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Immediate Needs
50% of all individuals who suffer from blindness in the Caribbean reside in Haiti, with the largest of those cases being cataracts. Low income communities have the highest risk of this pathology because they lack access to good eye care, doctors, equipment and eye clinics. 30,000+ cases are identified each year, however very little can be done. We need to raise awareness to aid in the prevention of blindness and give Haiti hope for a brighter future.
Our Solutions
CharityVision works to strengthen eye care services in the community. Together, with our partners, we regularly conduct awareness and eye screening campaigns to prevent this pathology and refractive errors for kids and adults. Our vulnerable and low income community benefit from a reduction of about 70% to 80% per cataract surgery. We facilitate funding for eye surgeries through generous donations from organizations, families and individuals who have a heart for restoring sight.
Local Partners
Port-au-Prince:
-Clinique Jeannot Cadet
-Clinique Vision 2020
-Haitian National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness (CNPC)
-Grace Children Hospital
- Fondation Orlo
-Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health)
-University of Haiti Optometry and Ophthalmology
Gonaives and Cap Haitien:
Vision Plus Clinique
Les Cayes:
Brenda Strafford Foundation Hospital
Stories from the field
Hear from our Caribbean Director, Dr. Ritza, and other patients about their journey to fight vision impairment in Haiti! Thanks to Claire Vision's efforts in partnership with CharityVision, we will bridge the gap of eye care accessibility in Haiti.
Obène Derivières is a teacher suffering from cataracts. Thank you to our partnership with Claire Vision, he can start teaching again!
Ginnia David lived in darkness for 11 years. Thankfully, our partners from Claire Vision gave her confidence to go forward with her cataract surgery.
Denise Jean-Baptiste won't feel like a burden to her family after her lifesaving cataract surgery. She can go back to work now!
Doug Jackson, CharityVision CEO, visits Haiti and gives us a tour of the new clinic. Haitians are hard working and beautiful people, and our team is very passionate about helping communities that lack in eye care services.
Our team in Haiti started this year strong by doing eye screenings with our partner, Dr. Cadet. CharityVision-Haiti reaches out to poor communities where access to eye care is very limited.
Haiti Annual Report 2021:
Surgeries Performed: 3,513
Patients Screened: 96,267
Glasses Donated: 5,112
Outreaches: 22
OUR TEAM
Spencer Lexy
Caribbean Director
“Working at CharityVision is not just an ordinary job for me. It is lot more than that. Mainly, it is the opportunity for me to serve my people, my country, make miracles happen and be part of something huge, a cause that is greater than me. More than co-workers we are a big family that is changing so many lives in Haiti and I love what we are and what we are doing.”
Farida Lexy
Administrative Assistant
“I am happy to support my own community while ensuring patient follow-ups, especially to those who take our work as a blessing in their lives. As the only woman in the staff, I add a special touch to our work. I am proud to work with CharityVision—an organization that fights eye diseases in Haiti, especially cataracts.
Guerdy Zouty
Messenger/Courier
“I love that I promote CharityVision’s cause… I feel good when we can reach out to the most vulnerable areas where people are constantly suffering of eye diseases; and we sincerely serve them. My biggest joy is the happiness we bring to the community. I really love to see that we can still be happy while serving others.”
Rosedette Edouard
Coordinator of “Vision For All”
“I love to serve my community. I am delighted to be able to work at CharityVision International and grow our "Vision for All" program. I greatly appreciate CharityVision's mission and the work we do within our company. I like the fact that we are really targeting the most vulnerable.”
We need you
A $10 dollar monthly donation
gives prescription glasses to 12 children in a year!
