ESSILOR-VISION CARE
About The Project
2.5 NVG (New Vision generation) is a division of ESSILOR, France based company of Spectacles This project is running under Essilor Group Initiative & working with Manthan Yuva Sansthan in Jharkhand. Now Manthan Yuva Sansthan is running a new project that is Vision Ambassador Under2.SNVG which is facilitated by Essilor India Pvt. Ltd. The main objective of the project to increase awareness about vision care among the rural population of Jharkhand, and also include capacitate and develop the informal health service providers, a key recourse for vision screening & referral points at village level 2.5 million People in the world are suffering from vision problem. In our country there are 55crore people are suffering from vision problem. Due to this reason they cannot able to do their daily activity properly &the people with vision problem they perform 25% less work in their life, but they take it not seriously.
Key Activities:
- Training was conducted regarding the project.
- Under this project we are going to the villager, s doorstep through trained RMPS & SHG members.
- They organize camps in the villages and try to make people aware to their eyesight.
- They provide Reading glasses who suffers from near vision problem at economy price.
Outcomes:
- Vision screening camp was conducted in project area.
- Training for RMPs & SHGs were conducted.
- People from Simdega, Lohardaga, Ranchi, Palamu, West Singhbhum and Ramgarh, Latehar are showing good response & wearing Spectacles to control near vision..
- People from the project area are a little bit aware regarding their eyesight & they are spreading massages in the neighboring area..
