At EYElliance, we measure our success by the number of people who receive a vision screening and the number of people whose vision is restored with a pair of glasses. We also track the number of new governments, funding partners, businesses, investors, and nonprofits that join the movement to improve access to eyeglasses.
We aim to bring routine, reliable access to eyeglasses to:
Government Delivery: Enabled the Liberian Ministry of Health to become the first government agency to make vision screenings and reading glasses available nationally through community health workers.
National School Eye Health: Catalyzed the first national level school eye health initiative fully integrated into government systems.
Global Resource Mobilization: Generated unprecedented coverage about the unmet need for glasses, resulting in a new resource allocation by the US Government, totaling $13M to date.
New Champions: Inspired the Clinton Health Access Initiative to include school eye health alongside other global health priorities such as eliminating malaria, improving access to vaccines, and reducing HIV/AIDS related deaths.
Institutional Advocacy: Successfully advocated for prioritization of glasses as part of the global Assistive Technology movement and the WHO Academy.
Strengthened Case for Investment: Catalyzed the publication of a new costing analysis from the World Bank that concluded school eye health is affordable for many governments.
