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LCIF SightFirst Program
LCIF SightFirst has supported more than 3.2 million cataract surgeries for those who cannot afford eye health care. Building upon its long-standing tradition of aiding the blind and visually impaired in local communities, in 1990 Lions Clubs International established SightFirst, an aggressive global blindness prevention initiative. The unprecedented program joins leading blindness prevention experts, blindness prevention organizations, governments and Lion volunteers in an effort to establish long-term solutions in eliminating preventable and reversible blindness. Worldwide, SightFirst projects, funded by Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), are developed to fill the gaps between what is being done and what needs to be done by targeting the leading causes of blindness affecting large regional populations. Since SightFirst was launched, 572 grants have been approved totaling US$136.2 million. SightFirst projects to fight cataract, train ophthalmic personnel, develop infrastructure and combat river blindness are underway in 78 countries on six continents. To finance SightFirst projects, Lions conducted Campaign SightFirst, a three-year fundraising effort that raised over US$144 million. Most of these contributions came from Lions around the world. While the majority of SightFirst projects are established in developing nations where blindness is most prevalent, SightFirst also funds an educational outreach initiative in developed countries called Lions Eye Health Program (LEHP). Copyright 2002 Lafayette Lions Club |