projects
in 38 countries -
1.86 million
pairs of spectacles
dispensed
Our impact
Since 2003, thanks to your support, we’ve raised over USD100 million and reached over 219.7 million people. We’ve tackled avoidable blindness by funding more than 232 eye care projects in low and middle-income communities globally, making it easier for many to return to education and work.
From 2019, Standard Chartered will no longer raise or match funds for Seeing is Believing. Standard Chartered, IAPB and our implementing partners will, however, remain focused on delivering projects until the end of 2020.
The Bank will build on Seeing is Believing’s legacy by mobilising support for the Vision Catalyst Fund and by supporting people with visual impairment through Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, the Bank’s new global initiative to tackle inequality and promote economic inclusion.
Creating a world free from blindness
Since 2003, Seeing is Believing has reached more than 219.7 million people around the world who urgently need affordable eye care.
Currently, we continue to make a difference with 50 ongoing projects across 22 countries.