The next edition of Eye On Sight is coming soon. It takes us to Barbados, on the occasion of our 46th anniversary general meetings. In July of this year, more than fifty delegates from across the Caribbean, gathered to help shape the work of CCB-Eye Care Caribbean over the next several years. The following link provides a crisp in sight on the next edition of Eye On Sight. Coming soon.
Since the 2007 Biennial General Meeting of the Caribbean Council for the Blind, the West Indies Cricket Council for the Blind (WICCB) has been registered as a legal entity in Barbados. During the period under review, there were two Regional Tournaments. The first was held in Trinidad & Tobago in March 2008, where due to a rain-affected game, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica were declared joint champions. In the 2009 Tournament held in Guyana in July, Jamaica despite loosing to Barbados, won both the League and Challenge Cups. However, the Barbadians victory over the Jamaicans meant that in the …
CARIBBEAN COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND (IN ASSOCIATION WITH) THE FOUNDATION FOR EYE CARE IN THE CARIBBEAN V2020 Activities – The Caribbean 2000 – 2010 Following the launch of V2020: The Right to Sight by WHO, (and building on the objectives of the National Prevention of Blindness Committees which were established in the 90’s) CCB-Eye Care Caribbean and SightSavers International, joined with the following International Organizations to launch the initiative across the Caribbean, focusing on the three (3) areas on which the Program is based: Disease Control, Human Resource Development and Infrastructure Development.
V2020 initiatives: Pursuant to our commitment to Vision 2020 (The Right To Sight) the CCB maintains active partnerships with MOHs and more than 30 hospitals and other health facilities in the public sector, across CARICOM. Education Services: In support of education services for children with blindness or visual impairments, CCB engages with education authorities in: Antigua & Barbuda; Barbados, The Bahamas, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines & Trinidad & Tobago. Our International Alliances & Associations: CCB was established with direct financial and technical assistance from the Royal Commonwealth Society For The Blind (Now Sight …
The role of Sight Savers International: Over the past 40 years, CCB has maintained a direct and expanding relationship with Sight Savers International. SSI (The Royal Commonwealth Society For The Blind) remains the strongest provider of financial & technical assistance to the Council & its programs across the Caribbean.
