by Rens | May 29, 2019 | Past Events
2019 Frans Oosterhof Travel Grant – BCLA, UK The Optical Foundation’s 2019 Frans Oosterhof Travel Grant to attend the 2019 BCLA Conference in Manchester, UK was awarded to: Miss Nutifafa Esther Senanu a level 500 Optometry student at Kwame Nkrumah University of...
by Rens | May 29, 2019 | Past Events
2019 Lecturing Tour Prof Eric Papas and Esma Aygun – Ghana After a successful lecturing tour by Professor Eric Papas in 2015, in 2019 we expanded the lecturing tour and sent two lecturers to Ghana: Professor Eric Papas and Esma Aygun.Eric Papas is a Professor in the...
by Rens | Jun 7, 2018 | Latest News
Ghana Project 2018 Update: Ellen and Iris arrived in Ghana Ellen and Iris have landed in Ghana. They will soon be en route to Jachie to commence with comprehensive eye examinations on approximately 1000 children over the course of the next two weeks. Our funding...
by Rens | Jun 7, 2018 | Latest News
Australian Scientia PhD Scholarships Available Expression of Interest for the 2019 round of the UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship Scheme is now open, and will close at 11.59pm on 20 July 2018. SOVS has a structured postgraduate program consisting of in-house research...
by Rens | May 29, 2018 | Past Events
2018 Outreach Eye Screenings – Jachie, Ghana Outreach Screening Project Our two volunteers on this project were Iris de Jong, an optometrist, and Ellen Blom, an orthoptist. This was Iris’ first mission. Ellen on the other hand is a seasoned volunteer who has worked on...