World Sight Day – Oct 11, 2012

World Sight Day is an international day of awareness, held annually on the second Thursday of October to focus attention on the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment.

Like last year, this year too there are many activities being planned to celebrate World Sight Day. Listed below are a few of those.

Maharashtra

October 11 – 12, 2012
The Mumbai Eye Care Campaign, an initiative of Sightsavers and Standard Chartered Bank – Seeing is Believing, has planned a host of activities on 11th & 12th. Besides raising awareness through workshops and games, over 800 employees from the bank will work together to develop various ‘Teaching Learning Materials’ which would be pilot tested by Sightsavers in its project in Amaravati district.

On 11th, at the bank’s office in Goregaon, a soft launch of a music CD ‘Avishkar’ is planned. Avishkar is a compilation of songs sung by persons with visual impairments and supported by Sightsavers.

This year we have a brand new association to reach out to people. Fame (I) Limited is supporting Sightsavers to help raise awareness on avoidable blindness. Starting October 11, information standees are being placed at their multiplexes in Malad, Kandivili, Ghatkopar & Vashi. Do tweet a photo to @SightsaversIN if you spot one of these.

Orissa

October 10 – 11, 2012
Our partner, Antyodaya Chetna Mandal is scheduled to organise a sensitisation programme for students from two colleges in Mayurbhanj. There is also a quiz competition planned on eye care and disability in two schools.