We have demonstrated that when properly supported, Ministries of Health and Education can become the implementers and funders at scale.
We are demonstrating that when properly supported, enterprises selling affordable eyeglasses can open new retail outlets and scale with investment.
We are de-risking government adoption of proven models through curated tools and systematized knowledge transfer, based on success in Liberia, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ethiopia, via Integration Labs, a modular, in-person sprint model designed to front-load knowledge transfer and accelerate effective implementation.
We are de-risking investment and new market entry with first-mover operational playbooks, market intelligence, and access to blended finance.
We have enlisted influential new actors to make the case for cost effectiveness (UNESCO, World Bank) and mainstreamed the delivery of reading glasses by community level workers at the WHO.
We enlisted major global implementer Clinton Health Access Initiative to carry the First Grade, First Glasses blueprint, making it easier for governments to replicate the model.
We have enlisted a group of first mover optical entrepreneurs profitably selling low-cost eyeglasses to help us codesign the Optical Enterprise Growth Hub and prioritize offerings.
We are enlisting development finance and impact-first investors to unlock catalytic capital and transform the eyeglasses market.
