Distributing Medication to Prevent Blindness Simple eye surgery to restore sight to Ethiopians Ensuring Girls in Ethiopia Receive Basic Eye Care Training Teachers in Ethiopia to Save Sight

Orbis Ireland

Org #5255
Vetted since 2010 Top Ranked Effective Nonprofit Site Visit Verified
1982
year founded
$68,474
raised on GlobalGiving
12
years fundraising
8
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Orbis' mission is to preserve and restore sight by strengthening the capacity of local partners in their efforts to prevent and treat blindness with the vision that this will lead to a world in which no one is needlessly blind, where quality eye care, education, and treatment are available to every human being.

Projects (13)

 
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Project Leaders
Meseret Wodaje
Meseret Wodaje
Diane Weatherup
Diane Weatherup
Ciara Baumgartner
Ciara Baumgartner
Team
Diane Weatherup
Organization Information
20-21 St Patrick's Road
Dalkey
Dublin,, Dublin A96 DV76
Ireland
+353 12788707
Organization Information
20-21 St Patrick's Road
Dalkey
Dublin,, Dublin A96 DV76
Ireland
+353 12788707

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Mar 2, 2023
The Gift of Sight
In November, while in Ethiopia we met a remarkable man who, thanks to supporters like you, is transforming people’s lives. While visiting the local health centre in Chencha (southern Ethiopia),...
Feb 24, 2023
Going door to door to prevent trachoma
Meet Yeshiemebet, a compassionate nurse who has been helping eliminate trachoma in the SNNPR region where Orbis has been active for many years.After fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a nurse...
Feb 21, 2023
Visit to Ethiopia
In November 2022, the Orbis Ireland team returned to Ethiopia to monitor the developments within the Orbis project. Ethiopia is at the heart of Orbis’s goal to end avoidable blindness. Since...
 
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