Burkina Faso

GoodVisionGlasses in West Africa

Burkina Faso means “land of righteous people”. Almost half of the population lives in absolute poverty.

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ODG Brazil - Facts

Started work: 2014
More than 200,000 vision tests performed
Over 62,000 people provided with glasses
25 employees on site
Main location: São Paolo
Eye camps in the favelas and the Amazon
3 social-optics shops
Project name: Renovatio

Basic data - Brazil

Population: 210 million
Population density: 25,6 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitant: USD 1,868
22% of school drop-outs due to children's sight defects

ODG Bolivia - Facts

Started work: 2014
Over 66,000 people provided with glasses
Over 100,000 vision tests performed
25 local employees
Main location: Santa Cruz
Eye camps with mobile optical unit
Central production for South America: 75,000 frames manufactured
Project name: Lentes al Instante (Bolivia)

Basic data - Bolivia

Population: 12 million
Population density: 10,8 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitant: USD 3,625

ODG Malawi - Facts

Started working: 2014
Over 44,000 people provided with glasses
More than 135,000 vision tests performed
Main location: Lilongwe
34 employees on site
Around 1,200 eye-camps
Four eyewear centers
Project name: GoodVision (Malawi)

Basic data - Malawi

Population: 20 million
Population density: 203 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitant: USD 431 (rank 174 of 189)

ODG Burkina Faso - Facts

Started working: 2013
Over 87,000 people provided with glasses
More than 222,000 vision tests performed
70 employees on site
Central production in Ouagadougou (capital)
More than 20 spectacle centres as permanent contact points
Project name: GoodVision (Burkina Faso)

Basic data - Burkina Faso

Population: 20 million
Population density: 76 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitant: USD 790 (rank 182 of 189)

ODG India - Facts

Started working: 2017
Over 40,000 people provided with glasses
More than 120,000 vision tests performed
about 90 employees on site
Headquarter in the state of Odisha
Over 2,700 eye camps with small mobile teams
Project name: CARE Netram

Basic data - India

Population: 1.4 billion
Population density: 464 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitant: USD 1,965

ODG Peru - Facts

Started working: 2019
Over 8,000 people provided with glasses
Main location: Lima
Eye-camps in the poor outskirts of Lima and numerous peruvian regions
Project name: Lentes al Instante (Perú)

Basic data - Peru

Population: 33 million
Population density: 25 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitant: USD 6,700
About one third of the population lives in the region Lima
Peru is geographically the third largest country in South America

ODG Kenya - Facts

Started working: 2014
Main location: Nairobi
Project name: Tuone Vizuri Miwani, GoodVision (Kenia)

Basic data - Kenya

Population: 50 million
Population density: 95 inhabitants per km²
PDP per inhabitant: USD 2,000

ODG Myanmar - Facts

Started working: 2018
Over 10,000 people provided with glasses
Headquarters: Pyimana Township NayPyiTaw
Project responsibility: OneDollarGlasses Switzerland
2019: Foundation of an own organization
Project name: GoodVision (Myanmar)

Basic data - Myanmar

Population: 53 million
Population density: 82 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitant: USD 1,400 (147 of 189)

Ehtiopia - Facts

Started working: 2013
Working with Alem Katema e.V. Partnership
Main location: Alem Katema, Region Amhara
One Dollar Glasses production and optical tests

Basic Data - Ehtiopia

Population: 100 million inhabitants
Population density: 95 inhabitants per km²
GDP per inhabitan: 950 USD

Large team

With almost 60 employees, GoodVisionGlasses is already one of the large employers in the country. Once a year, all employees come together to share their experiences and to recharge their batteries and motivation as a team.

At the center of GoodVisionGlasses

The headquarters of GoodVisionGlasses is in the capital, Ouagadougou. Operations in the country are conducted from there. Production is also located there. Eye tests are also offered to walk-in customers.

In the village

The rural people are very poor and often cannot afford the trip to the city. That’s why GoodVisionGlasses teams comes to the people in the village.

Schoolchildren

The children queue in front of the school in a long line. Every child receives an eye test. Then the children receive the right glasses. In very poor countries, it is often difficult for parents to buy glasses for their children.

Hot meal

Every child brings an empty pot to school in the morning. For many, the food the children receive at noon is the only hot meal of the day.

Baguettes

Idrissa sells his delicious avocado baguettes “Pain-Avocat” very close to our headquarters. When he came to us, he complained of eye pain and bad vision. That is now over: Idrissa received his first glasses at the age of 30 – now he can even even ride a motorcycle and supply his customers with baguettes.