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IEF: Preventing Blindness and Restoring Sight in the Developing World
The International Eye Foundation's SightReach® Management program to strengthen the quality and stability of developing world eye hospitals helps people like this little boy (pictured above) in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa at the Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital. Our blindness prevention and sight restoration programs help children like him everyday in the developing world.
IEF Receives 4 Star Rating from Charity Navigator
IEF has received Charity Navigator's highest rating of 4 Stars in recognition of the effectiveness of its programs and the stewardship of our finances.
Saving Sight for a Lifetime
Make a difference - help restore the vision of a child, a grandparent or a parent around the world. Here are some examples of what a small amount of money can do:
- $5 will sponsor 1 pair of glasses for a needy child
- $50 will sponsor 10 pairs of glasses
- $50 will sponsor 1 cataract operation
- $100 will sponsor cataract operation on both eyes
- $345 will sponsor a cataract surgery instrument set
- Give Now
Make a gift in tribute to someone special. Honoring a friend, family member, or colleague with a gift to the International Eye Foundation is a wonderful way to recognize a significant achievement or a milestone. You will be helping others with the gift of sight as you pay tribute to that special person. IEF will send an acknowledgement card in your name to the person(s) being honored.
Contact Calvin Baerveldt at 240-290-0263 ext 118 or by email at info@iefusa.org for more information.
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) for Federal workers and the United Way Campaigns are about to get started. Contribute through your workplace giving campaign by designating IEF. Our number for the CFC is 12080 and for United Way is 0318.[Give Now]
IEF supported the treatment of 802,351 persons with Mectizan® during 2008 in two Provinces in Cameroon, reports Mr. Patrice Nkwelle, IEF’s Project Director in Cameroon.
With the generous support of the Mectizan® Donation Program (MDP), the Lions SightFirst Program, the Lions Coalition, Cameroon, and the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC), over 1.1 million persons living in hyper and meso-endemic communities in Adamaoua Province in the north and South Province in the south are targeted for annual treatment with Mectizan®. Congratulations to Patrice and his dedicated team and to the Lions Coalition Cameroon for their continued dedication and hard work!
Merck & Co., Inc. Recognized for Saving Sight
The inaugural IEF Promotion of Peace & Vision Award to a Corporation was given to Merck & Co., Inc. by Victoria M. Sheffield, President & CEO of the International Eye Foundation. Merck received the award for its outstanding commitment to controlling and eliminating onchocerciasis (river blindness) worldwide. IEF has partnered with Merck since 1988 when Merck began donating the drug Mectizan® to control the parasites that cause river blindness. The Award was presented during a reception on October 25, 2009 held during the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in San Francisco.