Help Us Build Sierra Leone’s First Eye Hospital
Sierra Leone has only five ophthalmologists for over 8 million people and thousands lose their sight each year from conditions that are preventable or treatable. Together, we can change that.
The Blindness Crisis We
Can Actually Solve
In Sierra Leone, over 100,000 people live in darkness. Not because of fate, but because of a lack of access.
Every case of blindness carries a human story:
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A farmer who can no longer provide for his family
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A mother who has never seen her children’s face
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A girl who must drop out of school to care for a blind grandparent
Your gift doesn't just restore sight, it restores futures.
Your gift doesn't just restore sight, it restores futures.
What We've Accomplished,
Together
In partnership with local healthcare teams, we've
helped transform lives and systems across Africa
from fighting blindness to rebuilding hospitals.
Started an HIV program now treating 10,000+ patients
Rebuilt the Mangunza Hospital
Performed the first-ever corneal transplant in Sierra Leone, now over 106 completed
Created a burn nutrition program and provided reconstructive surgery for Mercy, a young burn survivor
Developed a nutrition and farming initiative for HIV patients at Macha Hospital
Trained Sierra Leone’s first corneal surgeon: Dr. Jalika Mustapha
She whispered, "Just do the left arm
today, not the right, okay?"
Mercy was just a little girl when she suffered severe burns to her hands, arms, chest, and legs in a tragic accident in rural Zambia.
The doctors had no anesthesia to manage her pain. Her tiny body fought infections, hunger, and unbearable dressing changes every single day.
But we were determined not to let her story end there.