Christine Lyon for North Shore News – July 27, 2016: Fifteen-year-old Alina Ramji can’t imagine living without her reading glasses, so it’s hard for her to believe how many people worldwide don’t have access to proper eye care.
“People not having sufficient eye care I find is such a prevalent issue, but it’s not widely known,” says the Rockridge secondary student. “When you think of basic needs, you’re thinking of food, water, shelter, but you’re not thinking about how profound the impact of proper eye care can be on someone’s life.”
To help bring sight to people in need, Ramji spent the last eight months collecting used eyeglasses to donate to the Third World Eye Care Society.
“I go around to eye clinics on the North Shore and I explain to them what I’m doing and they give me used eyeglasses that their customers have come back and donated, or things that they’ve kept and aren’t selling anymore,” she explains.
Just recently, Ramji personally delivered 577 pairs of glasses to Dr. Marina Roma-March…
Read more of Alina’s story – her eye-opening experience visiting Kenya, where her grandparents live – at the source: North Shore News
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