Category: Eye on Sight

“Eye on Sight” is now available!
CCB-Eye Care Caribbean is pleased to present a Quarterly Newsletter “Eye on Sight”. The Newsletter will cover programme developments, services, updates and plans by the Organisation, its Member Agencies and Partners across the Region and around the world.
It will be published in: April, July, October and January and only available electronically. We extend our appreciation to our Members and Partners, our Communications Officer and Team for their support in the launch of this initiative.
Do remember to sign up in order to receive your copy!

Blindness is My Blessing

Ganesh carefully made his way up the staircase to the Cheddi Jagan Lecture Hall on the compound of the University of Guyana. He had only a few minutes to spare but was eager to update us on recent developments in his life. Two years ago Eye On Sight introduced you to Ganesh, he then told us how he lost his vision to Glaucoma twelve years ago and the struggles encountered, including depression that engulfed him for over five years. He then declared that his involvement in Blind Cricket saved him and propelled him out of the depths of despair. Today …

Eye on Sight Issue #8 January 2013

In the January 2013 Issue of EyeonSight we feature the following: Making a difference for Linden’s Children who are Visually Impaired On a rainy December morning we made our way to Linden located sixty-five miles to the south of Capital of Georgetown, Guyana. It was here that we found Shellon Swaving who heads the Unit for the Visually Impaired at the Wismar Hill Primary School. Surrounded by students, she was all too eager to share with us her passion for teaching and in particular her love for students who are blind and visually impaired. From an early age Shellon had two …

Programme Highlights 2012

During the year under review, CCB/Eye Care Caribbean, with the support of its Members and Partners, continued to execute its mandate, and several activities were implemented. The following are some of the highlights. CCB Project Management Committee The Project Management Committee, tasked with overseeing the implementation of the EC Project, “Delivering Vision 2020 in the Caribbean” held its face-to-face meeting during January 23rd and 24th, 2012 at the City View Hotel, in Antigua and Barbuda. The meeting was attended by Representatives from the Project countries: Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia and the CCB Secretariat (Antigua). The EU Programme Officer, Pauline Lucas-Cummings, with responsibility for the Project, and …

From the Desk of the CEO- Arvel Grant [January 2013]

Continuing the push towards a Caribbean fully compliant with the objectives of Vision 2020 (The Right to Sight)  Refurbishing of vision centres in Antigua & Barbuda more than 80% complete. As a lead up to the launch of vision centres in Grays Farm,Johnson’s Point and Clare Hall, CCB/Eye Care Caribbean is collaborating with the Government of Antigua & Barbuda, to implement simultaneous one month Eye Clinics for clients and employees of: The Clarevue Psychiatric Hospital and the Fiennes Residence for the Elderly. More than 500 persons will be examined through the month of February. Those clients and employees who need …

Making a difference for Linden’s Children who are Visually Impaired

On a rainy December morning we made our way to Linden located sixty-five miles to the south of Capital of Georgetown, Guyana. It was here that we found Shellon Swaving who heads the Unit for the Visually Impaired at the Wismar Hill Primary School. Surrounded by students, she was all too eager to share with us her passion for teaching and in particular her love for students who are blind and visually impaired. From an early age Shellon had two goals in life, that of being a teacher and the other of assisting the visually impaired in any way possible. …

Eye on Sight Issue #7 October 2012

In the October 2012 Issue of Eye on Sight we feature the following articles: Their vision for Antigua and Barbuda: “It was just over a year ago that Denise and her colleagues, Dirk Agard, Raenor Sharpe, and Ronel Richards were awarded scholarships to attend the University of Guyana to study Refraction Techniques. While acknowledging that in the beginning they did not know what was in store, today, after one year of grueling studies they are looking forward to the future. Trained as part of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight, a global Initiative involving several International Eye Care Agencies, led …