OneSight

The Youth Indaba is one of Zambia’s most significant platforms for young innovators, a space where young adults come together to present bold ideas directly to national leadership and decision-makers, while raising awareness of issues that shape the country’s future. One of those is vision care; a simple intervention that helps people learn, work and live more independently.​
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This year, RECSY Optical Solutions was among only five exhibitors selected to showcase their work. With support from the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, this team of young Zambian optometrists has built 23 optical clinics across rural communities. They are bringing eye exams, glasses and treatment to people who have never had access before, using innovative models that expand access to care.​
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It was an honour to share that impact directly with President Hichilema, helping raise national awareness of vision care and the role young leaders can play in delivering it. The President recognised RECSY’s work as a model for what young Zambians can achieve. We look forward to building on this momentum and keeping young people in Zambia and beyond engaged in the work ahead.

Good vision shapes how children perform in school, build friendships, and engage with the world around them - yet for too many children, access to glasses remains out of reach.

That’s why we work directly with schools and communities across nine regions globally to bring vision screenings and glasses to students who need them.

This year, our China team is scaling up in a big way - visiting 13 provinces and regions to provide an estimated 20,000 pairs of glasses to students across the country. We kicked off last month in Yongsheng County, Yunnan Province, with a team of ophthalmologist and optometrist volunteers, and we’re looking forward to building on this momentum throughout the year.

This International Women’s Day, we reflect on an inequity that demands action - women are more prone to vision health issues and face more barriers to accessing vision health services than men. Our programs are built to change that.

But we don’t stop there. Thousands of women are ​empowered through the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation to provide vision care services in their own communities - growing their incomes as an independent entrepreneur, earning greater respect, and bringing eye care back to the places that need it most.

To all the women who wear glasses, who fit them, who champion vision care every day - thank you.