Lunettes pour écoliers

As the improved School Health Program introduced by the Ministries of Health and Education took hold, the need to give care to children found to have refractive errors has dramatically increased.

While most families can buy their children corrective spectacles, such a simple solution to refractive errors is inabordable to those living in remote and poorer districts. 

For years, with generous support from such donors as Aide Au Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh Eye Hospital has been able to help these kids get the much-needed optical intervention so that they can attend all school activities like any other kids. 

This year, we are going to ask Aide Au Vietnam once again to assist us bring help to these underprivileged children, especially those from remote districts in Ho Chi Minh City as well as from the outlying districts of other provinces.

PROJECT OUTLINES

Goal: by providing free spectacles, to help poor students suffering from uncorrected refractive errors who cannot afford optical correction gain good eyesight

Aim: to provide 1,500 pairs of glasses free of charge

Place: the project is to be implemented in poorer districts in HCMC, Ben Tre, Dong Nai, Long An, Tay Ninh

Time: January to December 2018

Eligibility criteria: primary school students, i.e. first to fifth grades, who have failed vision test AND are from poor families. Eligible students are to be selected by their respective schools.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

First half 0f 2018—Preparation work—September and October 2018

Vision screening at schools (by professional medical teams and within the school health program).

Shortlisting those who have failed screening test, and then selecting those from poor families

Refracting selected children at the schools (2 schools per district) most convenient for the children. A stock of frames is displayed on site for the students to choose from.

Spectacles are cut to individual measurements and assembled on to chosen frames at optics shops. This is done at home base shops in HCMC.

Completed glasses are delivered to schools within 1-2 weeks in a small ceremony held by district education boards. The project must be finished by the end of 

December, before the first term examination of the academic year. Quality control: supplier(s) must provide sample frames for approval by HCMC Eye Hospital and for the purpose of reference should a dispute arises over quality of frames and/or spectacles. All glasses have a 6-month guarantee against defects or workmanship errors.

Budget estimates : (*) The total estimated budget is equivalent to €15,464.00 at the time of writing.