Removing the burden of vision loss eliminates barriers and creates opportunities for people to thrive. Healthy vision allows individuals to lift themselves, their families and their communities out of poverty and work towards a brighter future.
At Orbis, our work is about so much more than just saving sight. We empower people with the ability better themselves, reach their full potential and change their lives – and it all starts with access to quality eye care.
2022 Impact Report
40 Years of Building Brighter Futures
Dear Friends,
It was an extraordinary year of impact – impact felt over four continents, across dozens of countries, throughout hundreds of communities and in thousands of families. As a result, countless lives have been forever changed, and the transformational ripple effect of our work will be felt for decades.
Our 2022 Impact Report highlights just some of our key achievements and major milestones from the past year, all made possible because of the generosity of people like you.
2022 marked a return to the airways for our iconic Flying Eye Hospital and our in-person training programs. This included a first-of-its-kind training program designed specifically for women eye health professionals living and practicing in conflict-affected areas, such as Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen.
Our global commitment to creating equitable access to eye care for women and girls was also felt in other ways. From our women-led ‘green’ vision centres in India and Bangladesh to our training projects for community health workers throughout Africa, we’re helping to empower women and ensure everyone, everywhere can access the eye care they need.
As we look ahead in 2023, one thing is clear. Never has our work been so critical to so many. Millions of people around the world are counting on us, and our commitment to them is unwavering – thanks to your support.
Thank you for believing in our work and sharing in our successes.
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Changing the Way the World Sees
For more than four decades, Orbis has been a global leader and innovator in the fight to end avoidable blindness. We collaborate with our local partners to create long-term, sustainable eye care solutions in low- and middle-income countries throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Working side by side with local hospitals, ministries of health, like-minded NGOs and community groups, our mission is to make quality eye care accessible to everyone, everywhere. Here's how we do what we do...
Training eye care teams around the world
We combine traditional hands-on skills transfer with the latest in medical simulation and telemedicine technology to empower entire eye care teams with the knowledge and skills to tackle the most pressing eye health needs in their own communities. Whether it's an eye doctor performing complex surgeries in an urban hospital, a nurse treating patients in a rural clinic, or a primary health care worker screening children in her own community.
Strengthening health care systems
We strengthen eye care systems, infrastructure and patient referral networks to build eye health capacity and increase access to quality eye care – now and for the future.
Increasing community awareness about eye health
We educate communities and increase awareness about the importance of eye health as a critical component of better overall health and well-being.
Reaching individuals and families where they live
We deliver community-based eye health outreach initiatives, ranging from eye screening programs for children in rural schools to the mass distribution of antibiotics to treat and prevent infectious causes of blindness.
Advocating for equal and equitable access
We advocate for equal and equitable access to eye health to help ensure no woman, man, girl or boy has to live a life of darkness, dependence and inescapable poverty caused by vision loss that could be easily prevented.
Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation
Our Vision Takes Flight
In March 1982, our iconic Flying Eye Hospital took off on its first-ever sight-saving project. In the four decades that have followed, Orbis has become a pioneering leader in creating equitable access to quality eye care in communities hardest hit by blindness and vision loss.
Looking to the Future
As we reflect on the last 40 years of our work, what we've been able to achieve and the profound impact we've created, we're also keeping our sights set firmly on the future. The world we envision is one we strive towards each and every day. We see a world where everyone has access quality eye care, and one where communities feel the ripple effect of this impact with improved health, greater resilience, more opportunities and improved quality of life for all. With your support, that future is possible.
Our Impact Abroad
Our Impact In 2022
More than 30,200
trainings by eye care professionals and community health workers.
Over 724,700
patient visits to Orbis-supported heath centres for eye care.
Nearly 1.8 million
people screened through community outreach programs.
More than 55,600
people received sight-saving surgery.
Almost 50,000
people received free or subsidized eyeglasses.
Over 3.7
million people received medication to treat and prevent trachoma.
Nearly 77,000
eye health professionals now registered on Cybersight.
Over 2,100
complex patient cases managed remotely through Cybersight.
CLICK HERE to see the impact of our work over the last three years.
Stories from Around the World
Canadians Making a Difference
Feeling the Love from Coast to Coast
Whether from our annual donors, our loyal monthly donors, our event participants or from foundations and corporations, we really felt the generosity of our Canadian supporters from all across the country. Click below to see how Canadians answered the call in 2022.
Financial Information
At Orbis Canada, we work hard to ensure your gifts are used as effectively as possible. The funds we raise help increase access to quality eye care and save sight in the countries where we work. We also invest in future of the organization to ensure we can continue delivering on our important mission for as long as needed.
Your Support Fuels our Mission
As an affiliate of Orbis International, the money we raise helps fund Orbis's vital sight-saving programs and projects all around the world. In 2022, Orbis supporters generously gave over $140 million globally to support our mission. Check out Orbis International's 2022 Annual Report to learn more.
Orbis Canada's 2022 Audited Financial Statements
Orbis International's 2022 Audited Financial Statements (coming soon)
